UQ Cyber Research Centre

UQ Cyber

Our interdisciplinary team brings together academics and professional staff from across the university – experts from technology, mathematics, physics, business, law, social and political sciences working together to address global cyber security challenges. ​

Leadership team

  • Professor Ryan Ko

    Chair & Director - Cyber Security
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Centre Director of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Dan Kim

    Deputy Director & Associate Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Mrs Kana Smith

    Centre Manager
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

Research and admin support staff

  • Mr Taejun Choi

    Research Programmer
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Ms Wenlu Zhang

    Casual Assistant
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Mr Hetong Jiang

    Casual Assistant
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Mr Jonathan Wilton

    Casual Academic
    School of Mathematics and Physics
    Casual Academic
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Mr Omar Jarkas

    Casual Assistant
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Mr Cheng Miao

    Casual Assistant
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Ms Meaghan White

    Casual Assistant
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

AusCERT

  • Mr Sasenka Abeysooriya

    Program Director
    Information Technology Services | AUSCERT

  • Dr Ivano Bongiovanni

    Senior Lecturer
    School of Business
    General Manager, AusCERT
    Information Technology Services
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Mrs Bek Cheb

    Business Manager
    Information Technology Services
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr David Stockdale

    Director
    Cyber Security (CISO) and AusCERT
    Director, Cyber Security
    Information Technology Services
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Mr Geoffroy Thonon

    Senior Information Security Analyst
    Information Technology Services
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

Information Technology Services

  • Mr Sasenka Abeysooriya

    Program Director
    Information Technology Services | AUSCERT

  • Dr David Stockdale

    Director
    Cyber Security (CISO) and AusCERT
    Director, Cyber Security
    Information Technology Services
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

Academics (Alphabetical)

  • Dr Micheal Axelsen

    Senior Lecturer in BIS
    School of Business
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Remi Ayoko

    Associate Professor
    School of Business
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Saeed Akhlaghpour

    Associate Professor
    School of Business
    Associate Professor of Information Systems of Queensland Digital Health Centre
    Queensland Digital Health Centre
    Affiliate of Centre for Enterprise AI
    Centre for Enterprise AI
    Affiliate of Centre for the Business and Economics of Health
    Centre for the Business and Economics of Health
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Benjamin Burton

    Professor
    School of Mathematics and Physics
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Ivano Bongiovanni

    Senior Lecturer
    School of Business
    General Manager, AusCERT
    Information Technology Services
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Nell Baghaei

    Senior Lecturer - Human Centred Computing
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Richard Bean

    Research Fellow
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Dr William Bingley

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Professor Adrian Cherney

    Professor & Professor
    School of Social Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Yi Cui

    Senior Lecturer
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Naipeng Dong

    Lecturer
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Allison Fish

    Principal Research Fellow
    Centre for Policy Futures
    Associate Professor
    TC Beirne School of Law
    Affiliate of ARC COE in Quantum Biotechnology (QUBIC)
    ARC COE in Quantum Biotechnology
    Affiliate of Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies
    Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Luke French

    Lecturer
    School of Psychology

  • A/Prof Mashhuda Glencross

    Associate Professor in Computer Science
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Emeritus Professor Ian Hayes

    Emeritus Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Paul Henman

    Professor
    School of Social Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Marta Indulska

    Professor & Director of Research of UQ Business School & Director of Research
    School of Business
    Affiliate of Centre for Enterprise AI
    Centre for Enterprise AI
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Stan Karanasios

    Professor
    School of Business

  • Professor David Lacey

    Industry Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Professor Rain Liivoja

    Affiliate of Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law & Affiliate of Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law
    Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law
    Director of Research of T.C. Beirne School of Law & Deputy Dean (Research)
    TC Beirne School of Law
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Siamak Layeghy

    Lecturer
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Barbara Maenhaut

    Head of Maths, Deputy Head of School
    Mathematics
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Claudio Mezzetti

    Colin Clark Chair
    School of Economics
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr David Mount

    Lecturer in Criminology
    School of Social Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Lorraine Mazerolle

    Emeritus Professor
    School of Social Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Larissa Meinicke

    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre
    Senior Lecturer
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Dr Greta Nabbs-Keller

    Associate Director Defence, Space & National Security & Program Director Australian Program Office for Advanced Hypersonics (APOAH)
    Research Partnerships, UQ Research and Innovation

  • Dr Richard O'Quinn

    Lecturer in Management & Leadership
    School of Business
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Tyler Okimoto

    Professor
    School of Business
    Associate Dean (Academic)
    Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Marius Portmann

    UQ-Cisco Chair in Network Security
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Jacqui Romero

    Affiliate of ARC COE for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS)
    ARC COE for Engineered Quantum Systems
    Associate Professor
    School of Mathematics and Physics
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor David Ross

    Associate Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Dr Jonah Rimer

    Senior Lecturer
    School of Social Science
    Affiliate of Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies
    Centre for Digital Cultures & Societies
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Timothy Ralph

    Professor
    School of Mathematics and Physics
    Centre Director of ARC COE for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology
    ARC COE for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Brad Sherman

    UQ Laureate Fellow
    School of Law
    UQ Laureate Fellow
    TC Beirne School of Law
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    ARC COE for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Graeme Smith

    Associate Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor John Swinson

    Professor
    TC Beirne School of Law

  • Mr Joshua Scarsbrook

    Research Officer
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Priyanka Singh

    Lecturer in Cyber Security
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Professor Shazia Sadiq

    Centre Director of ARC Training Centre for Information Resilience
    ARC Training Centre for Information Resilience
    Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre
    Centre Director of Centre for Enterprise AI
    Centre for Enterprise AI

  • Associate Professor Sergeja Slapnicar

    Associate Professor in Accounting
    School of Business
    Affiliate of Centre for Behavioural and Economic Science
    Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Tapan Saha

    Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation
    Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Tom Stace

    Professor
    School of Mathematics and Physics
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS)
    ARC COE for Engineered Quantum Systems
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Fred Fialho Leandro Alves Teixeira

    Senior Lecturer in design (Built Environments)
    School of Architecture, Design and Planning

  • Dr Elinor Tsen

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Dr Wayes Tushar

    Senior Lecturer
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Mark Utting

    Associate Professor in Software Eng
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Stephen Viller

    Affiliate of Research Centre in Creative Arts and Human Flourishing
    Research Centre in Creative Arts and Human Flourishing
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Associate Professor Thea Voogt

    Associate Professor
    TC Beirne School of Law
    Affiliate of Australian Centre for Private Law
    Australian Centre for Private Law
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Kirsten Winter

    Honorary Senior Fellow
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Professor Janet Wiles

    Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Associate Professor John Williams

    Associate Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Dr Shunyao Wang

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Dr Miao Xu

    Lecturer - Computer Science & ARC DECRA
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of Centre for Enterprise AI
    Centre for Enterprise AI
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Guowei Yang

    Senior Lecturer
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Nan Ye

    Senior Lecturer
    School of Mathematics and Physics
    Affiliate of Centre for Behavioural and Economic Science
    Centre for Unified Behavioural and Economic Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

Adjuncts

  • Dr Hinne Hettema

    Adjunct Senior Fellow
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Heemeng Ho

    Adjunct Fellow
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Senior Lecturer
    Singapore Institute of Technology

  • Dr David Hyland-Wood

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

  • Ms Candace Kinser

    Adjunct Fellow
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Founder/Investor
    Vester

  • Associate Professor Mathew Nicho

    Adjunct Associate Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
    Rabdan Academy, UAE

  • Adjunct Professor Jonathan Oliver

    Adjunct Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

  • Dr Stuart Smith

    Industry Fellow of UQ Cyber
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Research and Engagement Manager
    Bondi Labs

  • Adjunct Professor Nick Tate

    Adjunct Professor
    School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    Affiliate of UQ Cyber Research Centre
    UQ Cyber Research Centre

Alumni