Roozbeh Razavi-Far

Roozbeh Razavi-Far is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity at the University of New Brunswick. His research focuses on machine learning, big data analytics, and cybersecurity of cyber-physical systems and IoT devices. He has authored/co-authored over 150 publications and is listed by Stanford as among the top 2% of most cited researchers (2022). His work spans federated learning, transfer learning, quantum machine learning, and dependable AI systems.

He serves as an Associate Editor for Neurocomputing, Machine Learning with Applications, and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems, among others. As an IEEE Senior Member, he chairs IEEE Computational Intelligence and Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Societies. Previously, he directed the Learning System and Cybernetics Group at the University of Windsor (2016–2022).

His research interests emphasize security in non-stationary environments, adversarial machine learning defenses, and real-time analytics for smart grids. Awards include NSERC-DG, NSERC-ECR, and USRG grants. He has mentored students who received NSERC Alexander G. Bell, MITACS, and Ontario Graduate Scholarships.

His recent publications highlight advancements in privacy-preserving split learning, blockchain-based federated learning security, and graph-based malware detection. He also explores quantum computing applications in AI and cybersecurity frameworks for cyber-physical systems.