Sara Jafarbeiki

Sara Jafarbeiki is a Research Fellow in the Department of Software Systems & Cybersecurity at Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology. Her research focuses on privacy-preserving technologies for secure genomic data handling, with a strong emphasis on encrypted databases and secure query processing.

Her research interests span privacy-preserving data systems, genomic data security, encrypted databases, cybersecurity, secure multi-party computation, and health informatics. She actively contributes to advancing secure methods for genomic data access and analysis while preserving individual privacy.

The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on developing protocols and systems for privacy-preserving search and query execution over encrypted genomic databases. Her work integrates cryptography, data security, and bioinformatics, aiming to enable secure collaborative analysis of sensitive health data.

She is the Primary Chief Investigator on the national project Securing the Future: Protecting Genomic Data in an Age of Information, funded by the Office of National Intelligence (Australia) (2023–2027), indicating active research leadership and external grant acquisition.

Sara Jafarbeiki collaborates with researchers including Amin Sakzad, Ron Steinfeld, and Roshan Gaire. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to technology, health, and data security.