Ali Babar

Professor Ali Babar is a faculty member in the School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Adelaide, part of the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. He holds the academic rank of Professor and leads research in secure software systems, cyber security, and emerging technologies like cloud computing and IoT.

Research focuses include engineering secure software systems, applying AI/ML for security, and empirical methods in software engineering. His work has resulted in over 320 peer-reviewed publications (h-index 66) and contributions to high-impact projects like the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC), a A$140M initiative. Collaborations span industry/government partners such as DST Group, ActewAGL, and Cisco.

Awards include the 2014 Most Influential Paper Award at the Australasian Software Engineering Conference. His research addresses critical areas like secure microservices, ML model decay mitigation, and privacy engineering practices. Current themes include cyber security as a service and platform architectures for distributed systems.

Active in supervising PhD and Master's students and participates in interdisciplinary initiatives like the Oceania Cyber Security Centre and Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre.