Ammar Alazab

Dr. Ammar Alazab is a senior Cybersecurity Lecturer at Torrens University Australia, affiliated with the Design and Creative Technology College and the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Optimisation (AIRO). He is actively accepting PhD students in areas such as Enhancing Cyber Threat Detection via Machine Learning and Federated Learning for Secure Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing. With over 60 research publications and 50+ academic/industry talks, his work bridges AI and cybersecurity, focusing on malware analysis, IoT security, and cybercrime prevention.

Education:

• PhD (Computer Science), Deakin University (2010–2014)
• Master (Computer Networking), Amman Arab University (2002–2004)
• Bachelor (Information Technology), Al-Balqa Applied University (1997–2001)

Research Interests: Data Science (Hyper-heuristics, Evolutionary Computation), AI for Cybersecurity, IoT Security, Malware Analysis, Blockchain, VR/AR Applications. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to education and innovation.

Advising/Grants: Supervises PhD projects in AI-driven cybersecurity and privacy-preserving analytics. No grants explicitly listed in the provided text.

Labs/Teams: Leads research within the AIRO Centre, collaborating on topics like prompt attack taxonomy and federated learning defense strategies.