معرفی
Dr. Budi Arief is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent's School of Computing, where he serves as Innovation Lead at the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS) and REF co-ordinator. His research focuses on cybercrime and computer security, particularly ransomware, IoT security, and combating child sexual abuse, with additional work in dependability, wireless sensor networks, distributed systems, and open source software.
His research interests span:
- Core Security: Ransomware analysis, dark web markets, IoT vulnerabilities
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Psychological profiling of cybercrime victims, societal impacts of cyber threats
- Emerging Tech: AI/LLM applications in security analysis and vulnerability detection
Recent publications (2021-2025) predominantly address ransomware dynamics, dark web ecosystem security, and AI-driven security tools. Key trends include empirical analysis of attack vectors, human behavioral factors in cybercrime, and critical evaluations of security mechanisms in decentralized systems.
Funded Projects:
- UK EPSRC: EconoMical, PsycHologicAl and Societal Impact of RanSomware (EMPHASIS) (2017-2019)
- EU H2020: Novel Strategies to Fight Child Sexual Exploitation (HEROES) (2021-2024)
- UK EPSRC: Countering HArms caused by Ransomware in IoT (CHARIOT) (2023-2026)
- EU ISF: Child-protection strategies against sexual abuse (ALUNA) (2023-2025)
- UK Dstl/FNC: Playing Cyber Security Games (2023)
- UK VeTSS: Symbolic Computation for Verification (2021-2022)
- 15+ additional grants spanning IoT security, privacy tools, and cyber defense (2012-2017)
He leads the Cyber Security Group and oversees research initiatives at the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), focusing on interdisciplinary cybersecurity solutions. Actively recruits PhD candidates for security-related research.
