معرفی
Fatemeh Zarrabi is a Lecturer in Cyber Security at De Montfort University, affiliated with the School of Computer Science and Informatics and the Cyber Technology Institute (CTI). Her work bridges software engineering and privacy regulation, focusing on embedding legal and ethical privacy requirements into development processes.
Research Interests: Her expertise lies in Privacy by Design, privacy and information security risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and information governance. She develops semantic and ontology-based frameworks to automate compliance in software systems, aiming to integrate privacy requirements seamlessly into the software development lifecycle.
The body of her publications demonstrates a consistent focus on model-driven and rule-based approaches to ensure software systems adhere to privacy laws. Her work emphasizes the use of semantic technologies and meta-models to translate legal texts into technical requirements, supporting trustworthy and compliant system design.
Education:
- MSc in Information Security & Computer Forensics, University of East London, 2007
- PhD in Computer Science, University of East London, 2017
Scientific Contributions:
- Published multiple peer-reviewed articles in international conferences and journals on privacy and compliance engineering
- Developed a semantic rule-based approach for Privacy by Design
- Authored a framework for ontology-based regulatory compliance in software development
Teaching: She teaches courses including Computer Ethics & Laws, Software & Security Management, Programming, and Agile Development & Methodologies, reflecting her interdisciplinary expertise.
Laboratory Affiliation: Member of the Cyber Technology Institute (CTI), a leading research center at DMU focused on cyber security, resilient systems, and digital trust.
