Khaled M. Khan

Khaled M. Khan is a Professor at Qatar University's KINDI Computing Lab with additional affiliations at Western Sydney University's School of Computing and Information Technology and Southern Cross University. He received his PhD from Monash University in 2005 and has maintained an active research career spanning over three decades in cybersecurity and software engineering.

His research focuses on the intersection of human factors and technical security systems, with particular emphasis on social engineering vulnerabilities, cloud computing security, and industrial control systems protection. Khan's work uniquely bridges psychological aspects of security with technical implementations, examining how demographic factors, personality traits, and cognitive processes influence security decisions and vulnerabilities.

Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate a strong trend toward machine learning applications for security optimization, particularly in virtual machine migration security, social engineering detection, and industrial control system protection. His research consistently addresses real-world security challenges through both theoretical frameworks and practical implementations.

• Multiple publications on social engineering and human vulnerability factors
• Significant contributions to cloud security optimization techniques
• Research on machine learning applications for security threat detection
• Work on access control policy management frameworks

Professor Khan maintains an extensive collaborative network, frequently working with researchers including Raian Ali, Mahmoud Barhamgi, Armstrong Nhlabatsi, and Raj Jain across multiple institutions. His research has practical applications in enterprise security, cloud infrastructure protection, and human-centered security design.