Rida Zehra

Rida Zehra is a Lecturer in Cyber Security at the Faculty of Environment and Technology (FET) of the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). Her academic journey includes prior roles as a Technical Instructor - Cyber Programming at UWE, a Cyber Security Analyst at the University of Westminster, and a Junior Research Scientist at the IOTA Foundation in Berlin.

• Education
  • M.Sc. in Cyber Security (Distinction), Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
  • B.Sc. in Telecommunication and Networking (Gold Medalist), COMSATS University, Pakistan

Research Interests include Cybersecurity, Blockchain Technology, Internet of Things (IoT), and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). She has expertise in programming languages like C/C++, Python, and Java, as well as network security tools such as Burp Suite and EnCase.

Her professional affiliations include membership in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and associate membership in the BCS (British Computer Society).