Experience

Associate Professor

Cybersecurity Research Centre (CYRES), Universiti Sains Malaysia

Academic activities encompass cybersecurity research, postgraduate supervision, teaching, research grant acquisition, industrial collaboration, cybersecurity training, and technology commercialisation.

Deputy Director

Cybersecurity Research Centre (CYRES), Universiti Sains Malaysia

Contributing to the development of CYRES’ cybersecurity research, innovation, industry engagement, capacity-building, and international collaboration activities.

Founder & CEO

BitRanger Sdn. Bhd.

A USM cybersecurity spin-off translating research and innovation into operational cybersecurity capabilities, including security monitoring, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, threat intelligence, cybersecurity consulting, and cybersecurity training. Key technology: OwlSight, an outsourced Security Operations Centre platform (Gold Medal, ITEX 2026).

Senior Lecturer

National Advanced IPv6 Centre (NAv6), Universiti Sains Malaysia

Responsibilities include:

  • Research in Cyber Security and Internet of Things
  • Grant and project acquisitions
  • Teaching and supervision of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students
  • Carry out industrial consultation projects
  • Carry out national/international security trainings and workshops

Area Head - Smart Protection in Infrastructures and Networks (SPIN)

Telecooperation Group, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Responsibilities include:

  • Managing (2) postdocs and (4) Ph.D. students within the area
  • Contribute towards improving efficiency of the area as a whole

Senior Researcher / PostDoc

Telecooperation Group, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Responsibilities include:

  • Research in Malware Analysis and Botnet Monitoring
  • Grant and project acquisitions
  • Scientific coordination of both national and international research projects
  • Teaching and supervision of B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. students

Researcher

Telecooperation Group, Technische Universität Darmstadt

Responsibilities include:

  • Ph.D. thesis in Advanced Monitoring of P2P Botnets
  • Teaching (B.Sc./M.Sc. courses)
  • Supervising B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses

Researcher

COMSYS, RWTH Aachen

Responsibilities include:

  • M.Sc. thesis in Securing Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs)
  • Conducting simulation and evaluation of WMNs

Education

PhD in Computer Science (Cyber Security)

Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Dissertation: “Advanced Monitoring in P2P Botnets”. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Max Mühlhäuser.

MSc in Software Systems Engineering

RWTH Aachen, Germany & King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand

BSc (HONS) in Computer Science (Networking)

Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia