Dr. Mohammad A. Razzaque (Raz) is a senior Lecturer in the School of Computing. Before joining Teesside he worked as a senior Research Fellow at the Trinity College Dublin (2014-2017) and senior Lecturer at the Faculty Computing, University Technology Malaysia (2011-2014).

He is an expert in end-to-end (sensors-to-cloud) IoT solutions. His research and development are centered on IoT and cybersecurity. Since 2014, he has been also working on machine learning techniques, including deep learning techniques for IoT applications and cybersecurity.

Since 2008, he is working in these areas of IoT and cyber security, successfully published more than 65 research papers and a book in these areas.  Currently, he is working on end-to-end security, including hardware security in IoT, Smart Healthcare, and Deep Learning and Blockchain for cybersecurity.

He is working as a consultant in the areas of IoT solutions and use of machine learning techniques in business for SMEs in northeast England. He also organises and conduct workshops on ethical hacking, data analysis, and IoT.

He holds a PhD in distributed systems (i.e., Wireless Sensor Networks, Mobile Adhoc Networks) from the School of Computer Science and Informatics, UCD, Dublin (2008). He also holds M.Sc. & B.Sc. (hons) in Electronic and Communication Engineering, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

My main research interests are:

• IoT: Middleware, Architecture, QoS, Energy management
• Computer Networks: Cross-layer design, Middleware
• Cyber Security and Privacy in cloud computing and IoT
• Machine learning (i.e., topic modelling): Text mining, Natural Language processing

Worked as a principle investigator (PI) in two projects:

“Design of a new Security Model for Intelligent Transport Systems”, FRGS, Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (externally evaluated), Period: 2013-2014, Amount: 60,000 RM or £13,000.

“QoS-aware new MAC protocol in Body Area Sensor Networks (BASNs/BANs) for Medical Applications”, University Technology Malaysia (UTM) start-up grant, Period: 2012-2013, Amount: 30,000RM or £6,600.

I have supervised more than 13 postgraduate students, including 3 PhD students. I have PhD opportunities (self funded) in the following areas:

• End-to-end security in IoT
• IoT in healthcare (i.e., chronic disease management)
• QoS in IoT

Reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Computers, Computer Communications, Ad Hoc Networks, International Journal of Communication Systems, Sensors, IEEE Sensors, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, etc.

Program Committee Member: IEEE Smart Cities Conference 2015, ICCVIA' 2014, CCA-2014,TCGC -2014, VisionNet-2014, SOMET2014, RFID-TA 2013, IEEE TENCON 2012, ICAC 2008, etc.

Collaborating with different people for collaborative and multidisciplinary research and publications:

• Prof. Athanasios V. Vasilakos, Lulea University of Tech., Sweden
• Prof. Simon Dobson, Head of School of Computer Science, University of St. Andrews
• Dept. of CSE, University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh
• Monash University, Australia

I am also involved in the Biomedical Research Foundation, Bangladesh as an adjunct scientist.