Dr. Zia Ush Shamszaman is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computing & Games at the School of Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies (SCEDT), Teesside University. Before transitioning to academia, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Dublin City University and University College Cork, Ireland, and as a part-time teacher at the National University of Ireland Galway.

Dr. Shamszaman's research interests encompass Cybersecurity, AI Governance, Secure and Safe AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT). He teaches modules such as AI Ethics and Application, Ethical Hacking, Security Analyst, Cyber Risk and Vulnerability Management, and the Computing Masters Project. He also supervises five PhD students specializing in cybersecurity and AI. His academic vision emphasizes innovation and inclusivity in technology education and advancing research with practical societal impact.

Dr. Shamszaman actively contributes to bridging the gap between academia and industry through initiatives such as developing online learning platforms, promoting cybersecurity awareness, and collaborating with stakeholders to address the ethical and technical challenges of AI adoption. His efforts aim to empower local communities and businesses, particularly underrepresented groups, to pursue careers in technology.

A recognized academic leader, Dr. Shamszaman frequently participates in professional discussions, including invited guest appearances on industry-led panels, podcasts, and discussions focusing on cybersecurity, AI governance, and AI ethics. His passion lies in advancing knowledge and creating meaningful solutions that benefit society and the scientific community.

Dr. Shamszaman's research interests lie at the intersection of Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics & safety and IoT. His work focuses on:

1. AI-Driven Cybersecurity: Developing intelligent systems for threat detection, model hardening, adversarial defense, and secure AI implementations.
2. AI Ethics and Safety: Exploring frameworks for explainability, trustworthy AI, and systemic safety, particularly in high-stakes domains like healthcare.
3. IoT: Enhancing the resilience of IoT networks against emerging threats and vulnerabilities.
4. Game Theory Applications in AI and Cybersecurity: Investigating exploratory and evolutionary game-theoretical approaches to AI governance and safety.

He is also interested in bridging academic research with practical implementations to address real-world challenges, particularly those affecting SMEs, local communities, and healthcare systems.

INVITED and KEYNOTE SPEAKER

• Seminar on Recent Research Trends and Opportunities in IoT and Cybersecurity at Grreen University of Bangladesh. June 2022
• Trusting automated responses to your incident response, teisslondon, London, UK. September 2023

MEMBERSHIPS

• Senior Member, IEEE; 
• Member, Elsevier Advisory Panel; 
• Member, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) ;
• Member, Europe Technology Network Community,
• IEEE; Member, brain Community,
• IEEE; Member, Digital Privacy and Trust Community,
• IEEE; Member, Future of Technology Community,
• IEEE; Member, Artificial Intelligence Community,
• IEEE; Member, Internet of Things Community,
• IEEE; Member, Cloud Computing Community,
• IEEE; Member, Big Data Community,
• IEEE; Web of Things Community,

PROGRAM COMMITTEES

• International Conference on Suitable Technologies 4.0, 2022- TPC Member
• International conference on Speech & Language Technology for Low-resource Languages (SPELLL) 2022- Program Chair
• International Conference on Suitable Technologies 4.0, 2022- TPC Member
• International Conference on Suitable Technologies 4.0, 2021- TPC Member
• International Conference on Suitable Technologies 4.0, 2020- TPC Member.
• IEEE 5TH World Forum on IoT, 2019- TPC Member.
• International Conference on Suitable Technologies 4.0, 2019- TPC Member.
• Insight Student Conference 2015-organizing committee member.

REVIEWER

Information Fusion (IF 10.716); IEEE Communications Magazine (IF 10.356); IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IF 9.515); Network Magazine, IEEE (IF 7.503); IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (IF 7.377); IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (IF 5.744); Information Sciences (IF 5.524); Journal of Network and Computer Applications (IF 5.273); Applied Soft Computing (IF 4.873); Future Generation Computer Science (IF 4.639); IEEE Access Journal (IF 4.098).

ISSUE EDITING

Special Issue "Security and Privacy in Cloud Computing Environment" A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Internet of Things".

AWARDS

• Outstanding contribution in reviewing, Journal of Network and Computer Application, Elsevier
• Outstanding contribution in reviewing, Future Generation Computer Systems, Elsevier
• Outstanding contribution in reviewing, Computer and Electrical Eng. Journal, Elsevier
• Second position in Spark Haus Hackathon, Cisco Ireland
• Ph.D. research grant, Science Foundation Ireland
• Foreign Student Scholarship (Master) by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Teaching (Post graduate)

• Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Applications Module @ Teesside University
• Cyber Risk and Vulnerability Management Module@Teesside university
• Ethical Hacking Techniques Module@Teesside University
• Computing Masters Project Module @ Teesside University
• Research Methods Module @ Teesside University
• Linked Data @ University of Galway, Ireland

Teaching (Bachelor) 

• Ethical Hacking Module @ Teesside University
• Security Analyst Module @ Teesside University
• Secure Data Acquisition Module @ Teesside University
• Computing Project Module @ Teesside University
• Data Structure @ University of Galway, Ireland

Others

• Research Ethics Committee Member at School of Computing, Engineering and Technologies at Teesside University
• Course Review Committee member at Teesside University

• CyberPathway, Innovate UK 2024-25
• SafeSCMS, Innovate UK, 2024
• Opera-CyberThemis, Innovate UK, 2024
• iShield: An AI-enabled application to secure Healthcare IoT. Funded by KTP-CyberASAP, 2021
• AutoTaxi: Probabilistic ontology based accident prediction model for airport ground operations, funded by Science Foundation Ireland, 2019
• Enabling the Internet of Everything (IoE), Funded by Cisco, Ireland, 2014
• Web of Objects: ITEA2 project. 2011
• Building Energy Management System, funded by ETRI, Korea, 2012

I worked in the industry over 7 years till 2011 in the following roles,

• Technical Consultant and Technical Project Manager @ data edge limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Sr. Network and Security engineer @ CSB News Limited, Dhaka Bangladesh
• Network and Security Engineer @ Onenet Communications Ltd., Dhaka Bangladesh

Completed Benchmark Projects for the government of the people's republic of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Central Bank

• Technical Project Manager @ Machine Readable Passport and Machine Readable VIsa project, funded by the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
• Technical Consultant @ Bangladesh Automated Clearing House project funded by World Bank
• Technical Consultant @ Strengthening ICT project for Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, People's Republic of Bangladesh

Open to supervise if you intend to apply for an external funding/scholarship.

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