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Mohd Najwadi Yusoff, Ts. Dr.

  • Najwadi Formal


  • Senior Lecturer

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    Tel : +604 653 4641
    Fax : +604 653 3335
    Room : 629

    School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang

    Research Cluster

    Enabling Technologies And Infrastructures Computing (ETIC)


  • SPECIALIZATION

    Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR), Cryptography and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), AI for Cybersecurity, Blockchain and Decentralized Security, Cybercrime and Privacy Engineering, Secure Protocols and Distributed Systems Security, Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CII)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) in Information Technology, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
  • Master of Science, Computer Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • Ph. D, Security in Computing, Universiti Putra Malaysia

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Cyber Threat Intelligence and Adversarial Operations
    Focus on Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), threat hunting, and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) campaign analysis, including research on the dark web and cybercrime ecosystems.
  • Malware, Exploitation and Deception
    Work in malware analysis and reverse engineering, vulnerability research and exploit development, as well as deception technologies and honeypot systems.
  • AI for Cybersecurity
    Research on AI-driven threat detection, adversarial machine learning, and the security of AI systems, including the analysis of attacks against machine learning models and the development of robust and trustworthy AI for security applications.
  • Digital Forensics and Incident Response
    Covering host, network and memory forensics, malware and fileless attack investigations, and cloud or container forensics, along with incident investigation, forensic automation, and anti-forensics techniques.
  • Systems and Infrastructure Security
    Including cloud-native and container security, blockchain and cryptocurrency security, and protection of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII).
  • Cryptography, Privacy and Secure Systems
    Focusing on privacy engineering, secure protocols, and cryptography, including post-quantum cryptography (PQC).

Projects / Grants

  1. DDoS Attack Detection Framework using Machine Learning in Software Defined Network (International Grant - Project Leader)
  2. A Framework for Detecting Fileless Cryptocurrency Mining Malware in Blockchain Technology (National Grant FRGS - Project Leader)
  3. A Multi-actor Energy Distribution Model Based on Blockchain for Nationwide Solar Power Adoption (Internal Grant RUTeam - Project Leader)
  4. Forensically Sound Approach for Inter-Platform Mobile Operating System (Internal Grant USM-STG - Project Leader)
  5. Research Into Security Layer and Communication For I-Connect Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing Modular Model Industry 4.0 Digital Twin Factory with Intelligence System on Systems and IoT Connectivity for Industry 4.0 (International Grant - Co-Project Leader)
  6. An IoT-Based Transport Data Collection And Analytics Framework using Bluetooth Proximity Beacons (International Grant - Co-Project Leader)
  7. A Big Data Analytics Platform for Optimizing Oil Palm Yield via Breeding by Design: Blockchain for Data Analytics (National Grant LRGS - Co-Project Leader)
  8. Proposing Awqaf Alternative Project (AAP) Software Application: Sustainable and Future Direction of Malaysia Higher Education (National Grant FRGS - Co-Project Leader)
  9. Model Infak Bersepadu (MIB) Antara Masjid Dan Kelompok Asnaf Terpilih (National Grant FRGS - Co-Project Leader)
  10. Asia LAN Security and Monitoring (Collaboration with The University of Tokyo)
  11. IPT Malaysia Blockchain Network Testnet (Collaboration with iExploTech)

Publications

Supervision (PhD and master research)

PhD

  1. Teng Wei Jian
  2. Dai Xiangqin
  3. Li Hui
  4. Apuru Jonathan Iliya
  5. Mohaniswary Chandara Kumaran
  6. Al Shammari Abeer Obaid Kadhim
  7. Rana Sohaib
  8. Al Shammari Asma Khalaf
  9. Obeidat Jasour Ahmed Mahmoud
  10. Qusai Mohammad Ahmad Bani Issa

Master

  1. Nurul Syamim Nadhrah Mohd Nazri
  2. Amirul Hakimi Zaini
  3. Suhaib Muhammad
  4. Memon Abdul Moiz

Submitted the Thesis (Waiting for Viva)

  1. Wilfridus Bambang Triadi

Passed the Viva (Doing correction)

  1. Almutairi Omar Mutheeb

Graduated 

  1. Dr. Zahian Binti Ismail - Approach to Detect Botnet Over an Encrypted Channel Using Network Flow Feature
  2. Dr. Arif Mahmud - Factors Influencing the Adoption of Internet of Things for Home Security in Dhaka Households
  3. Dr. AbuBakar Abba - Analysable Chaos-Based Design Paradigms for Cryptographic Applications
  4. Dr. Shams Mhmood Abd Ali - An Optimized Resource-Efficient Redaction Mechanism with Integrity Validation Support for Redactable Blockchain
  5. Dr. Alasfour Tareq Imad - Enhanced Feature Selection with Stacking Method for DDoS Attack Detection in Software Defined Networking Environment
  6. Dr. Hasan Falah Hasan - Conditional and Anonymous Payment Protocol with Local Dispute Resolution Mechanism in Payment Channel Networks
  7. Dr. Mohamed Fadul Iedres Fadul - DeepGen: A Data-Driven Differential Cryptanalysis Framework for Lightweight Generalised Feistel Ciphers based on Machine Learning and Metaheuristics
  8. Dr. Abdullahi Aminu Kazaure - An Efficient and Scalable Digital Forensic Approach For Deep Learning Based Offensive Language Identification on Social Media
  9. Ms. Chan Yen Yee (Master) - Probabilistic Boomerang Switches for ARX Ciphers

Teaching

  1. CST232 - Operating System (2017-2022)
  2. CST233 - Information Security and Assurance (2018)
  3. CST235 - Principles of Computer Networks and Information Security (2021)
  4. CST339 - Information Security Management and Assurance (2021-2027)
  5. CST436 - Digital Forensics and Investigation (2023-present)
  6. CDS523 - Forensic Analytics And Digital Investigations (2018-2024)
  7. HCIA-R&S - Huawei Certified ICT Associate (2017-2021)
  8. HCIA-Datacom - Huawei Certified ICT Associate (2020-present)
  9. HCIA-Security - Huawei Certified ICT Associate (2022-present)
  10. APIE Camp - Cybersecurity and Networking Modules (2023-present)
  11. CPIAM - Cyber Integrity and Digital Security (2023-Present)

Recognition & Leadership

  1. Professional Technologists, Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT)
  2. Lifetime Member, Cyber Security Academia Malaysia (CSAM)
  3. Excellent Service Awards, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2019, 2022
  4. Huawei Excellent Tutor 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022

Consultancy

  1. Board Member, Cybersecurity Research Centre (CYRES), Universiti Sains Malaysia
  2. Board Member, Centre for Co-curricular Programme, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  3. Head, USM-CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM) Collaboration
  4. Head, USM-Huawei ICT Academy
  5. Head, USM-Fortinet Academic Partner
  6. Committee, Malaysian Cyber Security Community Organization (MCCO)
  7. Member, Policy Development and Procedures for Digital Data Sanitation, CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM)
  8. Member, National Blockchain Technology Roadmap, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
  9. Lead Consultant, Cyber Security Management Audit, Unit Audit Dalam, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  10. Consultant, NC4, Malaysian National Security Council, Prime Minister Department
  11. Expert Review Panel, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
  12. Acreditation Panel, Malaysia Qualification Agency (MQA)
  13. TVET Panel, Malaysia Qualification Agency (MQA)
  14. Acreditation Panel, Technology and Technical Accreditation Council (TTAC), MBOT
  15. Partner, SysArmy Threat Research and Intelligence Alliance Exchange (SATRIA-X)
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