Dr Siamak Shahandashti
Senior Lecturer

Interests

Cyber security & privacy, including

• Applied cryptography
• Privacy-enhancing technologies
• Usable security & privacy
• Electronic voting

More information: Siamak's homepage

Member and lead of the Cyber Security & Privacy Research Group

Qualifications

• PGCert in Academic Practice
• PhD in Computer Science
• MSc in Telecom. Engineering
• BSc in Electrical Engineering

Career

Previously with:

• Newcastle University, UK
• Victoria University, Australia
• ENS, Paris, France
• Wollongong University, Australia

University Roles

• Member, Information Security Board (since 2023)
• Member, Academic Ethics Compliance Committee (since 2023)
• Chair, Physical Sciences Ethics Committee (since 2022)

Departmental Roles

• Lead, Cyber Security & Privacy Research Group (since 2022)
• Member, Departmental Research Committee (since 2021)
• Programme Lead, MSc Cyber Security (since 2020)
• Lead, Departmental Ethics Team (since 2019)
• Admissions Advisor, MSc Cyber Security (since 2017)

Departmental and University Roles

• Member of Departmental Research Committee
• PGT Cyber Programme Lead
• Ethics Committee (Chair)
• Cyber Admissions Tutor
• Deputy Graduate Chair
• Research Group Lead Cyber Security