Current PhD Students:

  1. Shuai Zhang, PhD student, Jun 2025—present, "Systematic Analysis and Modelling of IoT Software Behaviours"
  2. Shayan Azizi, PhD student, Sep 2023—present, "Analysing and Modelling Changes in Network Traffic"

Former PhD Students:

  1. Arman Pashamokhtari, PhD, Sep 2019—Aug 2023, "Managing Networked IoT Assets Using Practical and Scalable Traffic Inference" [now ML Engineer at Canopus Networks]
  2. Sharat Madanapalli, PhD, Jul 2018—Aug 2022, "Enhancing User Experience by Extracting Application Intelligence from Network Traffic" [now Head of Data Science at Canopus Networks]
  3. Minzhao Lyu, PhD, Feb 2018—Jan 2022, "Enterprise Network Security via Data-driven Methods and Programmable Network Telemetry" [now Postdoc Research Associate at UNSW Sydney]
  4. Jawad Ahmed, PhD, Jul 2017—Oct 2021, "Monitoring Security of Enterprise Hosts via DNS Data Analysis" [now Postdoc Research Associate at UNSW Sydney]
  5. Thanchanok (Tara) Sutjarittham, PhD, Jul 2017—Jun 2021, "Modelling and Optimisation of Resource Usage in an IoT Enabled Smart Campus" [now Data Scientist at Canopus Networks]
  6. Mohammad Hossein Chinaei, PhD, Mar 2016—Feb 2021, "Improving Confidentiality and Integrity of Health Data for Body-Worn Sensors" [now Development Team Lead and DApp Architect at BlockStars Technology]
  7. Iresha Pasquel Mohottige, PhD, Jul 2017—Feb 2021, "Analysing Enterprise WiFi Session Data for Modeling Building Occupancy, Evacuation, and Energy Consumption" [now Data Specialist Engineer at Westpac]
  8. Mohammed Ayyoob Hamza, PhD, Jul 2017—Dec 2020, "Securing IoT Networks using Formal Behavioural Modelling and Dynamic Flow Management" [recipient of the UNSW Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis] [now Software Development Engineer at Amazon (previously: Co-Founder & Chief Architect at CyAmast)]
  9. Arunan Sivanathan, PhD, Mar 2016—Jan 2020, "IoT Behavioural Monitoring via Network Traffic Analysis" [now Senior Researcher at UNSW Sydney (previously: Co-Founder & Machine Learning Engineer at CyAmast)]