Arash Shaghaghi is a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Acting Director of Online Education at the School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) of UNSW Sydney. Arash has previously been affiliated with RMIT University, Deakin University, Data61 CSIRO, The University of Melbourne, and The University of Texas at Dallas. He completed his PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney, MSc in Information Security at University College London (UCL), and BSc at Heriot-Watt University. 

Research Profile: Arash has received over 1.7 million AUD in funding (Lead CI and CI combined) for his cybersecurity research from various sources, including industry, government, and universities. Most recently, he has been awarded $528K as the Lead Chief Investigator from CSCRC and Cisco for the "IoT Data Security and Assurance Framework for Intelligent Transport" project. Arash has a track record of publication at the most competitive peer-reviewed conferences and journals, such as IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P) [Core A*], Network and Distributed System Security Symposium (NDSS) [Core A*], Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC) [Q1, IF: 7], International World Wide Web Conference (WWW) [Core A*], Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN) [Core A], and ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security (AsiaCCS) [Core A]. He has received awards and appraisals for his research performance, including university recognitions and best paper awards. In 2024, he has been awarded the Early Career Academic Excellence Award (Research) from the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW Sydney. In 2023, Arash was among the top 200 young computer science and mathematics scientists selected by the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) in Germany. Arash has contributed to several articles on cybersecurity incidents or about his research work for various media outlets, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and The Guardian. Arash serves as the Associate Editor for the Journal of Ad Hoc Networks.

Teaching Profile: Arash is an award-winning educator with multiple awards and recognitions for leading the design, development, and delivery of hands-on cybersecurity programs and courses. In 2023, he was awarded the Educational Excellence & Innovation award from the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW Sydney. Before joining UNSW, he led RMIT's Graduate Certificate of Cyber Security Governance and Risk Management. At Deakin University, Arash was the Deputy Academic Director (Teaching) at the School of IT and the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Director. He was also a member of the team leading the Bachelor of Cybersecurity, which redeveloped the program with a technical and hands-on curriculum by integrating several industry-leading cybersecurity certifications as part of the degree. He has completed training in designing and teaching effective learning programs and holds the Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (Learning and Teaching) from Deakin University.