Dr. Iqbal H. Sarker
Research Fellow (AI, Analytics & Cyber), Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, Australia.
Ex-Postdoctoral Fellow, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) & ECU, Australia.
Adjunct/Fellow: UTS Australia; UCSI University Malaysia; and Australian AI Society (AUAI).
Ph.D. (Computer Science), Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.

[Research Project Lead/Engagement]

  • [Investigator] Australian Next Generation AI-Graduates Program funded by the Australian Government - Next Generation Policing: Effective and Ethical Use of AI and Data Science in Law Enforcement, Partners: CSIRO, WA Police, ECU, UWA and Curtin University.
  • [Investigator] Trust and Ethical Issues of AI and LLMs (Large Language Models) in Cybersecurity, ECU Research Grant.
  • [Investigator] Securing DER (Distributed Energy Resources) Stability via a Trusted Sovereign Monitor for EV (Electric Vehicle) Charging Systems, Collaborative Project, ECU & Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
  • [Investigator] Autonomous Vulnerability Assessment and Red Teaming for Operational Technology (OT), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Industry PhD (iPhD) Program.
  • [Co-Investigator] Exploring the Feasibility of Explainable AI for Automated Cyber Security Incident Response Plan Generation and Evaluation, ECU Research Grant.
  • [Co-Investigator] Industry 5.0 Context-Aware Security Threat Modelling: Towards Resilient Advanced Manufacturing Systems, ECU Research Grant.
  • [Member - 2022-2024] Augmenting Cyber Defence Capabilities, supported by the Cyber Security Research Centre Limited whose activities are partially funded by the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Program, Partners: ECU, Deakin University and CSIRO Data61.
  • [Industry Engagement & Collaboration] WA mining company, SMEs, SMTAFE, CyberWest Hub, Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), CSIRO Data61, WA Police, IMNIS and so on.

[National/International Collaborations - Journal/Conference and Others]

  • [Journal Editor] (i) Associate Editor, Cureus Journal of AI‑Augmented Research, Springer Nature, (ii) Regional Editor: Computing&AI Connect, (iii) Journal: PLOS ONE (former), (iv) Editorial Board Member: Discover Data, Springer Nature, (v) Guest Editor, Computers & Security, Elsevier.
  • [Conference Lead - Program Chair] (i) 2026 IFIP Information Security & Privacy Conference (SEC), Perth, Australia (Springer) [#CORE_RANKED] (https://ifipsec.org/)
  • [Invited Talk] Cyber Resilience Fellowship: Strengthening Maldives-Australia Security Partnership, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia Awards Fellowships, 2026, ECU, Australia.
  • [Plenary Lecture] 12th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IEEE IS 2024), Bulgaria.
  • [Invited Talk] IEEE Workshop on "Mastering Optimization: Machine Learning Models and Real-World Applications on Data", India.
  • [Invited Talk] IEEE International Conference on Computing, Communication, and Intelligent Systems, ICCCIS-2022, IEEE, India.
  • [Track Chair] Doctoral/Ph.D. Colloquium, 19th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE'23), IEEE, Mauritius.
  • Springer Book Evaluator, Springer Nature, Switzerland
  • TPC, International Conference on Information Assurance and Security (19th IAS 2023), Springer, USA.
  • TPC and Session Chair, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) symposium, 2023, Brisbane, Australia.
  • TPC, International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation and Sustainability (ARTIIS 2023), Springer, Spain.
  • TPC, International Conference on Advanced Data Mining and Applications (ADMA2020), Springer, China.
  • TPC, 7th International Symposium for Industrial Control System & SCADA Cyber Security Research (ICS-CSR 2024), Vienna, Austria
  • TPC, 8th International Symposium for Industrial Control System & SCADA Cyber Security Research (ICS-CSR 2025), Ghent, Belgium
  • TPC, Cybersecurity of Critical National Infrastructures (CCNI 2024), Perth, Australia
  • TPC, Cybersecurity of Critical National Infrastructures (CCNI 2025), Texas, USA
  • TPC, 12th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IEEE IS’24), Sophia, Bulgaria
  • TPC, 26th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile, and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2025), Texas, USA.
  • ...................... Some Others ....................

[National/International Collaborators & Membership]

  • [Faculty Members, Researchers and Industry Professionals ]
    • Australia
    • USA / Canada
    • UAE
    • United Kingdom
    • Malaysia
    • Bangladesh
    • Others...
  • [Professional Member/Fellow]
    • ACM Emerging Interest Group on Trustworthy and Responsible Systems (EIGTRUST)
    • Australian Information Security Association
    • ACM, IEEE
    • Fellow, Australian Artificial Intelligence Society (AUAI) (Australian AI Society)

[Key Achievements]

  • BOOK Author: 2, Editorial: 1
  • Publications: 100+
  • Citations: 25,000+
  • H-Index: 50+

ABOUT ME

@Kings Park, Perth, Australia.

Dr. Iqbal H. Sarker received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. He is currently a Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University (ECU), Australia. Prior to this, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in association with ECU. He is also an Adjunct Fellow at University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia; UCSI University, Malaysia; and Australian AI Society (AUAI). His research focuses on Responsible AI & Data-driven technologies for Cybersecurity and Business Analytics. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals and conferences published by Nature, Elsevier, Springer, IEEE and ACM. He is the lead author of two Springer books: `Context-Aware Machine Learning and Mobile Data Analytics' and `AI-Driven Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence'. Dr. Sarker has also been listed among the world's top 2% most-cited scientists, as published by Elsevier and Stanford University, USA. He is also engaged in teaching relevant units (UG/PG), PhD supervision, journal editorial, conference program committees, and academia-industry collaboration.

Contact Email:
iqbal.sarker.cse@gmail.com [Personal]
m.sarker@ecu.edu.au [Official]

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