Our people: leadership team, researchers & industry advisory board
Centre team
Matt Warren
Matt Warren is the Director of the RMIT Centre of Cyber Security Research and Innovation and a Professor of Cyber Security at RMIT University. Professor Warren is an award winning researcher in the areas of Cyber Security and Computer Ethics and has received numerous grants and awards from national and international funding bodies. Under Matt's leadership, he has strategically driven the direction of the centre to focus on cyber security beyond the technical lens, to intersect with the human and organisational aspects, both nationally and globally, bringing together a strong membership base of 50+ researchers from across the university.
Zahir Tari
Zahir Tari is the Research Director of the RMIT Centre of Cyber Security Research and Innovation and a Professor in Computer Science. Zahir has over two decades experience in the areas of system performance (e.g. P2P, Cloud, IoT) as well as system security (e.g. SCADA, Cloud, IoT). With an impressive resume of funding and project success with the Australian Research Council ARC (Australian Research Council) and various industries (e.g. Siemens/Germany), and lately part of a successful 7th Framework AU2EU (Australia to European) bid on “Authorisation and Authentication for Entrusted Unions, Zahir's role in the centre is to support members in their research paper and grant applications.
Laki Kondylas
Laki Kondylas is the Deputy Director of the RMIT Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation. He has a wealth of experience nationally and internationally, both with government and industry and his role leverages his strong business development expertise to bring in new project opportunities for the Centre.
Gabby Cincotta
Gabby, our Centre Manager, is responsible for managing the operations of the Centre, overseeing project delivery, event management and engagement activities both internally and externally, utilising her experience from working on cyber capbility uplift projects.
Hiep Cong Pham
Assoc Prof Pham is the Centre's Vietnam Hub Lead, and a cyber security researcher and teacher in Vietnam. Assoc Prof Pham has attracted several internal research grants and industry fundings to conduct security trainings and continues to play a key role in connecting Melbourne and Vietnam researchers on projects with both Australian and Vietnamese organisations.
Dr Shah Khalid Khan
Shah is one of the Centre's Post-doctorate Research Fellows, whose research and industry background lies in cyber security connected and automated vehicles and telcom network management. His role involves contributing to existing and new projects and research initiatives within the Centre.
Adam Bartley
Adam is one of the Centre's Post-doctorate Research Fellows, whose research experience lies in foreign policy. As a recent Fulbright Scholar at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Adam contributes to both existing and new projects and research initiatives within the Centre.
Lee-ann Phillips
Lee-ann is an experienced Education Designer within the Centre, who largely has contributed to the development and deployment of a range of cyber security education training and capacity building materials, working with industry and government as well as subject matter experts.
Amal Varghese
Amal is one of the Centre’s Project Coordinators. In this capacity, he leverages his expertise in technology and policy advice to collaborate with key industry stakeholders, government entities, and internal researchers, ensuring successful project delivery across a diverse range of projects.
Georgina Power
Georgina is one of the Centre's Project Coordinators. With extensive project management experience in the higher education sector, she actively engages with a range of stakeholders, ensuring successful project delivery across a diverse range of cyber security initiatives.
Researchers
The Centre has brought together over 50 researchers from RMIT University's STEM, Business and Law, Design, and Social Context Colleges in Australia and Vietnam. This diverse team adopts a truly multi-disciplinary approach to cyber security research, education, and innovation.
Dr. Abebe Diro - RMIT University
Ms. Akanksha Saini - RMIT University
Dr. Amy Corman - RMIT University
Professor Asha Rao - RMIT University
Dr. Banya Barua - RMIT University
Professor Deb Polson - RMIT University
Associate Professor Fengling Han - RMIT University
Dr Geetika Verma - RMIT University
Dr Glenn Matthews - RMIT University
Dr Hiep Tran - RMIT University
Professor Ibrahim Khalil - RMIT University
Iqbal Gondal - RMIT University
Dr Joanne Hall - RMIT University
Dr Konrad Peszynski - RMIT University
Lakshmi J Mohan
Professor Lewi Stone - RMIT University
Dr. Malka Halgamuge - RMIT University
Professor Margaret Hamilton - RMIT University
Associate Professor Mark Gregory - RMIT University
Mathews Nkhoma - RMIT University
Professor Nicola Henry - RMIT University
Associate Professor Nirajan Shiwakoti - RMIT University
Dr Peter Stasinopoulos - RMIT University
Associate Professor Serdar Boztas - RMIT University
Dr. Sevvandi Kandanaarachchi - RMIT University
Dr Shahriar Kaisar - RMIT University
Professor Shams Rahman - RMIT University
Dr Son Hoang Dau - RMIT University
Dr Terry Yang - RMIT University
Mr. Victor Borg - RMIT University
Dr Vince Bruno - RMIT University
Professor Xun Yi - RMIT University
Dr. Duy Dang - RMIT University
Irfan Ul Haq - RMIT University
Jonathan Crellin - RMIT University
Dr. Minh Dinh - RMIT University
Dr. Hiep Pham - RMIT University
Dr. Phuong Hoang - RMIT University
Industry advisory board
The Industry Advisory Board for Cyber (IABC) is RMIT’s leading body of industry experts in the cyber sector.
The IABC is a university-wide initiative, led by the RMIT University Centre for Cyber Security and Research and Innovation (CCSRI) with a view to inform the multitude of educational and research programs in this field.
IABC members are a dynamic group of business and technology executives/cyber professionals, who provide objective, outside-in thinking. They provide a continuous focus on core business and industry issues, or are involved in innovation and Australia’s start-up eco-system. Members are well-connected, well-credentialed leaders within their sector and nationally. They are at the cutting edge of their profession - keenly aware of organisational cyber needs, applied research, and the changing technology landscape within Australia and internationally. Representing major companies and organisations from around Australia, IABC members contribute first-hand knowledge and diverse executive perspectives regarding key industry priorities and challenges. This knowledge enables continuous refinement of RMIT strategic direction relating to Cyber Innovation and Cyber Security research.
Matthew Salier
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre
Nicole Quinn
Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs, Japan and Asia Pacific, Palo Alto Networks
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