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Research Biography
Dr. Alireza Jolfaei is an Associate Professor of Networking and Cyber Security in the College of Science and Engineering at Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Distinguished Speaker of the ACM. His main research interest is in Cyber-Physical Systems Security. He has published over 100 papers, which appeared in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and books. Before Flinders University, he has been a faculty member with Macquarie University, Federation University, and Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, USA. He received the prestigious IEEE Australian council award for his research paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.
Dr. Jolfaei is a board member of the IEEE Consumer Technology Society's publications and is the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Consumer Technology Society's World Newsletter. He has served as the Australian Regional Chair of the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society for Membership Development and Activities, Secretary of the IEEE NSW Joint Chapter on Consumer Technology, Broadcast Technology, and Product Safety Engineering, as the Chairman of the Computational Intelligence Society in the IEEE Victoria Section, and also as the Chairman of Professional and Career Activities for the IEEE Queensland Section. Dr. Jolfaei was the founder and councillor of the IEEE Student Branch at Federation University Australia and also contributed to the foundation of the IEEE Northern Territory Subsection. He has served as the associate editor of IEEE journals and transactions, including the IEEE Transactions on Consumer Technology, IEEE IoT Journal, IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, and IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. He has served as a program co-Chair, a track Chair, a session Chair, and a Technical Program Committee member, for major conferences, including IEEE TrustCom and IEEE ICCCN.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Applied Cryptography, Griffith University
External positions
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- Cybersecurity and networking
Supervisory Interests
- Cybersecurity
Keywords
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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On the Silent Perturbation of State Estimation in Smart Grid
Jolfaei, A. & Kant, K., Jul 2020, In: IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 56, 4, p. 4405-4414 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus) -
On the Security of Permutation-Only Image Encryption Schemes
Jolfaei, A., Wu, X. W. & Muthukkumarasamy, V., Feb 2016, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 11, 2, p. 235-246 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
223 Citations (Scopus) -
A 3D Object Encryption Scheme Which Maintains Dimensional and Spatial Stability
Jolfaei, A., Wu, X. W. & Muthukkumarasamy, V., 1 Feb 2015, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 10, 2, p. 409-422 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Fast Prekeying-Based Integrity Protection for Smart Grid Communications
Pal, A., Jolfaei, A. & Kant, K., Aug 2021, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 17, 8, p. 5751-5758 8 p., 9222075.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
15 Citations (Scopus) -
Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Electricity Price Forecasting in Renewable-Dominated Markets: The Case of South Australia
Vahedi, N., Jolfaei, A., Rehman, S. U. & Sekhar Ravi, R., Feb 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics. 72, 1, p. 1227-1229 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Proactive Threat Hunting and Predictive Defence Using Agentic AI
Jolfaei, A. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Tanveer, M. (Chief Investigator) & Priyamvada (Chief Investigator)
6/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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UTL: Developing Critical Infrastructure cybersecurity lab: Urban Table
Sitnikova, E. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Williams, T. (Chief Investigator), Jolfaei, A. (Chief Investigator), Rehman, S. (Chief Investigator) & Falzon, G. (Chief Investigator)
10/10/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Other
Activities
- 1 Invited talk
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Securing Cyber-Physical Systems from Cyber Attacks
Jolfaei, A. (Speaker)
20 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk