Dr. Abid Shahzad
Assistant Professor
Academic Qualifications Obtained
2019 | Doctor of Philosophy, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand |
2013 | Master of Science, SZABIST, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Professional Certifications
2024 | Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5), Southern Institute of Technology, Invercargill, New Zealand, New Zealand |
Teaching Expertise
2022 – 2024 | Cybersecurity Lecturer, UCOL Te Pukenga, New Zealand |
2019-2022 | ICT Lecturer, ICL Education, New Zealand |
Relevant Industry Expertise
2015-2019 | Cybersecurity Researcher, Service and Cloud Computing Research Lab (SCCRL) – AUT, New Zealand |
201-2014 | Cybersecurity Engineer, Askari Bank Limited, Pakistan |
2003-2010 | Network/Systems Administrator, SZABIST, Pakistan |
Research
Areas of Research Interest
My research interests span three key areas: Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing Security, and IoT. Through my scholarly pursuits, I aim to tackle contemporary Cybersecurity challenges, advance the boundaries of knowledge, and mentor students to become innovative researchers.
In Cybersecurity research, my focus has been on exploring Cloud Computing Security with specific topics such as Cloud Third-party Risk Management, Malicious Insider Threats to the Cloud, and Zero Trust Modelling in the Cloud.
Publications
Journal Publications
- Machado de Sousa, E., & Shahzad, A. (2022). Data loss prevention from a malicious insider. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 62(6), 1101-1111.
- Shahzad, A., & Hussain, M. (2013). Security issues and challenges of mobile cloud computing. International Journal of Grid and Distributed Computing, 6(6), 37-50.
- Shahzad, A., & Khan, M. N. A. (2013). Protecting from zero-day malware attacks. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research, 17(4), 455-464.
- Shahzad, A., & Hussain, M. (2013). IP backbone security: MPLS VPN technology. International Journal of Future Generation Communication and Networking, 6(5), 81-96.
Conference Publications (A-ranked)
- Singh, A., Jang-Jaccard, J., & Shahzad, A. (2024). Intrusion detection using spatial-temporal features based on Riemannian manifold. In Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of Computing and Information Technology Research and Education New Zealand (CITRENZ2024) and the 37th Annual Conference of the National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications, Dunedin, New Zealand. https://doi.org/10.34074/ctz.2412
- Shahzad, A., & Machado de Sousa, E. (2021). Data loss prevention from a malicious insider: Cloud service providers’ perspective. In Proceedings of the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2021) (Paper 153).
- Shahzad, A., & Duyen, T. T. G. (2021). Machine learning-based systems for supplier evaluation and selection in New Zealand SMEs. In Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2021).
- Shahzad, A., & Litchfield, A. T. (2020). A vulnerability prediction and risk assessment process for the open-source Xen hypervisor. In Proceedings of the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2020) (Paper 173).
- Ghazizadeh, E., Deylami, H., Shahzad, A., & Cusack, B. (2020). Cloud surfing: A general comparison of cloud identity guidelines. In Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2020).
- Litchfield, A., & Shahzad, A. (2018). Vulnerability and risk assessment of XEN hypervisor. In Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2018) (Paper 9).
- Shahzad, A. (2017). A systematic review of vulnerabilities in hypervisors and their detection. In Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2017) (Paper 3).
- Shahzad, A., & Litchfield, A. (2015). Virtualization technology: Cross-VM cache side-channel attacks make it vulnerable. In Proceedings of the Australasian Conferences on Information Systems (ACIS 2015) (Paper 120).