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Dr Sepideh Mollajafari

Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security

Sepideh is a Senior Lecturer and Academic Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Cyber Security specialising in the field of blockchain technology which is the subject of her PhD. She has been recognised as one of the top 10 most influential women in cyber in Gloucestershire.

Biography

Sepideh is a Senior Lecturer and Academic Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Cyber Security. She has over six years of experience in higher education both in teaching, research, and external engagement. Her specialism lies in the field of blockchain technology, within which she holds a PhD.

Before joining University of Gloucestershire, Sepideh gained practical experience working for a large organisation’s IT department, which gave her an opportunity to have hands-on experience, working on live projects involving VOIP system and network configurations.

Sepideh teaches cyber security modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research interests focus on blockchain technology, network security, cyber security, and information security management.

Sepideh has been recognised as one of the top 10 most influential women in cyber in Gloucestershire. She was also shortlisted for the first Cyber Diversity Awards highlighting her significant contribution in promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in cyber security. She has contributed to research activities with the British Blockchain Association and the European Blockchain Centre.

Qualifications

  • PhD Technical and Applied Computing, University of Gloucestershire, 2024
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2021
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Gloucestershire, 2021
  • MSc Computing (Information Security), University of Gloucestershire, 2016
  • MSc IT Engineering and Management, Amirkabir University of Technology, 2012

Awards

The University of Gloucestershire scholarship award 2015 (MSc in information security)

Teaching & Research

Teaching

Sepideh teaches and leads modules on a range of courses including BSc Cyber Security, MSc Cyber Security, and MSc FinTech.

She specialises in modules such as network design and configuration, advanced networking, blockchain technology and information security management and research methods. She also supervises BSc, MSc and PhD students.

Research

Dr Sepideh’s research primarily focuses on cyber security, network security, blockchain security, and decentralised autonomous organisations, with an emphasis on identifying vulnerabilities and detecting threats.

Publications

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View Sepideh’s publications in the Research Repository.