Professor Hamid Jahankhani

Professor Hamid Jahankhani

Professor Hamid Jahankhani has taught at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level, full and part-time and supervised and examined research students at the MPhil, PhD levels and Doctorate in Professional Studies (DProf). Hamid’s teaching has covered a broad range of computing modules in particular Information Security Management, Information Security Risk and Audit, Digital Forensics, Systems Design & Development, Telecommunications and Networking, Computer Systems. He is a professor of Information Security and Cyber Criminology.

Hamid’s principal research area for a number of years has been in the field of cyber security, information security management and digital forensics.

  • Cyber Criminology, Ethics, Privacy, transparency, Trust and confidence
  • Blockchain, securing patience data, Identity theft, Cyber profiling
  • The role of AI in Digital societies/ Digital Cities and it’s challenges
  • Artificial Intelligence in management
  • Digital twins technologies
  • Policing in the era of AI and smart societies
  • Block chain and smart contracts
  • Internet of Things (IOT) Interactions
  • Insider Threat: The Human Element
  • The cyber-physical project management professional
  • Digital/ Computer Forensics investigations, cloud and IoT forensics
  • Emerging threats to e-security
  • AI and Ethics
  • The role of Holographic technology in corporate decision making

Professor Jahankhani has had 13 successful PhD and professional doctorate degree completions and as the Head of Doctoral Studies overseeing 35 PhD students. Hamid achieved his professorial status in July 2010.

  • Edited and contributed to over 15 books. 2018-2020 Books by Professor Jahankhani and Colleagues are:
    – Cyber Security Practitioner’s Guide, World Scientific
    – Blockchain and Clinical Trial – Securing Patient’s Data”, (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications) Springer
    – Cyber Criminology”, (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications) Springer
    – Digital Twins Technologies and Smart Cities, Springer
    – Strategy, leadership and AI in the cyber ecosystem: The role of digital societies in information governance and decision making, Elsevier
    – Cyber Defence in the Age of AI, Smart Societies and Augmented Humanity, (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications) Springer
  • 2018-2020 Book Chapter,:
    – Jahankhani, H., Kendzierskyj, S., Popescu, I. O., “Millennial vs Cyborgs: Blockchain Role in Trust and Privacy”, IGI
    – Ciutad, M., Jahankhani, H., O’Brien, J., “The challenge of nation branding in digital age: case of Spain’s nation branding project, Marca España”, IGI.
  • General Chair of the annual ICGS3
  • Editor-in-Chief – International Journal of Electronic Security & Digital Forensics
  • Secured several million Euros from substantial research
  • Over 150 conference and journal publications
  • Various BBC radio interviews
  • GCHQ “Cyberist” to train the next generation of cyber security experts through GCHQ CyberFirst initiative

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Dr Guy Brown

Director of the Northumbria University London Campus

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Daniel Hagan

Associate Dean and Head of Department

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Dr Arshad Jamal

Dean & Director of Research and Education Northumbria University London Campus

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Dr Sumesh Dadwal

Programme Leader

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Usman Butt

Associate Dean and Head of Department Computing

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Imad Nawaz

MSc Business Programme Leader

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Dr Lillian Clark

MSc Digital Marketing Programme Leader

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Dr. Mojdeh Mehrganrad

Graduate Certificate Pre-Masters Business and BA Business (top-up) Programme Leader

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Phil Thomas

MSc Project Management Programme Leader

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Dr Zana Grigaliuniene

BA (Hons) International Banking and Finance (Top-Up) Programme Leader

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Hemalatha Raj

Academic Community of Excellence (ACE) Computing Lecturer

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Matthew Fletcher

Academic Community of Excellence (ACE) Lecturer

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Jo Dennison

Head of Academic Community of Excellence (ACE)

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Dr Elizabeth Achinewhu-Nworgu

Module Leader for Human Resource Management

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Dr Haider al-Khateeb

Cyber Security Lecturer

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Dr. Abdul Ali

Operations and Supply Chain Management Lecturer

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Dr Gordon Bowen

Business and Marketing Lecturer

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Dr Aliar Hossain

Module Leader for Business Clinic & Applied Management Work Investigation

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Dr Rose CW FONG

BA (Hons) Applied Computing Top-Up Programme Leader

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Fin Garvey

Project Management Lecturer

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