Summary
Nor Badrul Anuar is a distinguished technology leader and scholar who serves as Professor of Network and Cybersecurity and Visiting Professor at Universiti Malaya, while guiding digital strategy as Chief Information Officer and former Chief Digital Officer. He chairs ICT and infrastructure development at UM and leads the Centre of Research for Cyber Security & Network (CSNET), driving research and institutional digital transformation across IT, libraries, museums, and archives. A prolific author with 152 papers and 7,670 citations (H-index 41), he is recognized among the world's top 2% scientists by Stanford and sits on the Journal of Network and Computer Applications editorial board. His research spans intrusion detection, high-speed networks, and federated learning for network security, underpinned by a PhD from the University of Plymouth and MSc/BS from Universiti Malaya. He champions data-driven decision-making and robust data governance, overseeing strategic IT planning and campus infrastructure initiatives at UM from Kuala Lumpur. An active mentor, he has supervised numerous PhD and master's students, shaping the next generation of network security experts.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Science, Network Security, Master of Computer Science, Network Security at Universiti Malaya
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at University of Plymouth
English