Sadek Ferdous
Professor at Imperial College London
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolSadek Ferdous is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at BRAC University and an Honorary Research Fellow at Imperial College London, bringing 11+ years of research and academic experience in identity, security and blockchain technologies. He holds a PhD from the University of Glasgow on user-controlled identity management via mobile devices and has applied that expertise across EU-funded projects and industry engagements, including SUNFISH and multiple blockchain-enabled platforms. As founder of Cryptic Consultancy and advisor to several startups, he blends academic rigour with practical product guidance on self-sovereign identity, privacy-enhancing tech and trusted computing. His career spans research fellowships at Fraunhofer FIT and ERCIM, postdoctoral work at Glasgow and Southampton, and policy-facing roles such as a Technology Fellow at the UK Cabinet Office. Known for tackling usability of security systems, he often focuses on user-centred trust mechanisms like petname systems that are rarely highlighted in typical blockchain profiles. Based in London, he bridges global academic networks and commercial ventures to move identity research toward deployable, auditable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Security and Mobile Computing, Security and Mobile Computing, Master of Science in Security and Mobile Computing, Security and Mobile Computing at Tartu Ülikool / University of TartuGlasgow GRADSchoolNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyUniversity of GlasgowBSc. Eng. in Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science, 3.72 / 4.00, BSc. Eng. in Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science, 3.72 / 4.00 at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
English, Bengali
Github Skills (29)
ssi8
effort8
verifiable-credentials8
indy8
hyperledger7
decentralized-identity7
react6
agent6
ethereum6
android6
blockchain6
aries6
hyperledger-indy6
identity6
foundation6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ripulbd/GMS
Jul 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:46 commits in 2 months
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