Senior Lecturer
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- pradip.sharma@abdn.ac.uk
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- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
Biography
Dr. Pradip Sharma, SMIEEE, is a highly esteemed academician and researcher known for his expertise in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. Currently serving as an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity & AI at the Department of Computing Science, University of Aberdeen, UK. His academic journey is characterised by a steadfast pursuit of excellence. He holds a PhD in Secure Computing (2019), along with a Master of Technology in Computer Science (2014) and a Bachelor's in Information Technology (2009). Dr. Sharma's professional background encompasses roles such as Research Fellow and Software Engineer, reflecting a blend of academic and industry experience. Throughout his career, he has shown a strong interest in advancing research in areas such as Privacy-aware AI, Blockchain, Edge Computing, IoT Security, and Critical Infrastructure Security, earning recognition through various research projects and grants, including awards from EPSRC and Innovate UK.
In addition to his research pursuits, Dr. Sharma actively engages in professional activities within the academic community. He holds editorial roles in esteemed journals and contributes to organizing conferences and workshops on cybersecurity and AI-related topics. Dr. Sharma's impact is also evident in his extensive publication record, featuring research articles in reputable journals and conferences. Dr. Sharma's academic contributions are further highlighted by his inclusion in the world's Top 2% Scientists list by Stanford University and his receipt of accolades such as the IEEE Outstanding Leadership Award and Publons Peer Review Awards. His commitment to education is evident through his teaching experiences, where he has developed and delivered courses on cybersecurity, distributed systems, and digital forensics. Dr. Sharma's dedication extends to mentoring the next generation of researchers, as demonstrated by his supervision of doctoral students and mentorship roles in academic and professional settings.
Latest Publications
Comprehensive Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for Malware Detection across Diverse Datasets
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsImage super-resolution method based on the interactive fusion of transformer and CNN features
Visual Computer, vol. 40, pp. 5827–5839Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-023-03138-9
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Accelerate Training of Personalised Multi-Task Federated Learning
Contributions to Conferences: PapersA Two-Stage Differential Privacy Scheme for Federated Learning Based on Edge Intelligence
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 3349-3360Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2023.3306425
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Compound Scaling Encoder-Decoder (CoSED) Network for Diabetic Retinopathy Related Bio-marker Detection
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 1959 - 1970Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
Research interests: Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Edge Computing, Software-defined Networking, IoT Security
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Computing Science.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Computer and Information Security
- Computer Networks
- Machine Learning
- Applied Computing
- Cybernetics
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Funding and Grants
2024-2026 “Secure, Privacy-aware, and Trusted Data Share in Smart Mobility,” EPSRC ECR, £200K FEC (PI)
2024-2025 “ZECURE Data Exchange Platform - Net Zero Mobility,” Innovate UK, £236K (PI-UoA)
2023-2026 “Quantum-resistant Cybersecurity,” Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, £73K (PI)
2022-2023 “Secure and Privacy-aware Data Share in Smart Mobility,” Pump-Prime Interdisciplinary Research and Impact, £2K (PI)
2022-2023 “Distributed Big-data Service Framework based on Blockchain and Machine Learning for Smart Cities,” 2022 High-end Foreign Expert in China, £20K (PI)
2020-2022 “Development of Simulator for Virtual Learning,” Agency for Defence Development, £270K (Co-I)
2016-2019 “Developing a Green Smart Home Security Framework for Next Generation IoT Environment,” National Research Foundation (NRF), £200K (Investigator)
2016-2019 “WellTEC Coaching Service and Content Development for Wellness Life,” Consortium Information Technology Research Center (C-ITRC), £16K (Investigator)
2016-2018 “Development of an immersive and interactive NUI/NUX Platform for Invoked Reality Contents,” Institute for Information and Communications Technology Promotion (IITP), £5K (Investigator)
- Teaching
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for Malware Detection across Diverse Datasets
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsImage super-resolution method based on the interactive fusion of transformer and CNN features
Visual Computer, vol. 40, pp. 5827–5839Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-023-03138-9
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Accelerate Training of Personalised Multi-Task Federated Learning
Contributions to Conferences: PapersA Two-Stage Differential Privacy Scheme for Federated Learning Based on Edge Intelligence
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 3349-3360Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2023.3306425
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Compound Scaling Encoder-Decoder (CoSED) Network for Diabetic Retinopathy Related Bio-marker Detection
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 1959 - 1970Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNext-Generation Consumer Electronics Data Auditing Scheme Toward Cloud-Edge Distributed and Resilient Machine Learning
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 2244-2256Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.2024.3368206
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Joint Optimization of Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation Considering Task Prioritization in ISAC-Assisted Vehicular Network
IEEE Internet of Things JournalContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2024.3360962
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A Reservation-Based Multi-Source Distributed Offloading Strategy in Dynamic Environments
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 1866 - 1876Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.2023.3338745
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A relay-assisted parallel offloading strategy for multi-source tasks in internet of vehicles
Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, vol. 62, 103619Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2024.103619
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Dual-path network combining CNN and transformer for pavement crack segmentation
Automation in Construction, vol. 158, 105217Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.105217
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SHT-based public auditing protocol with error tolerance in FDL-empowered IoVs
Digital Communications and Networks, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 142-149Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBlockchain-Based Sensitive Document Storage to Mitigate Corruptions
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 71, pp. 12635 - 12647Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2022.3183867
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Label-free Medical Image Quality Evaluation by Semantics-aware Contrastive Learning in IoMT
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics, vol. PP, pp. 1-10Contributions to Journals: ArticlesParameter-Efficient Log Anomaly Detection based on Pre-training model and LORA
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ISSRE59848.2023.00038
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An Intelligent Secure Adversarial Examples Detection Scheme in Heterogeneous Complex Environments
Computers, Materials and Continua, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 3859-3876Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReliability Analysis of Correlated Competitive and Dependent Components Considering Random Isolation Times
Computers, Materials and Continua, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 2763-2777Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Distributed Deep Learning Approach with Mobile Edge Computing for Next Generation IoT Networks Security
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/WCONF58270.2023.10235095
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Homomorphic Encryption-based Privacy-preserving Federated Learning in IoT-enabled Healthcare System
IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 2864-2880Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSE.2022.3185327
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SECBlock-IIoT: A Secure Blockchain-enabled Edge Computing Framework for Industrial Internet of Things
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsEarly Diagnosis of Lung Tumors for Extending Patients’ Life Using Deep Neural Networks
Computers, Materials and Continua, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 993-1007Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFine-Grained Multivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection in IoT
Computers, Materials and Continua, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 5027-5047Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Novel Joint Time-Frequency Spectrum Resources Sustainable Risk Prediction Algorithm Based on TFBRL Network for the Electromagnetic Environment
Sustainability (Switzerland), vol. 15, no. 6, 4777Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15064777
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/23631/1/Li_etal_S_A_Novel_Joint_VOR.pdf
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Privacy Protection of Medical Data Based on Multi-Scroll Memristive Hopfield Neural Network
IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 845-858Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSE.2022.3223930
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Data storage mechanism of industrial IoT based on LRC sharding blockchain
Scientific Reports, vol. 13, 2746Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFast Visual Tracking with Squeeze and Excitation Region Proposal Network
Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences, vol. 13, 7Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRational Layout of Taxi Stop Based on the Analysis of Spatial Trajectory Data
Sustainability (Switzerland), vol. 15, no. 4, 3227Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043227
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21060/1/Liu_etal_S_Rational_Layout_of_VOR.pdf
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A Fuzzy-based approach to Enhance Cyber Defence Security for Next-generation IoT
IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 2079-2086Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2021.3053326
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- [ONLINE] AAM in University of Derby Repository
Hybrid Mode of Operation Schemes for P2P Communication to Analyze End-Point Individual Behaviour in IoT
ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, vol. 19, no. 2, 31Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3548686
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BIIoVT: Blockchain-based Secure Storage Architecture for Intelligent Internet of Vehicular Things
IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, vol. 11, pp. 75-82Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/MCE.2021.3089992
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SPTM-EC: A Security and Privacy-Preserving Task Management in Edge Computing for IIoT
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 6330-6339Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2021.3123260
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SHARIF: Solid Pod-Based Secured Healthcare Information Storage and Exchange Solution in Internet of Things
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 5609-5618Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2021.3136884
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Security and Privacy in V2X Communications: How Collaborative Learning can Improve Cybersecurity?
IEEE Network, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 32-39Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEditorial Special Section on Security, Privacy, and Trust Analysis and Service Management for Intelligent Internet of Things Healthcare
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 4785-4787Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2022.3151972
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BERT-Based Deep Spatial-Temporal Network for Taxi Demand Prediction
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 9442 - 9454Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2021.3122114
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Blockchain and Federated Learning-enabled Distributed Secure and Privacy-preserving Computing Architecture for IoT Network
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsGuest Editorial: Blockchain and Industry 4.0 in Resilient Wireless Communications
IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 12-13Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.2022.9857799
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Mitigation of black hole attacks in 6LoWPAN RPL-based Wireless sensor network for cyber physical systems
Computer Communications, vol. 189, pp. 182-192Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2022.04.003
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Optimal and Privacy-Aware Resource Management in Artificial Intelligence of Things Using Osmotic Computing
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 3377-3386Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2021.3102471
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An Ultra-Lightweight Data-Aggregation Scheme with Deep Learning Security for Smart Grid
IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 30-36Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.003.2100273
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TFMD-SDVN: a trust framework for misbehavior detection in the edge of software-defined vehicular network
Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 78, no. 6, pp. 7948-7981Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-021-04227-z
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Multiple Strategies Differential Privacy on Sparse Tensor Factorization for Network Traffic Analysis in 5G
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1939 - 1948Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2021.3082576
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Guest Editorial: Security, Privacy, and Trust Analysis and Service Management for Intelligent Internet of Things Healthcare
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1968-1970Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2021.3112471
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Intelligent Traffic Accident Prediction Model for Internet of Vehicles With Deep Learning Approach
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 2340 - 2349Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2021.3074987
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MSRM-IoT: A Reliable Resource Management for Cloud, Fog and Mist Assisted IoT Networks
IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 2527-2537Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2021.3090779
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Blockchain-based delegated Quantum Cloud architecture for medical big data security
Journal of Network and Computer Applications, vol. 198, 103304Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2021.103304
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Data security storage mechanism based on blockchain industrial Internet of Things
Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 164, 107903Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107903
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Novel Vote Scheme for Decision-Making Feedback Based on Blockchain in Internet of Vehicles
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 1639 - 1648Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2021.3100103
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A novel cryptosystem using DNA sequencing and contextual array splicing system for Medical Internet of Things
Computers and Electrical Engineering, vol. 96, no. part A, 107429Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2021.107429
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Enabling Sustainable Energy for Smart Environment Using 5G Wireless Communication and Internet of Things
IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 56-61Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/MWC.013.2100158
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Lightweight Single Image Super-Resolution Convolution Neural Network in Portable Device
KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 15, no. 11, pp. 4065-4083Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3837/TIIS.2021.11.011
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