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Dr Pradip Sharma

Dr Pradip Sharma
Dr Pradip Sharma
Dr Pradip Sharma

Senior Lecturer

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pradip.sharma@abdn.ac.uk
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228 Meston Building
Old Aberdeen Campus
Meston Walk
AB24 3UE

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School of Natural and Computing Sciences
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Biography

Dr. Pradip Sharma, SMIEEE, SFHEA, is a globally recognised academic and researcher in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. As Associate Professor of Cybersecurity & AI at the University of Aberdeen, UK, he leads pioneering research and educates the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. Holding a PhD in Cybersecurity and an M.Tech in Computer Science, Dr. Sharma brings a unique blend of academic excellence and industry experience, having previously served as a Research Fellow and Software Engineer. A Senior Member of IEEE and Senior Fellow of Advance HE, Dr. Sharma is a thought leader in the global research community. Dr. Sharma serves as an editor for leading journals and is a regular keynote speaker and program chair at international conferences. His educational leadership includes spearheading innovative cybersecurity curricula and supervising a diverse cohort of doctoral researchers. With a portfolio exceeding £1M in funded research from EPSRC, Innovate UK, and international agencies, his work fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and drives impactful solutions to global security challenges.

External Memberships

Senior Fellowship Advance HE (SFHEA)

IEEE Senior Member (SMIEEE)

Latest Publications

  • Adaptive Quantum-Augmented Security Framework for Vehicle-to-Everything (AQAS-V2X) Communication

    Alqahtani, T., Sharma, P. K., Leontidis, G.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Multivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection Using Learnable Spatial-Temporal Graph Ordinary Differential Equations Network

    He, S., Guo, Q., Feng, K., Liang, D., Xie, K., Sharma, P. K.
    IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • SoK: Towards Privacy-Centric Collaborative Machine Learning—A Classification Framework for Privacy Solutions

    Boar, P. E., Akram, R. N., Li, W., Sharma, P. K.
    SN Computer Science
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • An Unsupervised Malicious Web Request Detection based on Transformer and Contrastive Learning

    He, S., Zhang, Y., Liang, D., Sharma, P.
    IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 3281-3294
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • GpDB: A Graph Partition Based Storage Strategy for DAG-Blockchain in Edge-Cloud IIoT

    Liao, Z., Cheng, S., Zhang, J., Wu, W., Sharma, P. K.
    IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 5790-5798
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

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Research

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.

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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

2025-2026            “Oil & Gas Cyber Benchmarking,” Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, £26K (PI)

2025-2028            “Digital Guardian: AI-Powered Shield Against Highly Sophisticated AI based Phishing Attacks,” International Doctoral Training Scholarship, £37K (Co-I)

2024-2026            “Secure, Privacy-aware, and Trusted Data Share in Smart Mobility,” EPSRC, £200K (PI)

2024-2025            “ZECURE Data Exchange Platform - Net Zero Mobility,” Innovate UK, £236K (PI)

2023-2026            “Quantum-resistant Cybersecurity,” International Doctoral Training Scholarship, £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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Publications

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  • An optimized transaction verification method for trustworthy blockchain-enabled IIoT

    Wang, J., Wei, B., Zhang, J., Yu, X., Sharma, P. K.
    Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 119, 102526
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Exact greedy algorithm based split finding approach for intrusion detection in fog-enabled IoT environment

    Reddy, D. K. K., Behera, H., Nayak, J., Naik, B., Ghosh, U., Sharma, P. K.
    Journal of Information Security and Applications, vol. 60, 102866
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Energy efficient optimal parent selection based routing protocol for Internet of Things using firefly optimization algorithm

    Sennan, S., Somula, R., Luhach, A. K., Deverajan, G. G., Alnumay, W., Jhanjhi, N. Z., Ghosh, U., Sharma, P.
    Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 32, no. 8, e4171
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • PrEEMAC: Priority based energy efficient MAC protocol for Wireless Body Sensor Networks

    Subramanian, A. K., Ghosh, U., Ramaswamy, S., Alnumay, W. S., Sharma, P. K.
    Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, vol. 30, 100510
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Energy-efficient dynamic homomorphic security scheme for fog computing in IoT networks

    Gupta, S., Garg, R., Gupta, N., Alnumay, W. S., Ghosh, U., Sharma, P. K.
    Journal of Information Security and Applications, vol. 58, 102768
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Distributed probabilistic offloading in edge computing for 6g-enabled massive internet of things

    Liao, Z., Peng, J., Huang, J., Wang, J., Wang, J., Sharma, P. K., Ghosh, U.
    IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 5298-5308
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Multiple cloud storage mechanism based on blockchain in smart homes

    Ren, Y., Leng, Y., Qi, J., Sharma, P. K., Wang, J., Almakhadmeh, Z., Tolba, A.
    Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 115, pp. 304-313
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Blockchain-Based Secure Mist Computing Network Architecture for Intelligent Transportation Systems

    Sharma, P. K., Park, J. H.
    IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 5168 - 5177
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Convergence of blockchain and artificial intelligence in IoT network for the sustainable smart city

    Singh, S., Sharma, P. K., Yoon, B., Shojafar, M., Cho, G. H., Ra, I. H.
    Sustainable Cities and Society, vol. 63, 102364
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Blockchain and federated learning-based distributed computing defence framework for sustainable society

    Sharma, P. K., Park, J. H., Cho, K.
    Sustainable Cities and Society, vol. 59, 102220
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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