Senior Lecturer
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- Email Address
- pradip.sharma@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Natural and Computing Sciences
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
Contributions to Conferences: PapersMultivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection Using Learnable Spatial-Temporal Graph Ordinary Differential Equations Network
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure ComputingContributions to Journals: ArticlesSoK: Towards Privacy-Centric Collaborative Machine Learning—A Classification Framework for Privacy Solutions
SN Computer ScienceContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-025-04482-4
An Unsupervised Malicious Web Request Detection based on Transformer and Contrastive Learning
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 3281-3294Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSM.2025.3563089
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GpDB: A Graph Partition Based Storage Strategy for DAG-Blockchain in Edge-Cloud IIoT
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 5790-5798Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2022.3162201
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- 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
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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Adaptive Quantum-Augmented Security Framework for Vehicle-to-Everything (AQAS-V2X) Communication
Contributions to Conferences: PapersMultivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection Using Learnable Spatial-Temporal Graph Ordinary Differential Equations Network
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure ComputingContributions to Journals: ArticlesSoK: Towards Privacy-Centric Collaborative Machine Learning—A Classification Framework for Privacy Solutions
SN Computer ScienceContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-025-04482-4
An Unsupervised Malicious Web Request Detection based on Transformer and Contrastive Learning
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 3281-3294Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSM.2025.3563089
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GpDB: A Graph Partition Based Storage Strategy for DAG-Blockchain in Edge-Cloud IIoT
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 21, no. 8, pp. 5790-5798Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TII.2022.3162201
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Can Image Quality Assessment Help Medical Image Segmentation?
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsMinecrafter: A secure and decentralized consensus protocol for blockchain-enabled vaccine supply chain
Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, vol. 18, no. 4, 168Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12083-025-01980-3
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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. 29, no. 4, pp. 2335-2344Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2023.3340201
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Uni-directional graph structure learning-based multivariate time series anomaly detection with dynamic prior knowledge
International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 267-283Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13042-024-02212-5
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Zero Trust Networks: Evolution and Application from Concept to Practice
Computers, Materials and Continua, vol. 82, no. 2, pp. 1593-1613Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2025.059170
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A dual encoder crack segmentation network with Haar wavelet-based high–low frequency attention
Expert Systems with Applications, vol. 256, 124950Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://github.com/zZhiG/DECS-Net
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2024.124950
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Multivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection Based on Multiple Spatiotemporal Graph Convolution
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 74, 3500714Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2024.3493890
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Personalised Multi-Task Federated Learning for Diabetic Retinopathy Medical Image Classification
Contributions to Journals: Conference ArticlesAccelerate Training of Personalised Multi-Task Federated Learning
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsFusion Graph Structure Learning-Based Multivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection With Structured Prior Knowledge
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol. 19, pp. 8760-8772Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIFS.2024.3459631
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Joint Optimization of Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation Considering Task Prioritization in ISAC-Assisted Vehicular Network
IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no. 18, pp. 29523 - 29532Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2024.3360962
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An Incentive Approach for Sustainable Vehicle Resource Utilization in Delay-Energy Sensitive Vehicular Edge Computing
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. 70, no. 3Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.2024.3416318
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Image 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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A 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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CCTV Footage De-identification for Privacy Protection: A Comprehensive Survey
Journal of Internet Technology, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 379-386Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCompound 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- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2023.3313785
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Next-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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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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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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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: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcan.2022.07.011
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Blockchain-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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Privacy Enhanced Mobile User Authentication Method Using Motion Sensors
CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, vol. 138, no. 3, pp. 3013-3032Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmes.2023.031088
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Parameter-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: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.041346
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Reliability Analysis of Correlated Competitive and Dependent Components Considering Random Isolation Times
Computers, Materials and Continua, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 2763-2777Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.037825
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A 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: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.039567
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Fine-Grained Multivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection in IoT
Computers, Materials and Continua, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 5027-5047Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2023.038551
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A 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
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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: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29917-x
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Fast Visual Tracking with Squeeze and Excitation Region Proposal Network
Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences, vol. 13, 7Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.22967/HCIS.2023.13.007
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Rational 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
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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 Proceedings