Dr Aqeel Sahi

Dr Aqeel Sahi
NameDr Aqeel Sahi
Email Addressaqeel.sahi@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Computing)
QualificationsMSc UUM, PhD USQ
DepartmentSchool of Mathematics, Physics and Computing
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3176-3310
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Biography

AQEEL SAHI received a PhD degree in cybersecurity and Machine Learning from the University of Southern Queensland, QLD, Australia, in 2018. With over 15 years of teaching experience in tertiary education, Aqeel's journey led him to his current role as a computing lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland. Passionate about cybersecurity, machine learning, and software engineering, he actively engages in research and collaboration to push the boundaries of knowledge in his field.

Aqeel's dual expertise in academia and industry as a senior software engineer enriches his teaching and inspires the next generation of innovators. His current research interests include the development of advanced cybersecurity algorithms, machine learning applications in network security, and innovative software engineering methodologies.

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Lecturer (Computing)University of Southern Queensland2024

Expertise

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cryptography, Data and information privacy, Cybersecurity and privacy, Network Security, and Software engineering

Teaching

CSC1420 Algorithms and Data Structures,

CSC2402 Object-Oriented Programming,

CSC2406 Web Technology 1: Client Side

CSC8740 Client-side Web Technology (Master)

CSC8510 Internetworking (Master)

CSC1310 Networking 1: Internetworking

Fields of Research

  • 460299. Artificial intelligence not elsewhere classified
  • 460401. Cryptography
  • 460402. Data and information privacy
  • 460499. Cybersecurity and privacy not elsewhere classified
  • 461204. Programming languages
  • 461299. Software engineering not elsewhere classified

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
IEEE
ACS
MSc
UUM
2010
PhD
USQ
2019

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Students¿ Mathematical Preparation for Tertiary Education.Associate SupervisorMasters2025
Automated Personal Expense Analysis Using OCR and Machine Learning for Financial ManagementAssociate SupervisorMasters2025
Quantum-Resistant Algorithm for Cryptographic Resilience in Health CloudAssociate SupervisorMasters2024
Modelling and Predicting Australian Coastal Erosion: Designing Smart AI-derived Deep Learning modelsAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024
Project titleDetailsYear
Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Automatic Waveform GenerationProject: “Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Automatic Waveform Generation”. Investigators: Prof Ravinesh Deo, Dr Aqeel Sahi & DSTG Investigators. Funding Share, 30% FTE: $44,548. Year 2024/2025.2025

SGDM-GRU: Spectral Graph Deep Learning Based Gated Recurrent Unit Model for Accurate Fake News Detection

Sahi, Aqeel, Albdair, Mostfa, Diykh, Mohammed, Abdulla, Shahab, Alghayab, Hadi, Aljebur, Kaled and Alkhafaji, Sarmad K.D.. 2025. "SGDM-GRU: Spectral Graph Deep Learning Based Gated Recurrent Unit Model for Accurate Fake News Detection." Expert Systems with Applications. 281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.127572

Enhanced Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diagnosis Model Leveraging a K-means Based Genetic Algorithm and Ensemble Approach

Faris, Najlaa, Sahi, Aqeel, Diykh, Mohammed, Abdulla, Shahab and Siuly, Siuly. 2025. "Enhanced Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diagnosis Model Leveraging a K-means Based Genetic Algorithm and Ensemble Approach." Intelligence-Based Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmed.2025.100253

Secured Multi-Objective Optimisation-Based Protocol for Reliable Data Transmission in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks

Sahi, A.. 2025. "Secured Multi-Objective Optimisation-Based Protocol for Reliable Data Transmission in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks." Mesopotamian Journal of Cyber Security. 5 (1), p. 216–239. https://doi.org/10.58496/MJCS/2025/015

Layered Model Stacking: Enhancing DDoS Detection Through Advanced Ensemble Machine Learning Techniques

Haddad, Nabeel Mahdy, Sahi, Aqeel, Diykh, Mohammed, Aljbur, Kaled, Kutfan, Ali, Abdulla, Shahab and Al-Hraishawi, Hayder. 2025. "Layered Model Stacking: Enhancing DDoS Detection Through Advanced Ensemble Machine Learning Techniques ." Chen, F. (ed.) 2024 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON 2024). Singapore 01 - 04 Dec 2024 IEEE. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON61640.2024.10902823

EEG based over-complete rational dilation wavelet transform coupled with autoregressive for motor imagery classification

Ghayab, Hadi Ratham Al, Li, Yan, Diykh, Mohammed, Sahi, Aqeel, Abdulla, Shahab and Alkhuwaylidee, Ahmed Rashid. 2025. "EEG based over-complete rational dilation wavelet transform coupled with autoregressive for motor imagery classification." Expert Systems with Applications. 269 (126433). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.126433

A Review of the State of the Art in Privacy and Security in the eHealth Cloud

Sahi, Aqeel, Lai, David and Li, Yan. 2021. "A Review of the State of the Art in Privacy and Security in the eHealth Cloud." IEEE Access. 9, pp. 104127-104141. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3098708

An efficient hash based parallel block cipher mode of operation

Sahi, Aqeel, Lai, David and Li, Yan. 2018. "An efficient hash based parallel block cipher mode of operation." 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computer and Communication Systems (ICCCS 2018). Nagoya, Japan 27 - 30 Apr 2018 New York, United States.

Three-party password-based authenticated key exchange protocol based on the computational Diffie-Hellman assumption

Sahi, Aqeel, Lai, David and Li, Yan. 2018. "Three-party password-based authenticated key exchange protocol based on the computational Diffie-Hellman assumption." International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems. 21 (4), pp. 560-581. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCNDS.2018.095373

Securing clouds using cryptography and traffic classification

Khader Al-Nassar, Aqeel Sahi. 2018. Securing clouds using cryptography and traffic classification. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/5c0de0e2f69e0

An energy efficient TCP DoS attacks mitigation method in cloud computing

Sahi, Aqeel, Lai, David and Li, Yan. 2017. "An energy efficient TCP DoS attacks mitigation method in cloud computing." Al-Jumaily, Adel Ali, Barifcani, Ahmed and Al-Jumaily, Ahmed (ed.) 1st MoHESR and HCED Iraqi Scholars Conference in Australasia 2017 (ISCA 2017). Melbourne, Australia 05 - 06 Dec 2017 Melbourne, Australia.

An Efficient DDoS TCP Flood Attack Detection and Prevention System in a Cloud Environment

Sahi, Aqeel, Lai, David, Li, Yan and Diykh, Mohammed. 2017. "An Efficient DDoS TCP Flood Attack Detection and Prevention System in a Cloud Environment ." IEEE Access. 5, pp. 6036-6048. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2688460

Security and privacy preserving approaches in the eHealth clouds with disaster recovery plan

Sahi, Aqeel, Lai, David and Li, Yan. 2016. "Security and privacy preserving approaches in the eHealth clouds with disaster recovery plan." Computers in Biology and Medicine. 78, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2016.09.003

Parallel encryption mode for probabilistic scheme to secure data in the cloud

Sahi, Aqeel, Lai, David and Li, Yan. 2015. "Parallel encryption mode for probabilistic scheme to secure data in the cloud." 10th International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA 2015). Sydney, Australia 01 - 04 Jul 2015 Australia.

Preventing man-in-the-middle attack in Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol

Khader, Aqeel Sahi and Lai, David. 2015. "Preventing man-in-the-middle attack in Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol." 22nd International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT2015). Sydney, Australia 27 - 29 Apr 2015 United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICT.2015.7124683