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Summary
Dr. Stavros Shiaeles is a Professor of Cybersecurity and Applied AI and Co-Director of the PAIDS Centre at the University of Portsmouth. He has authored over 130 publications, which have garnered more than 3000 citations, reflecting his significant contributions to the field.
Over the past five years, Dr. Shiaeles has successfully secured external funding totaling approximately €18 million through various EU Horizon 2020 collaborative research grants in cybersecurity. Currently, he is the Principal Investigator for the Horizon XTRUST-6G collaborative research project for the University of Portsmouth's Cybersecurity team, which has a budget of €8 million. These projects have focused on advancing cybersecurity measures, including the development of intelligent cyber-defense frameworks and innovative intrusion prevention systems.
Dr. Shiaeles holds several professional certifications, including EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), EC-Council Advanced Penetration Testing (CAST611), ISACA COBIT 5 Foundation, and Cyberoam Certified Network and Security Professional (CCNSP). He is also an EC-Council accredited instructor, providing professional certifications training in cybersecurity and penetration testing. Additionally, he is a Senior IEEE Member, Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS), a Silver member of ISACA, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Dr. Shiaeles is actively involved in supervising and mentoring PhD students and researchers in cybersecurity. He welcomes highly motivated individuals to join his team. If you are interested, please contact him with your CV, a cover letter, and a research proposal to discuss potential opportunities.
Furthermore, Dr. Shiaeles is open to collaborations with investors or companies interested in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) or exploring the commercialization of his research ideas or consulting. He is more than happy to arrange a meeting to discuss these opportunities further.
Education/Academic qualification
PG Cert, PgCert in Academic Practice , University of Plymouth
Award Date: 1 May 2017
MA, MBA in Human Resource Management
Award Date: 1 Oct 2016
Ph.D., Real-time detection and response of distributed denial of service attacks for web services, Democritus University of Thrace
Award Date: 1 Dec 2013
Master of Science, MEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace
Award Date: 1 Oct 2007
Keywords
- Q Science (General)
- Cyber Security
- Malware
- Anomaly Detection
- OSINT
- Machine learning
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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A next-generation cyber-range framework for O-RAN and 6G security validation
Chaskos, E., Kolokotronis, N. & Shiaeles, S., 4 Jan 2026, In: Future Internet. 18, 1, 46 p., 29.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Machine learning-based network monitoring for cybersecurity threat detection
Eshmawi, A. A., Al-Nowami, A., Mirza, M., Abu-Raya, N., Al-Thabit, R., Shiaeles, S., Choi, J. G. & Ashraf, I., 1 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Network and Systems Management. 34, 1, 43 p., 27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adapt-LFA: adaptive gradient-guided label flipping attack against federated learning-based intrusion detection in IoT
Rezaei, H., Taheri, R., Jordanov, I. & Shiaeles, S., 26 Aug 2025, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 407-412 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A survey on security and privacy in federated learning-based intrusion detection systems for 5G and beyond networks
Rezaei, H., Taheri, R., Nowroozi, E., Hajizadeh, M., Shiaeles, S. & Bauschert, T., 15 Dec 2025, In: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society . 7, p. 253-300Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Audio-deepfake: generation methods, legitimate applications and the potential for misuse
Bendiab, G., Zeltni, K., Bader-El-Den, M. & Shiaeles, S., 26 Aug 2025, Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience, CSR 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 50-56 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Thesis
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Real time detection and response of distributed denial of service attacks for web services
Shiaeles, S. (Author), Karakos, A. S. (Supervisor), 2013Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Datasets
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DeepGuardDB: Real and Text-to-Image Synthetic Images Dataset
Reghioua, I. R. (Creator), Namani, M. Y. N. (Creator), Bendiab, G. B. (Creator), Labiod, M. A. L. (Creator) & Shiaeles, S. S. (Creator), IEEE DataPort, 10 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.21227/10ap-pk52, https://ieee-dataport.org/documents/deepguarddb-real-and-text-image-synthetic-images-dataset
Dataset
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Dataset '48,240 MALWARE SAMPLES AND BINARY VISUALISATION IMAGES FOR MACHINE LEARNING ANOMALY DETECTION'
Saridou, B. (Creator), Rose, J. (Creator), Shiaeles, S. (Creator) & Papadopoulos, B. (Creator), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2 Jul 2021
DOI: 10.21227/vs0r-8s26
Dataset
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Dataset '913 MALICIOUS NETWORK TRAFFIC PCAPS AND BINARY VISUALISATION IMAGES DATASET'.
Saridou, B. (Creator), Rose, J. (Creator), Shiaeles, S. (Creator) & Papadopoulos, B. (Creator), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2 Jul 2021
DOI: 10.21227/pda3-zy88
Dataset
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KTP - Integrating Advanced AI and Dynamic Scheduling for Optimal Large-Scale Automotive Repair Operations
Bader-El-Den, M. (PI), Song, X. (CoI), Mohasseb, A. (CoI), Golcarenarenji, G. (CoI), Canning, B. (CoI) & Shiaeles, S. (CoI)
3/03/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Innovation
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XTRUST-6G
Shiaeles, S. (PI), Kanta, K. (CoI), Khusainov, R. (CoI) & Adda, M. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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ENSURE-6G: Evolution in Security and Privacy for 6G networks
Kanta, K. (PI) & Shiaeles, S. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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LockNest: The Ultimate Fortress for Threat Containment and Cyber Protection
Shiaeles, S. (PI), Alrimy, B. (CoI), Pullinger, M. (CoI) & Farrand, L. (CoI)
1/09/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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FORESIGHT - Advanced cyber-security simulation platform for preparedness training in aviation, power-grid and naval environments
Shiaeles, S. (PI)
1/10/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Innovation
Prizes
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IEEE SMC TCHS Outstanding Service Award
Shiaeles, S. (Recipient), 27 Jul 2021
Prize: National/international honour
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Press/Media
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“Global Tech Outages Hit Airlines and Businesses Worldwide” at CNN International Europe News
19/07/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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"CrowdStrike Software update and the Global Tech Outage" at That’s TV
19/07/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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"Southern Water's data breach and the consequences to customers" at That's TV
19/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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What You Need To Know About The Apple AirTag Tracking Dangers
15/12/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Machine learning technique detects phishing sites based on markup visualization
8/09/21 → 27/10/21
2 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research cited