Dr Sarfraz Brohi

Dr. Brohi is a senior educationist in Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and a distinguished researcher in Adversarial AI, Explainable AI (XAI), UAVs, IoT and Cloud Security. He has also contributed to LLMs and Agentic AI research through one of the earliest comprehensive and insightful review papers.

Currently a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Programme Leader of MSc IT at UWE, Bristol, he has over a decade of teaching experience at top-ranked universities. Recently, he led MSc IT to achieve 100% overall satisfaction in PTES 2025, reflecting his commitment to academic excellence, inclusive pedagogy and educational leadership. He serves as an External Examiner for the University of Gloucestershire and the University of Technology, Bahrain. During his previous roles, he held significant responsibilities such as Coordinator of T&L, staff recruitment and overseeing university programme validations.

He is recognised for his research on addressing adversarial AI risks. His publication "A Research Landscape of Agentic AI and Large Language Models: Applications, Challenges and Future Directions" is among the pioneering works that analysed the intersection of Agentic AI and LLMs, presenting a structured roadmap and a novel foundation for future research. His UAVs research focuses on designing lightweight algorithms to secure drone-to-drone communications. A testament to his research excellence, he has secured grants totalling £200,315 from prestigious bodies, including the British Council and the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.

He has received multiple accolades: Best Paper Award at ICTIDS (2019), Outstanding Student Award for his MSc in Software Engineering at Staffordshire University (2010), and International Doctoral Fellowship for his PhD research on Cloud Security from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2011/12).

He has supervised and examined PhD research on IoT, UAV protocols, digital twins, blockchain variants and software fuzzing using cryptography. His supervision of over 50 Master's projects further underscores his dedication to mentoring the next generation of researchers.

He reviews for IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Elsevier Journal of Information Security and Applications, Computers in Biology and Medicine, and Computers & Security. His participation in outreach activities complements his commitment to advancing technology and education. Supported by collaborations with industry and academia, his work addresses critical challenges in technology, contributing to the development of secure and resilient solutions.