Ali Padyab
Senior Lecturer in Informatics
School of Informatics
Room PA410R
Ali Padyab is an associate professor (Docent) of Cybersecurity and the program coordinator of Masters in Privacy, Information, and Cyber Security at the School of Informatics, University of Skövde. My research focuses on privacy and cybersecurity threats targeting organizations and individuals. My doctoral thesis explored how individuals' privacy attitudes concerning the secondary use of information are formed and how secondary use impacts individuals' privacy.
I have been involved in various projects focusing on developing privacy-enhancing tools and technologies (PETs) to enhance individual privacy. My other line of research concentrates on IoT privacy, information security management, cloud risk management, the challenges of managing information security when teleworking, and cyber threat intelligence aided by artificial intelligence. I am currently involved in a research project investigating cybercrime's socio-economic and technological determinants funded by VR and Cybersecurity economic models funded by MSB.
Projects
- 2012 TG4NP
- 2014 - 2015 IoTLab (Internet of Things Laboratory)
- 2014 - 2015 Mobile Shield (Real-Time Security Shield for Mobile Platforms)
- 2015 - 2016 Mobile Shield 2
- 2014 - 2017 USEMP (User Empowerment for Enhanced Online Presence Management)
- 2015 - 2017 Canvas
- 2015 - 2018 Privacy Flag
- 2018 - 2019 U4IoT (User Engagement for Large Scale Pilots in the Internet of Things)
- 2018 - 2020 UNALAB (Urban Nature Labs)
- 2023 - 2025 Cybercrimes: a longitudinal register-based study on demographic, socio-economic and technological determinants
- 2024-2029 CybEk: Cybersecurity Economic Models: A Path to Adoption
Courses
- Coordinator of Master Degree Thesis in Informatics with a Specialization in Privacy, Information and Cyber Security A1E, 30 credits
- Coordinator of Master Degree Thesis in Informatics with a Specialization in Privacy, Information and Cyber Security A1E, 15 credits
- Coordinator of Final Year Thesis in Informatics with Specialization towards Network and System Administration, 30 credits
- Information security risk management
- Information Security Management - Research
- Scientific Methods
Research
Publications
Projects
2025
Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance: 18th IFIP WG 11.12 International Symposium, HAISA 2024, Skövde, Sweden, July 9–11, 2024, Proceedings, Part I
2025. Conference paper. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72559-3_23
2024
Springer Handbook of Internet of Things
2024. Chapter in book. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39650-2_34
SN Social Sciences
2024. Article, review.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-024-00990-x
2023
Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: Theory and Applications
2023. Chapter in book. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15030-2_2
Journal of Praxis in Higher Education
2023. Article.
https://doi.org/10.47989/kpdc307
Behavior and Information Technology
2023. Article. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2021.1901990
2022
Information and Computer Security
2022. Article.
https://doi.org/10.1108/ICS-03-2021-0034
2021
Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Socio-Technical Perspective in IS Development (STPIS 2021): Virtual conference in Trento, Italy, October 11-12, 2021
2021. Conference paper.
Security and Privacy in the Internet of Things: Architectures, Techniques, and Applications
2021. Chapter in book. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119607755.ch9
Challenges
2021. Article.
https://doi.org/10.3390/challe12020030
2020
Ongoing projects
Cybersecurity Economy
Over the last decade, our society has become increasingly digital, with advancements in areas like smart cities, smart industry, and critical infrastructure. To safeguard their assets and data, organizations must prioritize cybersecurity measures. Organizations must stay vigilant, invest in cybersecurity, and adopt informed countermeasures to navigate the evolving digital landscape.
July 2024 - June 2029 InformaticsCybercrime
The Cybercrime project aims to investigate the demographic, socioeconomic, and technological dimensions of cybercrime. The overarching goal is to contribute to strengthening preventive efforts against this phenomenon and thereby reduce its negative consequences for individuals and society.
January 2023 - December 2025 Informatics