Welcome to the IsPri UNSW Research Group

The Information Security and Privacy Research Group’s mission is to conduct advanced applied security research and devise practical solutions to address real-world information security and privacy challenges.

Description

The group’s members have an established track record of conducting research with impact and have secured major national and international research grants from both government and industry. Areas include: security of critical infrastructure; secure software systems and communication protocols; secure authentication and identity management; security of AI algorithms and systems; security and privacy by design solutions; security and privacy of social systems, and blockchain security and privacy.

Latest News

Dec 1, 2025

Congratulations to Thirasara, Erik, and Yuvin for Graduating Their PhDs 🎓

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Thirasara Ariyarathna, Dr. Erik Buchholz, and Dr. Yuvin Perera have successfully completed their doctoral studies and officially graduated from UNSW! 🎓

Their dedication, research contributions, and hard work throughout their PhD journeys have been truly exemplary. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours and look forward to seeing their continued impact in the field.

Nov 28, 2025

Welcome Gayathri!

We are welcoming Gayathri Harshila to our group. She is a research practicum student from the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka and will be with us until the end of May 2026 working with Salil and Rahat on our GuardianAgent project.

Nov 26, 2025