Scholar
Maryam Mehrnezhad
Google Scholar ID: LPqJnMMAAAAJ
Reader, Information Security Department, Royal Holloway University of London, UK
Citations & Impact
Citations
810
H-index
16
i10-index
23
Publications
20
Co-authors
17
list available
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Research has influenced international standards (e.g., W3C sensor specifications); fixed vulnerabilities in software products (e.g., Mozilla Firefox’s fix on CVE-2016-2813 and Apple’s fix on Safari in IOS 9.3, CVE-2016-1780); research featured in media such as BBC, Guardian, etc.; received multiple awards and grants including 2025-26 RHUL Open Innovation Award, 2025 Tech Academic of the Year, 2024-25 Apple Security Research Device Program winner, 2023 Top 100 Women in Engineering Awards (Safety and Security), 2022-25 Co-Investigator for UKRI EPSRC AGENCY project, 2021-23 Principal Investigator for UKRI EPSRC PETRAS CyFer project.
Research Experience
- Currently a Reader (Associate Professor) in the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway University of London; previously a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the Secure and Resilient Systems (SRS) group at Newcastle University, UK; Visiting Professor at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in 2022; tenure-track Research Fellow (Research Assistant) at Newcastle University, UK, between 2016 and 2022.
Education
- PhD in Computing Science (2013-2016, funded by Newcastle University, UK), MSc in Information Security (2008-2011), and BSc in Computer Engineering (2004-2008), all from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Iran. Attended SAMPAD High School (2000-2004).
Background
- Research interests include cybersecurity, privacy, and safety. Focusing on emerging technologies, the research aims to enhance user agency and protect vulnerable populations. The core objective is to mitigate digital vulnerabilities, empowering at-risk individuals (e.g., children and people with disabilities) through accessible, ethical, and policy-driven secure systems. Currently, a Reader (Associate Professor) in the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway University of London.
Miscellany
- Teaches an MSc module: IY5617: Usable Security and Privacy; supervises MSc projects; organizes the annual CyberMi2 Research Day; member of RHUL's Research Ethics Committee (REC) and co-director of Research at the Information Security Department at RHUL.
