An associate professor in Cybersecurity and AI at the University of Aberdeen, with a PhD in Information Security from Royal Holloway (2012). CEO and co-founder of Seclca, an Explainable AI assurance platform. Technology consultant at CISPA Helmholtz Center. Research focuses on user-centric security, data ownership, responsible AI, and blockchain. Developed MSc Cybersecurity and MSc AI programs at Aberdeen. Previously postdoc at Royal Holloway (5+ years), research fellow at Waikato, and senior research fellow at Edinburgh Napier. Over 20 years of combined industry and academic experience spanning Pakistan, UK, and New Zealand.