Assistant Professor
Dr. Belal Alsinglawi holds a PhD in Computer Science from Western Sydney University. He completed his Master of Science in Computing from the same university. He is currently an Assistant Professor at CTI, Zayed University, UAE. He boasts an extensive and diverse career in IT, both in academia and industry, where he has played a central role and led various research, IT industrial projects, and research and development (R&D) initiatives in Australia and internationally. He has worked and collaborated with key industrial stakeholders, government agencies, corporations, and non-profit organizations on multiple research projects and industrial R&D fellowships at Australian universities, focusing on the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity. His work involves applying cutting-edge techniques and transferring research outcomes to solve real-world problems. His extensive professional experience in IT also includes roles as an IT systems engineer and consultant for various organizations, as well as involvement in digital health and data analytics projects.
• Ph. D. in Computer Science, Western Sydney University, Australia, 2022
• M. Sc. in Computer Science, Western Sydney University, Australia, 2017
• B. Sc. in Computer Science, Al Al-Bayt University, Jordan, 2007
• Security and Privacy
• Wireless Networking and IoT
• Artificial Intelligence
• Programming and Algorithms
Research and Professional Activities
• PhD Co-supervisor, Automated Oversight of Agentic AI, Hussam Abu Karaki, Western Sydney University, 2025-Current
• Master Research Co-supervisor, Quantum Homomorphic Encryption, Gia Deng, Western Sydney University, 2024-Current
• Master Research Co-supervisor, Zero-Shot Learning for Intrusion Detection in IoT Ecosystems, Khaled Al-Shyiab, Macquarie University, 2025-Current
Research Area(s)
• Artificial Intelligence
• Internet of Things
• Security and Privacy
Professional Involvement
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Member, Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Notable Projects and Contributions
• Research Incentive Fund (RIF) Grant (PI): 294,389.97 AED, Zayed University, UAE, 2025. A Scalable Secure Data Fusion Framework for Future Smart Cities in the UAE (PI: Belal Alsinglawi, Co-PIs: Fatma OUTAY, Islam Alqudah, Izzat Alsmadi)
• Research Incentive Fund (RIF) Grant (Co-PI): 325,000 AED, Zayed University, UAE, 2024. Towards a Context Awareness Driving Assistance System (CA-DAS) in UAE (PI: Fatma OUTAY, Co-PI: Belal AlSinglawi)
• SoSCET Engagement Award, Swinburne University of Technology, 2025
• AI Australian Award, Finalist, 2024
• Western Sydney University, OPTIMIZE 21 Award, 2021
• Western Sydney to the World (WttW) Award, 2019 (10,000 AUD)
• Western Sydney University Postgraduate Research RTP Scholarship, 2018 (85,750 AUD)