Dr Mohammed Al-Khalidi
Dr Mohammed Al-Khalidi
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Cyber Security
MSc Cyber Security Course Leader
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Biography
Dr Mohammed Al-Khalidi is a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security with the Department of Computing and Mathematics, Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K. He has been awarded research funding by UKRI’s Global Challenges Research Fund and other government bodies focussing on AI Security and Network Security. He has also been involved in EU projects, including POINT (awarded best Internet project by the Future Internet Assembly). His past assignments include Lecturer with the Department of Computer Science, Edge Hill University, and Research Officer with the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, UK, where he also received his PhD degree. Prior to that, he worked in industry as a Senior Core Network Engineer at several leading mobile telecommunication companies. His research interests include AI security, IoT security, Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing, Ad-Hoc Networks, and Information Centric Networks.
Interests and expertise
Academic and professional qualifications
- PhD in Electronic Systems Engineering.
- MSc in Software Engineering.
- BSc in Computer and Software Engineering.
Professional Qualifications:
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).
- Cisco Certified Information Security Specialist.
- Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA): Security Fundamentals.
Membership of professional associations
- Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE).
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
- Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS).
Projects
Awarded over £500,000 in competitive research funding as Principal/Co-Investigator for the following research projects:
1 - FarmSense - an affordable, modular Internet of Things enabled pre-harvest test and predictive analytics solution. (Principal Investigator, UKRI’s Global Challenges Research Fund AAKTP programme).
2 - Identifying Intentional Algorithmic Bias and its Effect on AI Model Behaviour. (Principal Investigator, North West Partnership for Security and Trust).
3 - The Security Gene: Discovering Embedded Commonalities within Adversarial Machine Learning. (Co-Investigator, North West Partnership for Security and Trust).
4 - Assessment of the Cyber Security Risks to Artificial Intelligence (AI). (Co-Investigator, Department for Science Innovation and Technology, Grant Thornton UK).
5 - Emerging AI technologies in Financial Services. (Co-Investigator, Jersey Finance Limited, Grant Thornton UK).
Teaching
Current Teaching:
Forensics Fundamentals, UG (Unit Leader)
Cyber Security Principles and Practices, PGT (Unit Leader)
File Systems Forensics and Analysis, UG (Unit Leader)
External Examiner Roles:
External Examiner for University of Central Lancashire MComp/BSc Cyber Security Programme.
External Examiner for BPP University BSc Digital and Technology Solutions Programme.
Current PhD Supervision:
- Tarek Ali, Project: Intelligent and Secure Mobility Management in 6G and Beyond Networks (Principal Supervisor).
- Adnan Al-Husseini, Project: Intelligent Zero Trust Security for the Internet of Drones (Principal Supervisor).
- Hayley Berry, Project: Undersea UAV Security using AI and Blockchain (First Supervisor).
- Ahmed Abdullahi, Project: Cybersecurity Framework for 6G Wireless Communication Implementation in an Intelligent Transport System (First Supervisor).
PhD External Examination:
- Rita Goel, University of Bradford, UK. Thesis Title: Addressing the Interclass Similarity Challenges in Automated Face Recognition, 2024.
- Muhsin Hassanu Saleh, University of Salford, UK. Thesis Title: Energy efficient Routing Protocols for Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Network, 2023.
- Olayinka Adeboye, University of Salford, UK. Thesis Title: DeepClean: A Robust Deep Learning Approach for Autonomous Vehicle Camera Data Privacy, 2022.
Research outputs
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Journal articles
Al-Khalidi, M., Al-Zaidi, R., Ali, T., Khan, S., Bashir, A.K. (2025) 'AI-optimized elliptic curve with Certificate-Less Digital Signature for zero trust maritime security.' Ad Hoc Networks, 166
Righi, T., Meftah, M.C.E., Laouid, A., Al-Khalidi, M., Kara, M. (2024) 'An intelligent agriculture monitoring framework for leaf disease detection using YOLOv7.' Studies In Engineering And Exact Sciences, 5(2)
Khan, J.A., Khan, M.A., Al-Khalidi, M., AlHammadi, D.A., Alasiry, A., Marzougui, M., Zhang, Y., Khan, F. (2024) 'Design of Super Resolution and Fuzzy Deep Learning Architecture for the Classification of Land Cover and Landsliding using Aerial Remote Sensing Data.' IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, pp. 1-17.
Enare Abang, J., Takruri, H., Al-Zaidi, R., Al-Khalidi, M. (2024) 'Latency performance modelling in hyperledger fabric blockchain: Challenges and directions with an IoT perspective.' Internet of Things, 26
Ali, T., Al-Khalidi, M., Al-Zaidi, R. (2024) 'Information Security Risk Assessment Methods in Cloud Computing: Comprehensive Review.' Journal of Computer Information Systems, pp. 1-28.
Al-Khalidi, M., Al-Zaidi, R., Thomos, N., Reed, M.J. (2024) 'Intelligent seamless handover in next generation networks.' IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, 70(1) pp. 1566-1579.
Hamza, A., Khan, M.A., Rehman, S.U., Al-Khalidi, M., Alzahrani, A.I., Alalwan, N., Masood, A. (2024) 'A novel bottleneck residual and self-attention fusion-assisted architecture for land use recognition in remote sensing images.' IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17pp. 2995-3009.
Medileh, S., Laouid, A., Hammoudeh, M., Kara, M., Bejaoui, T., Eleyan, A., Al-Khalidi, M. (2023) 'A Multi-Key with Partially Homomorphic Encryption Scheme for Low-End Devices Ensuring Data Integrity †.' Information, 14(5)
Lalem, F., Laouid, A., Kara, M., Al-Khalidi, M., Eleyan, A. (2023) 'A Novel Digital Signature Scheme for Advanced Asymmetric Encryption Techniques.' Applied Sciences, 13(8)
Al-Khalidi, M., Al-Zaidi, R., Hammoudeh, M. (2022) 'Network Mobility Management Challenges, Directions, and Solutions: An Architectural Perspective.' Electronics, 11(17)
Al-Khalidi, M., Al-Zaidi, R., Abubahia, A.M., Pandey, H.M., Biswas, M.I., Hammoudeh, M. (2022) 'Global IoT mobility: a path based forwarding approach.' Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 11(3) pp. 41-41.
Al-Khalidi, M., Thomos, N., Reed, M.J., Al-Naday, M.F., Trossen, D. (2018) 'Anchor Free IP Mobility.' IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 18(1) pp. 56-69.
Al-Zaidi, R., Woods, J.C., Al-Khalidi, M., Hu, H. (2018) 'Building Novel VHF-Based Wireless Sensor Networks for the Internet of Marine Things.' IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(5) pp. 2131-2144.
Al-Zaidi, R., Woods, J., Al-Khalidi, M., Hu, H. (2017) 'An IOT-enabled system for marine data acquisition and cartography.' Transactions on Networks and Communications, 5(1) pp. 53-69.
Mohsin, R.J., Woods, J., Al-Khalidi, M.Q. (2015) '(AMDC) Algorithm for wireless sensor networks in the marine environment.' International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 6(6) pp. 218-224.
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Conference papers
Veettili, S.C., Rehman, M.A.U., Khalid, W., Al-Khalidi, M., Kim, B.S. (2024) 'A Rule-Based Intrusion Detection System for NDN-Based VANETs.' 23/9/2024 - 25/9/2024. IEEE,
Ali, T., Eleyan, A., Bejaoui, T., Al-Khalidi, M. (2024) 'Lightweight Intrusion Detection System with GAN-Based Knowledge Distillation.'
Ali, T., Al-Khalidi, M., Al-Zaidi, R., Eleyan, A., Ur Rehman, M.A. (2024) 'Securing the Metaverse: A Deep Reinforcement Learning and Generative Adversarial Network Approach to Intrusion Detection.' pp. 263-268.
Laouid, A., Mostefa, K., Al-Khalidi, M., Chait, K., Hammoudeh, M., Aziz, A. (2023) 'A binary matrix-based data representation for data compression in blockchain.' 24/10/2023 - 26/10/2023. IEEE, pp. 307-314.
Abubaker, A.A., Eleyan, D., Eleyan, A., Bejaoui, T., Katuk, N., Al-Khalidi, M. (2023) 'Social engineering in social network: a systematic literature review.' 23/10/2023 - 26/10/2023. IEEE,
AliAhmad, A., Eleyan, D., Eleyan, A., Bejaoui, T., Zolkipli, M.F., Al-Khalidi, M. (2023) 'Malware detection issues, future trends and challenges: a survey.' 23/10/2023 - 26/10/2023. IEEE,
Biswas, I., Al-Khalidi, M., Atif Ur Rehman, M., Kim, B.S., Bashir, A.K. (2023) 'An analysis of multicasting optimisation mechanisms for intelligent edge computing with low-power and lossy networks.' In WS-11: Distributed and Intelligent Edge Computing for 6G Communications at IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC). Glasgow, Scotland, 26/3/2023 - 29/3/2023. IEEE,
Al-Khalidi, M., Al-Zaidi, R., Woods, J., Reed, M., Pereira, E. (2020) 'Securing marine data networks in an IoT environment.' 26/8/2019 - 28/8/2019. Younas, M., Awan, I., Hara, T. (ed.) IEEE COMPUTER SOC, pp. 125-132.
Vasilakos, X., Al-Khalidi, M., Siris, V.A., Reed, M.J., Thomos, N., Polyzos, G.C. (2017) 'Mobility-based proactive multicast for seamless mobility support in cellular network environments.' 21/8/2017 - ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY, pp. 25-30.
Al-Khalidi, M., Thomos, N., Reed, M.J., Al-Naday, M.F., Trossen, D. (2017) 'Seamless handover in IP over ICN networks: A coding approach.' In 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC). Paris, France, 21/5/2017 - 25/5/2017. IEEE,
Al-Zaidi, R., Woods, J., Al-Khalidi, M., Ali Alheeti, K.M., McDonald-Maier, K. (2017) 'Next generation marine data networks in an IoT environment.' 8/5/2017 - 11/5/2017. IEEE, pp. 50-55.
Mohsin, R.J., Woods, J., Al-Khalidi, M.Q. (2015) 'Density and mobility impact on MANET routing protocols in a maritime environment.' 28/7/2015 - 30/7/2015. IEEE, pp. 1046-1051.
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Patents
Al-Khalidi, M., Reed, M., Thomos, N., Trossen, D. Method and apparatus for performing mobility management in a network supporting an ip over information centric network architecture.