Dr. Khaled Khan is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering at Qatar University. Before this, he served Western Sydney University (Australia) as a Senior Lecturer and was the Head of postgraduate programs for several years. His research interests include human factors in cyber security, secure software engineering, cloud computing, measuring security, and trust in computer software. He has secured over US$6 million worth of external research funding.
Dr. Khan received his BS in computer science and MS in software engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He received his PhD in computer security engineering from Monash University, Australia. He has a second bachelor’s degree from the University of Dhaka. He also completed some intensive courses such as Cybersecurity Risk Management offered by Harvard University, a course on the Economics of Blockchain provided by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and another course on Blockchain technology provided by the University of California, Berkeley.
Dr. Khan was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE) from 2009 to 2017. He was also the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the IJSSE. He has published more than 100 technical papers and edited four books. Currently, he holds three U.S. patents for cybersecurity innovations. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) member.

**  Qatar University ranking **

• 2025 QS World ranking: #122
• Times Higher Education Computer Science subject ranking: #95