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Postgraduate Course (Programme) Leader, MSc Advanced Computer Networks

Dr. Syed Attique Shah

Dr. Shah is working as a Lecturer at the School of Computing and Digital Technology, Birmingham City University, UK, with 10+ years of experience in teaching and research. Previously worked as Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia, and also served as Associate Professor and Chairperson for the Department of Computer Science at BUITEMS, Pakistan. Received Ph.D. from Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. Served as a Visiting Scholar at the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia, University of Tokyo, Japan, and National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. Published research papers in reputable Q1 journals with an accumulative impact factor of more than 100, a citation count of over 1100 and an h‑index of 16. Presented several research papers at internationally renowned conferences. Nominated as an IEEE Senior Member. Recommended by HEC Pakistan as approved Ph.D. supervisor. Involved as Co‑PI and Project Lead in three different funded projects. A super nerd who loves big data analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), and information management. Interested in devising better problem‑solving methods for challenging tasks and learning new skills, tools and techniques.

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Contributor Brief·Dr. Syed Attique Shah · 2 articles
Updated Sep 25, 2023

IoT systems create drone delivery security risks and solutions simultaneously

Dr. Shah argues that advanced IoT networks enabling drone delivery at scale inherently contain dual-nature vulnerabilities—they simultaneously create the security gaps that threaten operations and provide the technological infrastructure to defend against those threats. This paradox means organizations cannot simply reject IoT complexity; instead, they must architect systems where defensive capabilities are embedded within the very connectivity that creates risk.

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FAA approval capability unlocking longer-distance drone shipments

“Connected delivery systems require sophisticated IoT networks that simultaneously create security gaps and provide tools to seal them.”

Drone Deliveries Face Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities (building management)

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first major carrier receiving FAA BVLOS drone approval milestone

The underlying technology making at-scale deliveries possible is itself the domain where security becomes critical.

Drone Deliveries Face Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities (industrial IoT)

Organizations cannot reject IoT complexity; they must architect embedded defensive capabilities.

Drone Deliveries Face Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities (building management)

“Advanced IoT systems are both their risk and their defense.”

Themes:IoT dual-nature security paradox in logisticsInfrastructure-embedded defense versus distributed vulnerabilityBeyond visual line of sight operational risk management

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