Introduction

LSFWG (Learned Society Formation Working Group) is part of the EPSRC-funded NetworkPlus CRANE, as a special working group whose aim is to establish a new learned society for interdisciplinary cyber security research. More about LSFWG as a CRANE Working Group can be found on this page.

This web page is hosted on the Chair's personal website to help enhance operational efficiency. More stable content about LSFWG is on the CRANE website.

Chair and Vice Chair/Co-Chairs

LSFWG is chaired by Shujun Li (University of Kent).

One Vice Chair or several Vice Co-Chairs will be appointed to help the Chair coordinate activities of LSFWG.

Sub-Committees (SCs)

A number of sub-committees (SCs) will be organised for different areas of activities of LSFWG. Each member will be part of at least one SC to ensure that they can have more concrete opportunities to contribute to LSFWG. Each SC will have one chair or two co-chairs, who shall be active members of the SC. The SC (Co-)Chairs will form the management group of LSFWG.

Management Group

The Chair, Co-Chair(s) and SC (Co-)Chairs will form the Manegement Group of LSFWG, who will oversee the overall activities of LSFWG.

Members (alphabetic order)

1. Farhan Ahmad, University of Huddersfield
2. Yussuf Ahmed, Birmingham City University
3. Mahdi Aiash, Middlesex University
4. Ali Al Shakarchi, Nottingham Trent University
5. Mohammad Athar Ali, University of Buckingham
6. Panagiotis Andriotis, University of Birmingham
7. Abdullahi Arabo, University of the West of England
8. Muhammad Rizwan Asghar, University of Surrey
9. Koorosh Aslansefat, University of Hull
10. Ali Kashif Bashir, Manchester Metropolitan University
11. Achim Brucker, University of Exeter
12. Bill Buchanan OBE, Edinburgh Napier University
13. Ji-Jian Chin, University of Plymouth
14. Neeranjan Chitare, Birmingham City University
15. Natalie Coull, Abertay University
16. Lynne Coventry, Abertay University
17. Tooska Dargahi, Manchester Metropolitan University
18. Paulo Emílio de Vilhena, University of Surrey
19. Marta F. Arroyabe, University of Essex
20. Mahmood Fazlali, University of Hertfordshire
21. Virginia Franqueira, University of Kent
22. Steven Furnell, University of Nottingham
23. Daniel Gardham, University of Surrey
24. Deepak GC, Kingston University
25. Mohamed Chahine Ghanem, Keele University
26. Thomas Gross, Newcastle University
27. Ali Jaddoa, University of Roehampton
28. Vitor Jesus, Aston University
29. Aisha Junejo, Keele University
30. Mike Just, Heriot-Watt University
31. Harsha Kalutarage, Robert Gordon University
32. Erisa Karafili, University of Southampton
33. Yang-Im Lee, University of Westminster
34. Phil Legg, University of the West of England
35. Shujun Li, University of Kent (Chair)
36. Manuel Maarek, Heriot-Watt University
37. Naercio Magaia, University of Sussex
38. Carsten Maple, University of Warwick
39. Jims Marchang, Sheffield Hallam University
40. Charles Morisset, Durham University
41. Jason R.C. Nurse, University of Kent
42. Yogachandran Rahulamathavan, Loughborough University
43. Iain Reid, University of Portsmouth
44. Erika Sanchez, Anglia Ruskin University
45. Siamak Shahandashti, University of York
46. Stavros Shiaeles, University of Portsmouth
47. Peter Trim, Birkbeck, University of London
48. Elochukwu Ukwandu, Cardiff Metropolitan University
49. Muhammad Usman, Edge Hill University
50. Ismini Vasileiou, De Montfort University
51. Mu Yang, Birkbeck, University of London
52. Dmitry Zaitsev, University of Derby
53. Shahrzad Zargari, Sheffield Hallam University
54. Xiaojun Zhai, University of Essex
55. Huiru Zheng, Ulster University

The call for members of LSFWG has been closed. We will re-open the application form if there are vacancies.

Terms of Reference (ToR)

LSFWG's terms of references (ToR) will be defined by the Chair and Vice (Co-)Chair(s), considering feedback from all members of LSFWG. Once passed, it will be published here.

Last Updated/Reviewed

26 June 2026