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.

LSFWG now has a LinkedIn company page (scan or click the QR code on the right hand side). Please consider following it and recommending it to other people who may be interested in being part of or working with the learned society.

Management Group (MG)

The Chair, Vice Co-Chairs and (Co-)Chairs of LSFWG Sub-Committees (SCs, see the next section) will form the Manegement Group of LSFWG, who will oversee the overall activities of LSFWG.

• Chair: Shujun Li (University of Kent, part of London and South East University Group).
• Vice Co-Chairs: Marta F. Arroyabe (University of Essex), Carsten Maple (University of Warwick), one more to be appointed.
• CRANE rep: Lynne Coventry (Abertay University)
• More SC (Co-)Chairs will be added once appointed.

The LSFWG Management Group can be contacted via crane-lsfwg-mg@googlegroups.com.

Sub-Committees (SCs)

The following five sub-committees (SCs) have been organised for different areas of activities of LSFWG. Each member is required to join 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.

• SC1 Governance and Legal Matters: Abdullahi Arabo, Ali Kashif Bashir, Achim Brucker, Yulia Cherdantseva, Natalie Coull, Thomas Groß, Shujun Li (Acting Chair), Manuel Maarek, Charles Morisset, Muhammad Usman
• SC2 Individual Members: Mahdi Aiash, Mohammad Athar Ali, Neeranjan Chitare, Lynne Coventry (Acting Chair), Ali Jaddoa, Phil Legg, Shujun Li, Jims Marchang, Jason R.C. Nurse, Yogachandran Rahulamathavan, Iain Reid, Erika Sanchez, Huiru Zheng
• SC3 Organisational Members, Partners and Collaborators: Yussuf Ahmed, Marta F. Arroyabe (Co-Chair), Steven Furnell, Mike Just, Shujun Li, Naercio Magaia, Carsten Maple (Co-Chair), Siamak Shahandashti, Peter Trim, Elochukwu Ukwandu, Ismini Vasileiou, Dmitry Zaitsev, Shahrzad Zargari, Hua Zhong
• SC4 Marketing and IT: Panagiotis Andriotis, Marta F. Arroyabe (Acting Chair), Koorosh Aslansefat, Aisha Junejo, Shujun Li, Stavros Shiaeles, Mu Yang
• SC5 Conferences and Publications: Farhan Ahmad, Zeeshan Ahmad, Ali Safaa Sadiq Al Shakarchi, Muhammad Rizwan Asghar, Ji-Jian Chin, Tooska Dargahi, Mahmood Fazlali, Virginia Franqueira, Steven Furnell, Daniel Gardham, Deepak GC, Harsha Kalutarage, Erisa Karafili, Yang-Im Lee, Shujun Li (Acting Chair), Paulo Emílio de Vilhena, Xiaojun Zhai

All LSFWG Members (alphabetic order)

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

The call for members of LSFWG has been closed. We will re-open the application form if there are vacancies. Some SCs still welcome new members so please get in touch if you are interested in some of the SCs.

Terms of Reference (ToR)

LSFWG's terms of references (ToR) will be defined by the Management Group, considering feedback from all members of LSFWG. Once passed, it will be published here.

Last Updated/Reviewed

7 September 2026