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Dr David Ross
Dr

David Ross

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Overview

Background

Dr David Ross, CPEng, RPEQ, MAICD, APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus), is a recognised information security expert, a director on the boards of Australian proprietary and public companies, a Founding Director and current Chair of the Cloud Security Alliance Australia, a past Chair of Standards Australia’s IT-038 Committee for Cloud Computing and Distributed Platforms, has represented Australia as Australia’s Head of Delegation to numerous international ISO/IEC standards development plenaries over the past ten years, and is a co-editor of the ISO/IEC Standard 27071:2023 “Cybersecurity — Security recommendations for establishing trusted connections between devices and services”.

David is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), Registered both nationally (NER) and in Queensland (RPEQ), with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Class I Honours in the field of Computer Science, and a PhD in Information Security.

David is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP), SABSA Chartered Practitioner in Architectural Design (SCPA) and has also been a Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor (PCI QSA) for ten years previously.

He is currently an Associate Professor with the University of Queensland’s UQ Cyber group and has previously worked as a cyber security consultant in critical infrastructure, heavy industry, utilities, finance and commercial sectors.

David has worked in the computer industry for 30 years and specifically in cyber security for over 20 years. He has particular expertise in Autonomous Vehicle Communications Security, Industrial Automation and Control System (IACS) Security, Cloud Computing Security, Wireless Network Security, the Payment Card Industry, and Public Key Infrastructures.

His consulting roles typically involve security infrastructure development and review, including co-operative and autonomous vehicles communications, enterprise architecture and industrial control systems for the resources and government sectors, as well as consulting in specialist areas of government and enterprise PKI, IoT and IACS.

David is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Chartered Member of Engineers Australia (EA), an Honorary Life Member of the Australian Information Security Association (AISA) and a Member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), as well as leading the Cloud Security Alliance Australia (CSA-AU).

Availability

Dr David Ross is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

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