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Dr Abel Yeboah-Ofori

Associate Professor in Cyber Security
Course Leader for Cyber Security Saturday Intensive
School of Computing and Engineering
abel.yeboah-ofori@uwl.ac.uk

Dr Abel Yeboah-Ofori is an Associate Professor in Cyber Security at the University of West London, School Computing and Engineering UK. He obtained his PhD in Cyber Security. He has previously lectured at the University of East London and other universities in the last 11 years in Computer Science, Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Subject Areas.  

Abel is a consultant, Certified Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Investigations Practitioner, and Certified Prince 2 Project Management Practitioner.  

He was invited to a Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiated Conference 2013. In addition, Abel participated in Cyber Security Maturity Assessment Program with the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre, USA, Oxford University, and World Bank. He was invited to the Advisory & Review Workshop for National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy by MoC & Council of Europe (CoE) as part of GLACY+ activities and invited to a Stakeholders Strategic Management Workshop on Child Online Protection. In 2020, He was invited to present at Africa Global Intelligence and Security Institute (Afgisi). In 2021, Abel was invited by the Institute of Government and Public Policy (IGPP) UK to present at a Conference on Combatting Public Sector Fraud to prevent the Implication of the Economic Downturn. The expert panel includes the UK National Fraud Authority and the Department of Works and Pension. (Virtual Event) 

In December 2021, he organized a Conference on Cybersecurity, AI and Industry 4.0 at the University of West London. The theme of the conference was: Developing Cyber Security Competencies and expertise in the fight against Cyber Threats.  

Abel's research interest and field of expertise in Cyber Security include Cyber Physical Systems Security, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Internet of Things Security, Cyber Supply Chain Security, Cyberattack Modelling, Digital Forensics, Information Security, Cyber Physical Systems Security, Cyber Resilience and Risk, IT Law and Machine Learning. 

  • Qualifications

    BSc. Computing and Information Systems at the University of East London. UK. 

    MSc. Information Security and Computer Forensics at University of East London.  

    PgCert Higher Educations Professional Practices (HEPP) at Coventry University UK. 

    PhD in Cyber Security at University of East London, School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering (ACE) UK.  

    Certificates:  

    Cyber Security & Digital Forensics Investigations   

    Prince2 Project Management: Practitioner Certificate 

    Prince2 Project Management: Foundation Certificate 

  • Memberships

    British Computer Society (BSC)
    IEEE Spectrum
    Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (FHEA)
    International Information System Security Certification Consortium
    (ISC)2

Research

  • Research and publications

    Journal articles

    Yeboah-Ofori et al., 2022, "Cyber resilience in supply chain system security using machine learning for threat predictions", Emerald: Continuity & Resilience. Review, Vol. 4 No. 1, pp. 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1108/CRR-10-2021-0034 

    Yeboah-Ofori et al., 2021 Cyber Threat Predictive Analytics for Improving Cyber Supply Chain Security, IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 94318-94337, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3087109. 

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, S. Islam, S. W. Lee, Z. U. Shamszaman, K. Muhammad, M. Altaf, M. S. Al-Rakhami: Cyber Threat Predictive Analytics for Improving Cyber Supply Chain Security, IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 94318-94337, 2021. 

    A. Yeboah-Ofori: Classification of Malware Attacks Using Machine Learning in Decision Tree. International Journal of Security. Vol. 11 (Issue-2), Pages 10-25. 2020.  

    A. Yeboah-Ofori: Software Reliability and Quality Assurance Challenges in Cyber Physical Systems Security. International Journal of Computer Science and Security 14 (Issue (3), 115-130. 2020.

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, A. d. Brown: Digital Forensics Investigation Jurisprudence - Issues of Admissibility of Digital Evidence Journal of Forensic, Legal & Investigative Sciences. 2020.  

    A Yeboah-Ofori, N. K. Aduhene: Impact of Service Quality on Mobile Broadband Service on Consumers: A Case for Developing Economies. IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 7 Issue 7, 2020.  

    A. Yeboah-Ofori: Cyber Security Threat Analysis for Cyber Supply Chain Organizational Environment PhD Thesis 2019. 

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, S. Islam: Cyber Security Threat Modelling for Supply Chain Organizational Environments. MDPI Future Internet, 11(3), 2019. 

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, J. D. Abdulai, F. Katsriku: Cybercrime and Risk for Cyber Physical Systems: A Review. International Journal of Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics. IJCSDF. Vol. 8 No.1. Pg. 43-57.  

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, A. Brimicombe: Cyber Intelligence & OSINT: Developing Mitigation Techniques Against Cybercrime Threats on Social Media: A Systematic Review. IJCSDF, Vol. 7 No. 1. March 2018. Pages:  87 98.    

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, M. O. Aduamoah: Impact of Social Media Usage by Employees on Banking Information Security in Developing Economies. International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing. IJCSMC.  

    E. O. Yeboah-Boateng, L. P. Olou, A Yeboah-Ofori: The Implications of Switching Barriers on Subscriber Retention in Developing Economies. International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing. IJCSMC, ISSN 2320–088X, Vol. 3, Issue. 10, October 2014, pg.70 – 77.  

  • Conferences

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, H. Mouratidis, U. Ismai, S. Islam, S. Papastergiou: Cyber Supply Chain Threat Analysis and Prediction Using Machine Learning and Ontology 

    Springer Nature: AIAI 2021. IFIP International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations. Volume 627, Pages pp. 518–530. 2021.  

    Yeboah-Ofori et al., 2021. Applied Cryptography in Network Systems Security for Cyberattack Prevention, 2021 International Conference on Cyber Security and Internet of Things (ICSIoT), 2021, pp. 43-48, doi: 10.1109/ICSIoT55070.2021.00017. 

    Yeboah-Ofori et al., 2021. Cyber Supply Chain Security: A Cost Benefit Analysis Using Net Present Value, 2021 International Conference on Cyber Security and Internet of Things (ICSIoT), 2021, pp. 49-54, doi: 10.1109/ICSIoT55070.2021.00018. 

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, S. Islam, E. Yeboah-Boateng: Cyber Threat Intelligence for Improving Cyber Supply Chain Security. IEEE Xplore. International IEEE Xplore. International Conference on Cyber Security and Internet of Things. ICSIoT. 2019.  

    A Yeboah-Ofori, S Islam, A Brimicombe: Detecting Cyber Supply Chain Attacks on Cyber Physical Systems Using Bayesian Belief Network. IEEE Xplore. International Conference on Cyber Security and Internet of Things. ICSIoT 2019.  

    A Yeboah-Ofori, D Opoku-Akyea: Mitigating Cyber Supply Chain Risks in CPS Organization Landscape. IEEE Xplore. International Conference on Cyber Security and Internet of Things ICSIoT 2019.  

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, C. Boachie: Malware Attack Predictive Analytics in a Cyber Supply Chain Context Using Machine Learning. 2019. IEEE Xplore. International Conference on Cyber Security and Internet of Things. ICSIoT. 219.  

    A. Yeboah-Ofori, E. Yeboah-Boateng, H. G. Yankson: Relativism Digital Forensics Investigations Model: A Case for the Emerging Economies. IEEE Xplore. International Conference on Cyber Security and Internet of Things. ICSIoT. 2019.  

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