Dr Wanod Kumar

Faculty: School of IT & Engineering
Position: Senior Lecturer
Contact: wkumar@mit.edu.au
Campus: Sydney

Bio

Wanod Kumar received his B.Eng. degree from Mehran University of Engineering and Technology in Jamshoro, Pakistan, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Wireless Communications from the University of Leeds, U.K. He is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the School of IT and Engineering (SITE) at the MIT Sydney Campus. He has also served as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst with the Australian government. In the past, he worked as a senior academic at Mehran University in Pakistan. His research interests include cyber security and its applications, energy-efficient wireless networks, and IoT and its applications.

Qualifications

PhD (Wireless Communications) - University of Leeds, UK
MSc (Mdern Digital and RF Communications)- University of Leeds, UK
BE (Electronic Engineering)- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan

Other Certifications:
Security Blue Team Level 1
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Comptia Security +

Teaching

  • BN103
  • BN200
  • BN106
  • MN502

Experience & Research

Academic Experience

  • Senior Lecturer (MIT -Sydney Campus) Since Nov 2024 Senior Cyber Security Analyst ( Government of Australia) Aug 2023- Oct 2024
  • Senior Lecturer (MIT -Sydney Campus) Jun 2018-Aug 2024
  • Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Lecturer, Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan (2004-2018)

Research Interests

  • Cyber Security and its Applications
  • Wireless Communications
  • IoT Applications
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

Publications

List of Wanod's Publications