Professor Nor Badrul Anuar is a distinguished academic leader and researcher with a profound track record in institutional governance, digital transformation, and cybersecurity. Following the successful completion of his tenure as the Associate Vice Chancellor (Infrastructure and Information Services) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Universiti Malaya, he also concluded a significant term as a Senate Member (2022–2025), where he chaired key committees overseeing ICT, sports, library services and infrastructure development.

Currently, he serves as a Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology and is the Director of the Centre of Research for Cyber Security & Network (CSNET). In this capacity, he spearheads excellence in cybersecurity research, supervising high-impact projects that foster innovation within the global security landscape.

Nor Badrul Anuar began his academic journey at Universiti Malaya, earning his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science in 2001 and 2003, respectively. He obtained his PhD at the Centre for Information Security & Network Research, University of Plymouth, UK 2012. After joining Universiti Malaya as a tutor in 2001, he was promoted to lecturer in 2003, senior lecturer in 2008, and associate professor in 2017. In 2022, he was promoted to full professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. In addition, he is also serving as a visiting professor at the Institute of Informatics and Computing in Energy (IICE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia.

He has supervised numerous post-doctoral fellows and research students, including twenty-two PhD and ten master's research students, in the computer network security and applications domain between 2012 and 2025. He has published extensively on computer security and applications, with his work being featured in academic journals both domestically and internationally. As of January 2025, his 171 published paper has attracted 10,900 citations and an H-index of 48, making him a highly cited scholar. He is recognised as an expert in several subject categories, including computer science, engineering, science & technology, telecommunications, and information science & library science, by Web of Science. In 2022-2025, Stanford University recognised him as one of the world's top 2% scientists. Currently, he serves on the editorial board of two journals, including the Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA), which has an impact factor of 7.574.

He has received numerous honours and recognitions throughout his illustrious career. He was honoured by Universiti Malaya for eight consecutive years, from 2012 to 2019, for his outstanding service. In 2015, he was recognised as an outstanding lecturer in science at Universiti Malaya and was awarded the university's highest honour, the Universiti Malaya Excellence Award (Anugerah Cemerlang Universiti Malaya).

His research interests are intrusion detection systems, high-speed networks, and management information systems. Specifically, he focuses on intrusion detection systems, intrusion response systems, security event management, digital forensics, and network security, as well as switching, routing, IPv6, and multicast. His current research explores network traffic classification and its applications, as well as the role of federated learning in enhancing network security.