Curriculum Vitae

DR. MUHAMMAD NUR FIRDAUS BIN SAHRAN

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Computer System & Technology
    Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
  • firdaussahran
  • 0379672507

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Firdaus Sahran is currently a senior lecturer at the Department of Computer System and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya. He received his PhD in Computer Science from Universiti Malaya in 2024. His research focuses on computer networking, specifically software-defined networking (SDN), security, and analytics, aiming to enhance the security and efficiency of modern network infrastructures. Passionate about talent development, he actively mentors students and leads initiatives that foster collaboration between academia and industry. Dr. Firdaus is a member of the IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Young Professionals, reflecting his commitment to advancing technology and research in academia and industry.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • COMMUNICATION SERVICES (INCLUDING OF BROADCASTING, POSTAL COMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELE-EDUCATION, TELEWORKING, MULTISERVICE CONVERGENCE NETWORK, XG CELLULAR NETWORK, INTERNET PROTOCOL, SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION, VOIP, TELEPORT AND TELE-HEALTH)
    Engineering, Electrical And Electronic Engineering, Communication Engineering
  • SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKING (SDN)
    Applied Science And Technology, Information And Communication Technology (ict), Next Generation Networking And Internet Of Thing (iot) Infrastructure

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING) PASS WITH HONOURS (WITH DISTINCTION), (Sistem dan Rangkaian Komputer)
    Universiti Malaya (um)
  • Doctoral Degree (PhD), (Computer Science)
    Universiti Malaya (um)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Yong, Kong Kuok; Ang, Tan Fong; Ku, Chin Soon; Sahran, Firdaus; Por, Lip Yee (2025). An Improved Method for Zero-Shot Semantic Segmentation, IEEE ACCESS. 13, 149911-149920. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3602481
  2. Sahran, Firdaus; Altarturi, Hamza H. M.; Anuar, Nor Badrul; Bouras, Christos J.; Liu, Yiming; Zhang, Zhi; Meng, Yue (2024). Exploring the Landscape of AI-SDN: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis and Future Perspectives, ELECTRONICS. 13(1). doi:10.3390/electronics13010026
  3. Sahran, Firdaus; Anuar, Nor Badrul (2023). SCALABILITY IMPROVEMENT OF ACTIVE PROBING FOR FAILURE DETECTION IN LARGE- SCALE SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKS USING COMMUNITY DETECTION ALGORITHMS, MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. 36(4)
  4. Daud, N. N., Hamid, S. H. A., Saadoon, M., Sahran, F., & Anuar, N. B. (2020). Applications of link prediction in social networks: A review. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 166, 18. doi: 10.1016/j.jnca.2020.102716
ESCI
  1. Ainin, Sulaiman; Feizollah, Ali; Anuar, Nor Badrul; Abdullah, Nor Aniza Binti; Sahran, Muhammad Nur Firdaus (2020). Examining what people tweet in relation to halal cosmetics-related topics, COGENT ARTS & HUMANITIES. 7(1). doi:10.1080/23311983.2020.1724593
Scopus
  1. Ainin S., Feizollah A., Anuar N.B., Abdullah N.A.B., Sahran M.N.F. (2020). Examining what people tweet in relation to halal cosmetics-related topics, Cogent Arts and Humanities. 7(1). doi:10.1080/23311983.2020.1724593
  2. Daud N.N., Ab Hamid S.H., Saadoon M., Sahran F., Anuar N.B. (2020). Applications of link prediction in social networks: A review, Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 166. doi:10.1016/j.jnca.2020.102716

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Computer Networks (Software-defined Networking (SDN))
  • Artificial Intelligence (Machine Learning, Large Language Models)
  • Cyber Security (AI in Cybersecurity)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2025 - 2030, Partnership Grant
    An Agentic AI Framework for Autonomous Threat Intelligence and Response Using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2024 - 2026, UNIVERSITI MALAYA RESEARCH EXCELLENCE GRANT (UMREG)
    Anomaly Detection Using Hybrid Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2025 - 2026, AI FOR MEDICINE RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME
    Menaiktaraf Um?s Data Intensive Computing Center (dicc) ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2025 - 2026, RU Geran - UMCares
    EMPOWERING ADULTS WITH CYBERSECURITY ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2025 - 2026, RU Geran - UMCares
    Digital Defender Muda ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2024 - 2025, RU Geran - UMCares
    Stay Fit, Stay Healthy: Enhancing Physical Activity Engagement Among Targeted Communities In Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  7. 2024 - 2025, RU Geran - UMCares
    Analysis of Smart Wearable Technology in Enhancing Health Among Stroke Survivors ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2025 - 2030, Private Funding
    Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Management Using The Model Context Protocol (mcp): An Agentic And Context-aware Approach To Threat Detection And Response ( Co-Researcher)
International
  1. 2025 - 2030, Private Funding
    Quality Evaluation Of A Multimodal Affective Dataset For Esl Learners: Software Engineering Perspective ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2024 - 2025,  (Guangzhou Development District International Technology)
    Research and Application of Low Resource Intelligent Speech Interaction Technology (RMB 4,500,000), Guangdong University of Technology ( Co-Researcher)
University
  1. 2025 - 2027, University Grant
    A Protocol-Driven Agentic AI for Autonomous Threat Analysis and Response ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS FOR MITIGATING CLASS IMBALANCE IN NETWORK TRAFFIC CLASSIFICATION ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2024 - 2025, RU Geran - UMCares
    Close to the Heart of Sabah?s Indigenous People Module ( Principal Investigator(PI))