ABOUT ME
Career Highlights
ARC Grants
3 grants (2024–25) totaling $10M, incl. $750K in industry co-funding. 2 more applications under review.
Industry Research
Delivered 8 projects, including commercial rollout of HiTrack, an industry product.
Mentorship
Guided 6 ECRs across FBL & FSE and supervised 23 HDR students to completion.
Awards & Recognition
Green Researcher of the Year (2024), Wiley Top Cited Article, Curtin Innovation Award (2021).
Education
PhD – 2006
Curtin University
Research: Digital Rights Management, Cryptography, Steganography
MIT – 2002
University of New Castle
Research: Open vs Closed Source Development
BSc – 2001
Gujarat University
Specialisation: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Experience
2019 – Present
Associate Professor & Director
Blockchain R&D Lab, Curtin University
2011 – 2018
Senior Research Fellow
Discipline of Business Information Systems, Curtin University
2008 – 2011
Head of Operations
Digital Ecosystems & Business Intelligence Institute
2007 – 2008
Research Fellow
School of Information Systems, Curtin University
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I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
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Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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COPYWRITER
I do Research. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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COPYWRITER
I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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COPYWRITER
I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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COPYWRITER
I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
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COPYWRITER
I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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COPYWRITER
I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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FUNDING
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COPYWRITER
I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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KEYNOTE ENGAGEMENTS
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COPYWRITER
I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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ACADEMIC COLLABORATIONS
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COPYWRITER
I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
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COPYWRITER
I design super cool websites. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
GAME DEV
I can design beautiful type faces for both digital and print media. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted.
MANAGEMENT
I write about web design. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
PROBLEM SOLVER
I have strong project management skills. It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content.
Work Process
DISCOVER
IDEA
DESIGN
DEVELOP
TEST
LAUNCH
Clients
Fun Fact
24 Countries Visited
72 Articles Published
20.000 Cups Of Coffee
12 Awards Won
Other Pages
portfolio
ABOUT ME
Career Highlights
ARC Grants
3 grants (2024–25) totaling $10M, incl. $750K in industry co-funding. 2 more applications under review.
Industry Research
Delivered 8 projects, including commercial rollout of HiTrack, an industry product.
Mentorship
Guided 6 ECRs across FBL & FSE and supervised 23 HDR students to completion.
Awards & Recognition
Green Researcher of the Year (2024), Wiley Top Cited Article, Curtin Innovation Award (2021).
Education
PhD – 2006
Curtin University
Research: Digital Rights Management, Cryptography, Steganography
MIT – 2002
University of New Castle
Research: Open vs Closed Source Development
BSc – 2001
Gujarat University
Specialisation: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Experience
2019 – Present
Associate Professor & Director
Blockchain R&D Lab, Curtin University
2011 – 2018
Senior Research Fellow
Discipline of Business Information Systems, Curtin University
2008 – 2011
Head of Operations
Digital Ecosystems & Business Intelligence Institute
2007 – 2008
Research Fellow
School of Information Systems, Curtin University