Founder of Hack in The Box
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran is a Malaysian entrepreneur and cybersecurity enthusiast best known as the founder and CEO of Hack In The Box (HITB), an internationally recognized platform for cutting-edge security research and knowledge sharing. Under his leadership, HITB has grown from a small local meet-up in Kuala Lumpur (established in the early 2000s) into a global conference series held in major cities such as Amsterdam, Dubai, and Singapore.
Kannabhiran’s vision for Hack In The Box was to create a forum that promotes open knowledge exchange between security professionals, hackers, academics, and government agencies. Through keynotes, technical training sessions, and hacking contests, HITB events showcase groundbreaking research and innovative methodologies in cybersecurity.
Beyond his role at HITB, Kannabhiran is an advocate of community-driven approaches to security challenges. By connecting researchers and practitioners worldwide, he has helped foster a collaborative environment that encourages continuous learning and advancement in information security. His efforts have contributed significantly to elevating Asia’s profile in global cybersecurity research and discussion.

PhD, Head of the College at Birmingham City University
Birmingham, UK

Prof. Adel Aneiba obtained his MSc and Ph.D. degrees in mobile computing and distributed systems from Staffordshire University in 2004 and 2008, respectively.
For the past fifteen years, he has worked as a Senior Academic in many national and international universities as well as a Senior ICT Consultant for international organisations such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and several governmental organisations, where he has managed mega ICT projects primarily focused on data centre design and development, business process reengineering and capacity building.
Currently, Prof Aneiba is the Head of College of Computing and the Cyber Physical Systems Research Group Lead at Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment, Birmingham City University.
He has been successful in securing many research and enterprise grants. He is supervising several Ph.D. students on Cyber Physical Systems related projects in different application domains such as smart health, cities, and factories. His current research interests include IoT enabling technologies, data-driven networks, and digital transformation solutions.
Prof. Aneiba is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and a member of many technical committees for scientific academic conferences and journals.

PhD, Professor in Applied Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), Intelligent Autonomous Systems, Smart Cities, and Cybersecurity at Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Before joining MBZUAI, Professor Guizani served in multiple administrative positions in the USA and the Gulf region, such as the Founding Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies at QU, Chair of the ECE Department at the University of Idaho, Chair of the Computer Science Department at Western Michigan University and Professor at the University of Missouri.
He was elevated to the IEEE Fellow in 2009 for his contribution to “quality of service in broadband and ad hoc wireless networks.” He is a highly cited researcher and was listed as a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher in Computer Science in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Professor Guizani has won several research awards including the 2015 IEEE Communications Society Best Transaction Paper Award as well as four Best Paper Awards from top conferences, such as IEEE ICC and IEEE Globecom.
Professor Guizani’s research interests are in the field of applied machine learning and artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), intelligent autonomous systems, smart cities, and cybersecurity.

PhD, Associate Professor and Subject Lead of Cyber Security at Birmingham City University
Birmingham, UK

Dr. Yonghao (Leo) Wang is an esteemed academic with over 20 years of experience in the fields of Networking and Cybersecurity, with a special focus on blockchain technology and decentralised communication systems. His expertise also extends to Digital Signal Processing for multimedia, as well as Cloud and Edge computing. Additionally, Dr. Wang is engaged in the research of knowledge science, exploring how advanced information systems can enhance the acquisition and application of knowledge across various domains.
He has made contributions across various research areas, such as development of ethical and accessible blockchain technologies for inclusive finance and responsible AI, computer networking and cloud/edge computing, time-deterministic systems and low-latency networking for beyond 5G wired and wireless communication systems.
Dr. Wang also actively engages in the international standardisation community. He has contributed to numerous committees of global standardisation bodies, such as ETSI and AES standards. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications, including journal articles, conference papers, and book chapters. In addition, he has undertaken duties such as journal reviewer, guest editor, and conference chair, to contribute to the research community.

PhD, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Director of the BSc / MSc Cyber Security Programmes at Birmingham City University
Birmingham, UK

Dr. Yussuf Ahmed is a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Director of the BSc/MSci Cyber Security Programmes at Birmingham City University. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and specialises in Information Security, Cyber Assurance, Network Security, Cyber risks, and Security Governance. Yussuf is an experienced Cyber security professional with over 15 years of experience working in the industry before joining Birmingham City University and holds various industry certifications.
He holds a PhD in Cyber Security from Birmingham City University, an MSc in Information Security and Computer Forensics (Distinctions) from the University of East London and a BSc (Hons) in Computer Systems (1st Class) from the University of Northampton. His research interests are in cyber risk, Human factors of cyber security, Data Security and Privacy, Healthcare security, IoT security and Emerging tech areas.

PhD, Assistant and Associate Researcher at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and the Wireless Communication Center (WCC), University of Technology Malaysia (UTM)
Istanbul, Turkey

Ibraheem Shayea received the bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication engineering from the University of Diyala, in July 2004, and the master’s degree in communication and computer engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and electronic engineering, specializing in wireless communication systems from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in July 2010 and December 2015, respectively.
He has been an Assistant and Associate Researcher with the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, since September 2019.
He was a Researcher Fellow with ITU, between September 2018 and August 2019. He has published several scientific research journals, conference papers, and whitepapers. He is running research projects with postdoctoral researchers, Ph.D., and master’s students. His research interests include mobility management in future heterogeneous networks, mobile edge computing, machine, and deep learning, the Internet of Things, propagation of millimetre-wave, mobile broadband technology and future data traffic growth, and spectrum gap analysis.

Chairman of the Information Security Committee of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan

Graduate of the Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda Humanitarian University and the Karaganda State Technical University. He worked as the head of the Department for Control in the Field of Communications and Informatization of the Committee for Communications, Informatization and Information of the Ministry of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, deputy chairman of the Committee for State Control in the Field of Communications, Informatization and Communications of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 2014 to 2016.
Subsequently, he acted as the chairman of the Committee for Information Security of the Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and also worked as the deputy chairman of the Committee for Information Security of the Ministry of Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In April 2019, he was appointed to the position of deputy chairman of the Committee for Information Security of the Ministry of Digital Development, Defense and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In June 2020, he was appointed Chairman of the Committee for Information Security of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Chairman of the JSC "State Customs Service"
Astana, Kazakhstan

Zhunisbek Askar Rakhimbayuly has graduated Kazakh State University named after S.M. Kirov, faculty of mechanics and applied mathematics. He started his career as a teacher of mathematics and informatics at Kugaly High School of Almaty region. Over the years, he has held senior positions in the field of information protection and cybercrime prevention. Since 2013 he has been working as the First deputy director of the Republican State Enterprise «State Technical Service».
At the same time, he has a diploma of computer systems security of FAPSI, Moscow.
Zhunisbek Askar Rakhimbayuly was repeatedly encouraged with departmental and government awards, various international certificates and diplomas for the achieved positive results, he has state medal «for Distinguished Labour».

Deputy Chairman of JSC "State Technical Service"
Astana, Kazakhstan

Ulykbek Shambulov received his B.Sc. degree in Hardware and Software Engineering from Suleyman Demirel University. During his university years, he served as the President of the Student League.
He later earned his M.Sc. degree in Computer Science and Forensic Computing from Dublin University and went on to complete his Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technology at Nazarbayev University in 2020.
Ulykbek Shambulov began his successful career as an Engineer Programmer at Kazakhmys Drilling in 2013. He also worked as a security researcher at JSC State Technical Service. From 2018 to 2022, he served as a Senior IT Security Engineer at BTSDigital. Currently, he is the Vice Chairman of JSC State Technical Service.
In addition, Ulykbek Shambulov holds official certifications from well-known vendors and organizations, including Splunk, BasisTech, DefensityOne, Pluralsight, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and The SecOps Group.

Director of Information Security at Acronis
Singapore

Sergey Belov is an Information Security consultant with EXTENSIVE experience in managing security strategy, vulnerability ANALYSIS and penetration testing for corporate CLIENTS. Author of federal media.
In 2012, he took part in the final of the Defcon CTF 20 competition in Las Vegas as part of the Sibears team. Author of many articles on information security in the Hacker magazine and on the Habrahabr resource. He speaks at various conferences, including PHDays, Codefest, RIT++ and OWASP. Conducted trainings at Hack In Paris’2014, Black Hat USA’2014. He is in the halls of fame of Google, Yandex, Badoo, Wamba, Digital Ocean, Wikipedia and others for the vulnerabilities he found. Since 2017, he has been working as the head of the product security department at Mail.ru Group, including being responsible for one of the largest vulnerability reward programs: https://hackerone.com/mailru, where more than one million dollars have been paid out. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Zeronights conference report selection committee.

“Cyber ​​Grandfather”, President of the Inforus Consortium, Laureate of the Russian Academy of Sciences scholarship “Outstanding Scientist of Russia”, Author of the “Cyberded” channel on YouTube
Moscow, Russian Federation

Andrey Igorevich Masalovich, known in the online environment under the pseudonym "Cyber-Ded" (Cyber-Grandfather), is a Russian information technology expert, entrepreneur and inventor, candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, owner of several patents for algorithms and control systems, creator of the Avalanche technological platform for analyzing and manipulating big data, retired FAPSI lieutenant colonel, writer, blogger and online teacher.
He is a laureate of a few awards, the author of more than 100 printed works, the head of large business projects and the owner of several patents.
Cyber-Ded formulated his main life principle as follows: "Thinking is cool!"

Managing Director of the Regional Office of Kaspersky in Kazakhstan, Central Asia and Mongolia
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Valeriy Zubanov received his BSc degree from Kyrgyz Technical University in 2005. He later earned his MSc from the Moscow Institute of Entrepreneurship and Law, specializing in Automotive Mechanics Technology.
He previously served as the CEO of AXOFT in Kyrgyzstan before joining Kaspersky, where he worked for over eight years as Commercial Director. Since 2022, he has been the Managing Director of Kaspersky’s regional office in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, and Mongolia.
Valeriy Zubanov follows the principle:
"Forewarned means armed! Awareness of cyber risks at the management level is a crucial step in building a comprehensive information security system."

Team Lead in Eclipse Digital
Mexico City, Mexico

Daniel Chernov graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MGTU). He is a Backend Java Developer with over five years of hands-on experience, specializing in the development and optimization of complex web services, with extensive work in databases and microservices architecture.
Daniel is highly proficient in delivering high-quality, performance-optimized products that drive revenue growth and enhance user engagement.
He also holds official certifications as an AI Engineer from Huawei and as an Android Developer.

CEO of TSARKA
Astana, Kazakhstan

TSARKA is a private organization aimed at popularizing the information security sphere in Kazakhstan.
The TSARKA team has been taking first place in the international competition among the world's top hacker teams PHD StandOFF in Moscow for two years.
The WebTotem company's project (Service for monitoring and analyzing web resources for information threats) took first place in Singapore as the best business solution. The organization's main service is ethical hacking. The team is engaged in legal hacking of its clients to check their level of information security.
In his school years, he was one of the founders of the hacker team TeaM13 and one of the first Kazakhstani hacker forums thehack.kz. Half-Ironman finisher and marathon runner.
Idea fixe: development of the KazHackStan brand - the country of hackers.

CEO of MSSP Global
Astana, Kazakhstan

Dauren Salipov has over 15 years of experience in launching and leading successful IT companies across various industries, including web development, startups, and cybersecurity.
He began his career as a developer and worked his way up to becoming the founder of multiple IT ventures.
Dauren Salipov served as the Chief Commercial Officer at Zed until 2016. He then took on the role of Chief Operating Officer at Solai. From 2017 to 2024, he was the Founder of QLT LLP.
Currently, he is the Chief Executive Officer of MSSP GLOBAL.

PhD, R&D Founder and CEO tLab Technologies
Astana, Kazakhstan

PhD and Information Security Expert with over 20 years of experience. Worked as a research professor at George Mason University in the USA, where he led DARPA-funded cybersecurity projects. Authors of scientific publications cited over 140 times in the USA and Europe.
Founder of the first company in Kazakhstan developing innovative solutions in the field of cybersecurity. Developed the domestic Anti-APT system "tLab", which is used to ensure the security of the corporate infrastructure perimeter of key organizations in Kazakhstan, effectively countering complex cyber threats.

Founder of the Malware Research Laboratory at the State Technical Service of Kazakhstan, Head of Threat Research "Seven Hills of Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan

Experience - over 20 years.
Field of interest - countering targeted attacks.
Founder of the Malicious Code Research Lab (Center) at the State Technical Service.
Speaker at numerous conferences in Kazakhstan and abroad: VirusBulletin, FIRST Conference, Security Analyst Summit, KazHackStan, SOC Forum, IT Forum Samruk Kazyna.
GREM certificate holder.

Cyber Security Expert - Head of CITIZENSEC
Astana, Kazakhstan

Medet Turin is a Kazakhstani cybersecurity expert with more than ten years of experience. He is the CEO of the Spectre Security Group and the founder of the "2600 Qazaqstan" community, which unites information security specialists and enthusiasts. In his professional career, Medet has conducted more than 200 penetration tests with a success rate of 90%, trained over 500 students in courses on OSINT, cyber resilience and offline security, and returned more than 150 hacked accounts to public figures and statesmen.Medet actively shares her experience by speaking at various conferences and lectures, including events such as Go Viral, KazHackStan and DEFCON Almaty. He also participates in podcasts and interviews where he discusses current issues of cyber hygiene and information security.

SOC Analyst & Digital Forensics Expert at TSARKA
Astana, Kazakhstan

Amir Temir is a digital forensics expert with experience investigating complex cyberattacks, including APT groups. He started his career in a government organization, investigating incidents in the public sector, and later joined the leading cybersecurity company in Central Asia TSARKA Group, where he helps businesses counter cyber threats. His specialization includes RAM analysis, malware research, and rapid incident response. In the workshop, he will talk about methods for quickly identifying attacks through RAM analysis, minimizing damage, and building a defense strategy.

Co-Founder DODGER | Cybersecurity Enthusiast | Frontend Developer | MRE | Cybersecurity Researcher at MSSP.Global
Astana, Kazakhstan

She is specialist in cybersecurity and frontend development. She gave a presentation on "Malware and Cryptography" at the SOC-Forum 2023, held on November 14-15, 2023, where she highlighted important aspects of the relationship between malware and cryptography.

Ms.Aruzhan participated in many hacker cyberpolygons and CTFs, and also she motivate young female students and women to try their hand at Cybersecurity and IT.