Cyber Security, MSc
Swansea University
January 2025 – January 2026
Dissertation: Creating a system for secure and secret voting using smart contracts in the cryptocurrency Ethereum
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About Me
A dedicated cybersecurity professional from Kuwait with knowledge in computer forensics and digital investigation. With a strong background in information security, I specialize in protecting digital assets and investigating cyber incidents.
My goal is to help organizations strengthen their security posture and effectively respond to cyber threats through comprehensive forensic analysis and security solutions.
Activity
GitHub
TryHackMe
Projects
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Education
Computer Science, BSc
Cardiff University
September 2021 – September 2024
Dissertation: ICS honeypot system for practical collection of threat intelligence
Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture International Foundation Year
Cardiff University
January 2021 – August 2021
Student of the Year Award — Cardiff University International Study Centre
Certifications
2019
Smart Code Award
KFAS, Kuwait Robot Challenge
November 2019
C++ ProgrammingArduino Circuit BoardTeamworkRobot Programming
Verify Certificate Second Rank Award
KFAS, Kuwait Robot Challenge
November 2019
C++ ProgrammingArduino Circuit BoardTeamworkRobot Programming
Verify Certificate 2021
Student of the Year Award
Cardiff University International Study Centre
June 2021
Time ManagementAcademic ExcellenceCritical ThinkingResearch Methods
Verify Certificate 2023
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
DeepLearning.AI
February 2023
Logistic RegressionNeural NetworksDeep LearningPython
Verify Certificate 
Foundations of Cybersecurity
June 2023
Cyber Security FundamentalsRisk AssessmentInformation Security
Verify Certificate Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
June 2023
Security AwarenessThreat AssessmentSecurity Compliance
Verify Certificate Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security
June 2023
Network SecurityNetwork ProtocolsSecurity Controls
Verify Certificate 2024
Kali Linux
Board Infinity
October 2024
Penetration TestingSecurity ToolsLinux Security
Verify Certificate 
Nmap for Penetration Testing
Packt
October 2024
Network ScanningVulnerability AssessmentNetwork Discovery
Verify Certificate Security Operations Analyst Level 1
TryHackMe
October 2024
SnortCyber Threat IntelligenceTraffic AnalysisSIEMDFIR
Verify Certificate Burp Suite Unfiltered
Packt
November 2024
Web App SecurityProxy InterceptInjection Testing
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Phishing Awareness and Social Engineering Workshop
Coded
November 2024
Phishing DetectionRisk Mitigation
Verify Certificate OT Threat Hunting: Detect and Defend Workshop
Coded
November 2024
OT Network SecurityThreat Hunting
Verify Certificate 
The Malware Development Course
Maldev Academy
December 2024
Malware DevelopmentReverse Engineering
Verify Certificate 2026
Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
IBM SkillsBuild
August 2026
Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning BasicsAI Ethics
Verify Certificate 
Machine Learning with Python
freeCodeCamp
August 2026
Machine LearningPythonTensorFlowNeural Networks
Verify Certificate Hamad Abdullah
Cybersecurity Graduate | Digital Forensics & Security Research
Profile
MSc Cyber Security (Swansea) and BSc Computer Science (Cardiff) graduate specializing in digital forensics, threat intelligence, and applied security research, with dissertation work in OT/ICS honeypots and zero-knowledge blockchain voting. Open to analyst, research, or teaching-support roles.
Education
- MSc Cyber Security, Swansea University DistinctionJan 2025 – Jan 2026
- BSc Computer Science, Cardiff University 2:1Sep 2021 – Sep 2024
- International Foundation Year, Cardiff University Student of the YearJan 2021 – Aug 2021
Projects
ShellSift (Obfuscated PowerShell triage tool)
2026 - Built a FastAPI service and web UI that scores PowerShell scripts for malicious probability with a Random Forest trained on lexical and entropy features, cutting first-pass SOC triage to one paste-and-score action.
- Added SHAP explainability so each score shows the features driving it (entropy, encoded commands, suspicious cmdlets).
Zero-Knowledge Blockchain Voting System (MSc dissertation)
2025 - Designed a secret-ballot voting system on Ethereum using Solidity and zero-knowledge proofs, verified with a Hardhat test suite across multiple voter, candidate, and race scenarios, plus a MetaMask web client.
ICS Honeypot for Threat Intelligence (BSc dissertation; supervisor: Dr. Neetesh Saxena)
2024 - Deployed and evaluated ICSpot, a honeypot emulating both network and physical layers of an ICS, in an isolated virtual lab to test whether physical-layer emulation yields more actionable threat intelligence.
- Addressed a gap found in the literature review: most ICS honeypots ignore the physical processes PLCs control.
Also completed five applied ML projects (NLP and CNN classification, KNN recommendation, regression) for the freeCodeCamp Machine Learning with Python certification.
Technical Skills
- Security & Forensics
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- DFIR
- Threat hunting & intelligence
- SIEM & log analysis (Snort)
- Penetration testing (Nmap, Burp Suite, Kali)
- OT/ICS security
- Malware analysis
- Programming
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- Python
- JavaScript
- Solidity
- C++
- SQL
- scikit-learn / applied ML
- Tools
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- Linux
- Git
- FastAPI
- Docker
- Virtualized labs
- Hardhat / Ethereum tooling
- Research
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- Technical writing (two dissertations)
- Literature review
- Lab teaching and tutoring
Certifications & Awards
- Security Ops
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- SOC Analyst Level 1 (TryHackMe, 2024)
- Google Cybersecurity Specialization (Coursera, 2023)
- Offensive & Malware
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- Malware Development Course (MalDev Academy, 2024)
- OT Threat Hunting (Coded, 2024)
- Nmap & Burp Suite (Packt, 2024)
- Kali Linux (Board Infinity, 2024)
- Phishing & Social Engineering (Coded, 2024)
- AI / ML
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- Machine Learning with Python (freeCodeCamp, 2026)
- Neural Networks & Deep Learning (DeepLearning.AI, 2023)
- AI Fundamentals (IBM SkillsBuild, 2026)
- Awards
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- Smart Code Award & 2nd Rank, Kuwait Robot Challenge, KFAS (2019)