Arash Habibi Lashkari

Arash Habibi Lashkari serves as the Graduate Program Director at York University’s School of IT since January 2022 and holds multiple leadership roles in cybersecurity, including co-founder and director of the Cybersecurity Cartoon Award and founder of the Behaviour-Centric Cybersecurity Center. Concurrently, Arash contributes as an Adjunct Graduate Faculty Member at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and as an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Brunswick, where duties include leading research projects and coordinating cybersecurity initiatives. With a robust academic background, including a postdoctoral fellowship and multiple advanced degrees in cybersecurity and computer science, Arash has led various research projects funded by renowned organizations such as Lockheed Martin and the Communications Security Establishment. Additional experience includes co-founding Cydarien Security Inc. and contributing to multiple security consulting projects for municipal and corporate clients.