Staff profile - MSc. Esmeralda Kazia - Faculty of Applied Sciences and Creative Industries

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

ACADEMIC TITLE AND POSITION	MSc. / Assistant Lecturer
CURRENT ACADEMIC STATUS AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND	Master of Science (MSc) in Computer Engineering, with expertise in cybersecurity, network security, computer networks, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and data science. She has a university education in Information and Communication Technology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, where she completed her Bachelor's studies in the period 2010–2013. In 2013–2015 she pursued Master's studies in Computer Engineering at Fatih University.
POSITION	She is currently a lecturer at Barleti University (Department of Applied and Computer Sciences), where she is engaged in teaching and scientific research. At the same time, she serves as Director of Monitoring and Incident Response at the Security Operations Center (SOC/CSIRT) of the National Cyber Security Authority. She previously worked as Head of the ICT Sector at the Audiovisual Media Authority (AMA) and as an Information Technology Expert at the Barleti Institute for Research and Development.
CONTRIBUTIONS	According to her ResearchGate profile, she has 8 scientific publications and 25 citations, addressing false information detection in the Social Internet of Things (SIoT) using machine learning, smart sensor networks for Industrial IoT (IIoT), blockchain-based image encryption in IoT environments, sentiment analysis for customer relationship management, as well as the integrity of relational databases and Big Data analytics on the cloud. She is an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Cybersecurity and Information Management (JCIM). She represented Albania as part of the Albanian delegation at ITU WRC-23 in Dubai and, according to media reports, was named “Cybersecurity Woman of the World 2026” in July 2026.
ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENTAL AREAS OF INTEREST	Her main research interests include data science, data visualization and analysis, cybersecurity, network security, computer networks, cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT). Her active work includes leading cyber incident monitoring and response, membership in FIRST, participation in conferences and media appearances on cyberattacks and the use of artificial intelligence in public services.

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