Professor Jill Slay is currently the University of South Australia SmartSat Professorial Chair in Cybersecurity and researches in the SmartSat Australian Co-operative Research Centre (CRC). She has established an international research reputation in cyber security (particularly Digital Forensics, Cyber Intelligence and Cyberwarfare) and has worked in collaboration with the Australian Federal and State governments and with many industry partners.
Her current work focuses on the context of satellite cybersecurity and resilience. She has also been an Affiliate Faculty member with Professor Corey Schou at Idaho State University for nearly twenty years. She has published more than 200 outputs in... Read more
About me
Professor Jill Slay is currently the University of South Australia SmartSat Professorial Chair in Cybersecurity and researches in the SmartSat Australian Co-operative Research Centre (CRC). She has established an international research reputation in cyber security (particularly Digital Forensics, Cyber Intelligence and Cyberwarfare) and has worked in collaboration with the Australian Federal and State governments and with many industry partners.
Her current work focuses on the context of satellite cybersecurity and resilience. She has also been an Affiliate Faculty member with Professor Corey Schou at Idaho State University for nearly twenty years. She has published more than 200 outputs in information assurance, critical infrastructure protection, security and forensic computing. She has completed the supervision of 25 PhDs and many Masters and Honours theses and has been awarded over AUD 5 million in research income. She also has many years of experience of governance through University Boards and Committees and government collaboration and works closely with the Australian Defence industry and several smaller cyber security start-ups in cyber risk and resilience research, development and training.
Jill was the previous Chair of the Board of ISC2 . Other completed roles have included Chair of the Defence Employment Partnering Network Advisory Committee and a Director of the Oceania Cyber Security Centre.
Jill was in 2017-2019 Director of Cyber Resilience Initiatives for the Australian Computer Society (ACS) and led ACS work on the development of Professional Standards in Cyber Security with ISC2 and ISACA.
Jill was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to the information technology industry through contributions in the areas of forensic computer science, security, protection of infrastructure and cyber-terrorism. She a Fellow of ISC2 and the ACS, both awarded for her service to the information security industry.
About me
Fellow of International Information Security Certification Consortium ISC2
Fellow of ACS
Member of IEEE
Member of ACM
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Curtin University of Technology
Graduate Diploma of Applied Computing Central Queensland University
Graduate Diploma of Further Education and Training University of Southern Queensland
Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) University of Hertfordshire
La Trobe University: Optus Chair of Cyber Security, 2018-2020
UNSW Canberra: DIrector, Australian Centre for Cyber Security, 2014-2018
Polytechnic of Namibia: Dean of IT, 2012-2013.
UniSA: Level B to Level E, 1996 - 2012
1. Satellite Cyber Security
2. Assessing Mission Critical Aspects of Cyber Attack and Defence
3. Cyber Intrusions, Detection and Forensics
4. Computer-human interaction
5. Cyber security standards and skills
6. Cyber Dependency and Resilience of Critical Infrastructure
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
IDTC - Quantum Technologies - Dehinde Molade, SA Dept of Innovation and Skills (formerly DSD), 25/12/2023 - 03/06/2027
Smartsat P2-37 Cyber Jeopardy and Response (CY-JAR), SmartSat CRC, 06/12/2021 - 02/08/2023
SmartSat 2.14: Development of an Evil Digital Twin for LEO small satellite constellations, SmartSat CRC, 04/01/2021 - 01/07/2021
With Sean McBride and Idaho State University: Developing and Measuring Human Performance in Securing Critical Cyber-Physical Systems
With Robert Van Der Watt: Extending the Cyber Kill Chain Model for Satellite Cybersecurity
With several collaborators: Cyberworthiness
With Jordan Plotnek: Smart Grid Resilience to Cyber-Physical Terrorism / Satellite Resilience to Cyber-Physical Terrorism
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
2024 |
Open access
4
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2019 |
244
162
3
|
2015 |
2337
1550
7
|
Year | Output |
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2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2014 |
6
2
|
2011 |
13
4
|
2011 |
6
|
2009 |
8
3
|
2009 |
18
12
|
2008 |
|
2008 |
177
394
|
Year | Output |
---|---|
2024 |
Open access
9
9
1
|
2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
2024 |
Open access
4
|
2022 |
Open access
22
16
13
|
2022 |
16
10
|
2021 |
19
8
1
|
2021 |
25
17
1
|
2019 |
244
162
3
|
2017 |
Open access
145
116
|
2016 |
711
264
7
|
2016 |
2
1
|
2015 |
3
1
|
2014 |
Open access
23
10
|
2013 |
10
3
|
2013 |
Open access
26
|
2012 |
Open access
|
2012 |
Open access
|
2012 |
Open access
|
2012 |
Open access
|
2011 |
Open access
9
6
|
2011 |
Open access
|
2011 |
Open access
|
2010 |
Open access
|
2010 |
1
|
2009 |
Open access
53
36
|
2009 |
3
|
2009 |
1
|
2008 |
Open access
|
Year | Output |
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2023 |
Open access
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2023 |
Open access
3
|
2023 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2021 |
|
2021 |
|
2018 |
81
80
|
2018 |
14
|
2018 |
49
|
2018 |
10
|
2017 |
14
6
|
2017 |
18
11
1
|
2015 |
24
13
3
|
2015 |
3
2
|
2015 |
|
2015 |
Open access
1
|
2015 |
28
17
|
2015 |
155
101
|
2015 |
2337
1550
7
|
2015 |
6
1
|
2014 |
4
2
|
2014 |
61
39
|
2013 |
Open access
9
|
2013 |
18
|
2013 |
11
9
|
2012 |
2
1
|
2012 |
Open access
5
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
6
2
|
2011 |
Open access
5
|
2011 |
Open access
3
|
2010 |
3
|
2010 |
9
6
|
2010 |
4
|
2010 |
8
|
2010 |
|
2010 |
40
26
|
2009 |
18
8
|
2009 |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
16
6
|
2008 |
1
|
2008 |
8
|
2008 |
|
2008 |
Slay, J, Pavlic, T & Turnbull, BP 2008, 'Google Desktop Search Evidence Collector: The development of proof-of-concept application for the forensically sound extraction of electronic evidence from Google Desktop Search'. |
2008 |
12
|
Year | Output |
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2022 |
Plotnek, J & Slay, J 2022, Satellite cyber resilience whitepaper, SmartSat CRC, Australia.
Open access
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Research
1. Satellite Cyber Security
2. Assessing Mission Critical Aspects of Cyber Attack and Defence
3. Cyber Intrusions, Detection and Forensics
4. Computer-human interaction
5. Cyber security standards and skills
6. Cyber Dependency and Resilience of Critical Infrastructure
2015 Australian Information Security Association InfoSec Educator of the Year.
2011 Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service through contributions in the areas of forensic computer science ..
2010 Fellow International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium for service to information security industry.
2008 Fellow Australian Computer Society for service to Australian IT research and education.
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Australian Federal Police | AUSTRALIA |
BAE Systems | AUSTRALIA |
Central Police University | TAIWAN |
Cyber Security Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
Cygence | AUSTRALIA |
Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
Indian Institute Of Technology Indore | INDIA |
Khalifa University | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
La Trobe University | AUSTRALIA |
Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
Moscow State Institute of Electronic Technology | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
National Institute of Forensic Science | AUSTRALIA |
New South Wales Police | AUSTRALIA |
PT-INTI - PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia | INDONESIA |
SA Police | AUSTRALIA |
United Water Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
University of Canterbury | NEW ZEALAND |
University of Glasgow | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sofia | BULGARIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Member of the Order of Australia (AM)Order of Australia |
2011 |
2002 Adjunct Professor at Idaho State University, National Information Assurance Training and Education Center, designated National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency .
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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109687 - Towards practical and resilient satellite-based quantum key distribution for space networks | Current |
Attack-resilient CubeSat constellations | Current |
Cross-domain cyber threat intelligence for collective cyber resilience | Current |
Cyber Engineering Framework for Low Earth Orbit Satellites | Current |
Cyber mission assurance for space launch | Current |
Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) informed space architecture to improve resilience in critical infrastructure | Current |
Development of intelligent security controls for software defined networking-based space systems | Current |
Enhancing Defence Air Safety and Air Worthiness through software resilience | Current |
Enhancing the satellite cyber supply chain through cyber threat intelligence | Current |
Establishing and maintaining cyber-worthiness of critical space systems infrastructure | Current |
Quantum malware development and the defence of quantum-enabled space systems | Current |
Standardised Incident Prevention and Response for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises | Current |
A general model of forensic data recovery framework for digital CCTV systems | Completed |
A threat-driven resilience assessment framework and security ontology for space systems | Completed |
An enhanced heat transfer system for ground heat exchange in unsaturated soils | Completed |
An evidence-based cloud incident handling framework | Completed |
An evidence-based process model for windows phone 8 forensics | Completed |
An overview of selected research papers on the development of internet technology, infrastructure and security published by Ray Hunt (including co-authors) over the last 10 years | Completed |
Development of a framework for the investigation into the methods used for the electronic trafficking and concealment of child abuse material | Completed |
Exploring the relationship between member state conformance to the international civil aviation organisation's standards and safety in international civil aviation | Completed |
Forensic computing: a deterministic model for validation and verification through an ontological examination of forensic functions and processes | Completed |
ForFACTS: a forensic framework for analysis of cloud technologies and services | Completed |
Integrated tool-support for small team meetings within organisations | Completed |
Legal and policy implications of risk assessment: institutional controls and the challenge of long-term stewardship | Completed |
Money laundering and terrorism financing in virtual environments - a feasibility study | Completed |
Physical memory forensics for investigating internet-based communication technologies | Completed |
Representing arbitrary sensor observations for wireless sensor network target tracking and data fusion | Completed |
The explore, investigate and correlate (EIC) process for digital forensics information visualisation | Completed |
The extraction of electronic evidence from the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) | Completed |