Biography

An academic with more than 20 years of experience in the tertiary education sector.  Major research achievements are as follows: a) Published two articles in Web of Science (WoS) under Scientific Reports, Nature (SCIE Q1/Q2 journal) and b) secured research grants both at National and University levels, with total funding amount of very close approximation to RM 500,000.

Major administrative/services achievements/rendered include: a) served as the founding Head of Programme for the B. Eng. In Computer Science & Technology (Hons.) program (2019 – 2024), i.e.  the longest serving Head of Programme in the School,  b) provided leadership leading to successful award of Full Accreditation by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. The Full Accreditation is awarded to  the B. Eng. in Computer Science & Technology (Hons.) program and c) provided expertise in setting up of Cybersecurity Lab for both Digital Forensics + Malware Analysis sections.

Research Interest

• Application of Machine Learning & Deep Learning in Malware Analysis and Detection.

• Novel Methods in Penetration Testing Exploit Development.

• Software Integrity Validation and Control Flow Integrity.

• Securing Embedded Systems, Cyber Physical Systems and IoT Devices.

• Application of Computer Vision in Leukaemia Classification (Image Segmentation) & Detection (Novel Computer Vision Techniques).

Educational Background

• Postgraduate Certificate in Computer Science, University of York, UK, (2021).

• B. Sc. (Hons.) Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, (2000).

• M. Sc. in Communication Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, (2004).

• Ph. D.  in Computer Systems Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, (2017).

• INDUSTRIAL/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
  Red Team Certification: Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), 2024, EC-Council.
  Blue Team Certification: Certified Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), 2025, EC-Council.

• Professional Technologist, (P. Tech.), Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT), (2018 - present). Field of Expertise: Information & Computing Technology.

• HANDS ON TRAININGS ATTENDED 

1. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISC2 , Iverson Malaysia, Oct 2025.

2. Digital Forensics Essentials (DFE), Cybersecurity Malaysia (Government Agency), Aug 2024.

3. Certified Incident Handling and Network Security Analyst (CIHNSA), Cybersecurity Malaysia (Government Agency), Oct 2024.

4. Cloud Security Foundation, Cybersecurity Malaysia (Government Agency), Oct 2024.

5. Huawei Instructor Training, Universiti Malaysia Sabah and Huawei Malaysia., July 2024.

6. MQA Compliance Audit, XMUM HR, May 2022.

7. Outcome Based Education Workshop, XMUM HR, Nov 2022

Working Experience

• Technical & Applications Support Engineer, EDEX TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD., (2001)

• Network Support Engineer, HI-RES GRAPHICS AND PERIPHERALS SDN. BHD., (2003).

• Lecturer, INFRASTRUCTURE UNIVERSITY OF KUALA LUMPUR. (2004– 2018).

• Founding Head of Programme for the B. Eng. In Computer Science & Technology (Hons.) program (2019 – 2024), XIAMEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA.

• Assistant Professor (Cybersecurity),  XIAMEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA (2018 - present).

Research Experience

• External Grants

1. Rootkit Resistant File-system based on Trusted Platform Module (TPM), MoHE - Universiti  Putra Malaysia (UPM) Research University Grant Scheme (RUGS) 2012.

2. Hardware Enforced Control Flow Integrity Framework for Securing Internet of Things (IoT) Devices based Microprocessor Architectures, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Year 2018.

3. Physical Theories of Urban Transport Networks via Transportation Data, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Year 2019.

4. Lightweight Blockchain of Things (BCoT) Architecture for Enhanced Security and Performance of Health Level Seven (HL7) IoT Network, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, Year 2021.

5. Investigating the security of lightweight authenticated encryption primitives, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), Malaysia, Year 2021.

• University Grants

1. Intelligent Urban Transport Network Management and Design, Xiamen University Malaysia Internal Grant, Cycle 2 Year 2019.

2. Cross Microprocessor Quad Directional Control Flow Integrity Framework for Securing Internet of Things (IoT) Microprocessor Level Software, Xiamen University Malaysia Internal Grant, Cycle 6 Year 2020.

3. Lightweight Blockchain of Things (BCoT) Architecture for Enhanced Security and Performance of Health Level Seven (HL7) IoT Network, Xiamen University Malaysia Internal Grant, Cycle 8 Year 2021.

4. Develop artificial-intelligence-based techniques to improve human living, Xiamen University Malaysia Internal Grant, Cycle 2 Year 2022.

Representative Publications

• Teh Jia Yew , K. b. S., Nur Izura Udzir ,Shaiful Jahari Hashim. (2010). Rootkit Resistant Filesystem based on TPM. ICCAIE 2010).

• Teh Jia Yew , K. b. S., Nur Izura Udzir ,Shaiful Jahari Hashim. (2014). Rootkit Guard (RG) - An Architecture for Rootkit Resistant File-System Implementation Based on TPM. Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 21(2), 497 – 510, WoS ESCI Q3.

• Wenyu Zhang, Burra Venkata Durg Kumar, Kelvin JA Ooi, Jia Yew, Teh, Iftekhar Salam, Mohammed Airf Sobhan Bhuiyan , An Analysis on Face Recognition using Principal Component Analysis Approach, ICIGP 2022, ACM.

• Aurangzeb Magsi, Javed Ahmed Mahar ,Abdullah Maitlo, Muneer Ahmad, Mirza Abdur Razzaq, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan & Teh Jia Yew * (corresponding author), A new hybrid algorithmfor intelligent detection of sudden decline syndrome of date palm disease, Scientific Reports (2023) 13:1538, Nature, WoS SCI Q2.

• Md Rownak Hossain, Md Sazedur Rahman, Kh Shahriya Zaman, Walid El Fezzani, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan, Chia Chao Kang, Teh Jia Yew * (joint corresponding author) & Mahdi H. Miraz., Low latency FPGA implementation of twisted Edward curve cryptography hardware accelerator over prime field, Scientific Reports (2025) 15:15097  Nature, WoS SCI Q1.

• Jun Yan Lee , Duo Wu, Xuanrui Guo, Jian Ding Tan , Teh Jia Yew * (joint corresponding author),  Zi Neng Ng, Mohammad Arif Sobhan Bhuiyan, Mahdi H. Miraz, 6G communications through sub-Terahertz CMOS power amplifiers: Design challenges and trends, Heliyon Elsevier (2025) e43393, WoS Q1.

Honors / Awards

• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)

1. CUBE ATTACK ON ROUND REDUCED GRAIN-128AEAD. Dec 2024. Notification Number: CRLY2024W08949.  IP Registered under Copyright Act 1987, Malaysia. IP Issued by Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO).

• INNOVATION COMPETITIONS - SILVER AWARDS

1. REAL-TIME SYSTEM FOR ANESTHESIA DOSAGE TO SURGICAL PATIENTS USING BIG DATA ANALYTICS, International Virtual Educational Design, Invention and Innovation Competition 2022 (iVEDIIC2022).

2. PSYCHOMATE MENTAL HEALTH MONITOR, INDUSTRIAL AND PRODUCT DESIGN, WEB INTERFACE DESIGN & PRINTING TECHNOLOGY, Asian Youth Innovation Awards 2023, Malaysia Technology Expo 2023.

• INNOVATION COMPETITIONS - BRONZE AWARDS

1. SMART PATIENT INFORMATION REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SPIRS) USING IOT), in International Innovation ARSVOT Malaysia 2022.

2. SELF-SERVICE HAIR DYE MACHINE, Category: INDUSTRIAL AND PRODUCT DESIGN, WEB INTERFACE DESIGN & PRINTING TECHNOLOGY, Asian Youth Innovation Awards 2023, Malaysia Technology Expo 2023.

3. HOW SMART SHIRTS AND TRANSFORMING HEALTH AND FITNESS INDUSTRIES, 2024 Malaysia China Youth Innovation Competition.

• BEST THESIS AWARD (UNDERGRADUATE) - EXTERNAL AWARD

1. Awarded by BRITISH PETROL MALAYSIA for FYP Project Award (Supervisee: Yee Kay Mun, Supervisor: Ts. Dr. Teh Jia Yew)

2. Thesis title: 
   Polymorphic Malware Detection with Convolutional Neural Network and Space Filing Curve Image Analysis.

• BEST THESIS AWARD (UNDERGRADUATE) - SCHOOL AWARD

1. Awarded by School of Computing & Data Science for Best FYP Project Award in Computer Science (Supervisee: Qi Zhi, Supervisor: Ts. Dr. Teh Jia Yew)

2. Thesis title:
   Malware Feature Extraction of the Alibaba Cloud Malware Dataset via Machine Learning Algorithms.

• INDUSTRY BASED CONSULATION

1. Appointed Research Advisor in Healthcare Research Work for MyHealerDoc Pvt. Ltd.  (Sep 2023 – present). Job scope includes:

   1. Providing strategic guidance and insights to research projects in the field of healthcare.

   2. Mentoring and collaborating with our research team to drive innovation and excellence.

   3. Identifying emerging trends and opportunities within the healthcare research landscape

   4. MyHealerDoc is a leading health tech organization dedicated to improving patient care and outcomes through cutting-edge research initiatives.

2. Aug 2025: Initial research collaboration talks with Mercedes-Benz Tech Malaysia a key business unit under Mercedes-Benz Malaysia focusing on delivering digital solutions and driving innovation across the Mercedes-Benz ecosystem.  I am the School’s Cybersecurity research representative.

Taught Courses (Undergraduate)

• Malware Analysis, 

• Digital Forensics and Investigation, 

• Unix Systems Programming, 

• Software Verification & Validation, 

• Data Structures & Algorithm Analysis,

• Principles of Operating Systems, 

• C and C++ Programming,

• Website Design.