Dr. Omesh Anthony Fernando is a Cybersecurity and Networking Researcher at the University of Hertfordshire. He completed his BSc (Hons) studies in Applied Computing with Networks (Computer) at Sheffield Hallam University in 2015, MSc studies in Computer Networks Practice and Principles (Computer Science) at the University of Hertfordshire in 2018, and PhD studies in Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire in 2023. He has presented at leading conferences, including IEEE WCNC, MDPI, and EAI CollaborateCom, and is actively involved in developing testbeds and algorithms for securing future network infrastructures. His research interests include the intersection of 5G, B5G, 6G, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), Data Plane Programming, Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), and Deep Learning (DL) with a focus on enabling secure and intelligent future telecommunications infrastructures.