Dr Fendy Santoso is a Cyber-Physical Lead at the AI and Cyber Futures Institute, Charles Sturt University, Australia. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the School of Engineering and Technology, UNSW Canberra. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney and a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering from Monash University, Australia.

Dr Santoso is a leading researcher in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems, with a strong focus on UAV security, adversarial machine learning, and cyber-physical resilience. He has secured over AUD 3 million in competitive research funding, including the ARC Linkage Project on adversarial machine learning for UAVs, the CSIRO-funded ‘AgriTwins’ project on cyber-secure digital twins for agriculture, and multiple defence-related projects. His research has been widely published in top-tier IEEE Transactions journals.

An active contributor to the academic and professional community, Dr Santoso is a Senior Member of IEEE. He frequently reviews research grant proposals for the Australian Research Council (ARC) and serves as a technical program chair and reviewer for prestigious conferences.

Beyond academia, Dr Santoso is engaged in industry collaborations with defence organisations, including the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Centre. 

Dr Santoso's contributions to research and education have been recognised through multiple awards, including the Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Early Career Travel Fellowship from the University of Wollongong. His work continues to shape the future of cybersecurity and AI applications in critical infrastructure and autonomous systems.