Tony holds a PhD in Information Systems Security from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. He is currently employed as Chair, Department of Computing and Applied Technology, College of Technological Innovation, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates. where he has oversight of department curricula. Aside from his research interests in information security (access control), Tony is an active researcher in teaching and learning as it relates to graduate cognitive/life skills required for the transition to the workplace from higher education.

He has been at Zayed University since 2004. Prior to this appointment, Tony was a Senior Lecturer (School of Software Engineering and Data Communications) at QUT, Brisbane, Australia.