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Profiles
Professor Nathan Clarke
Deputy Head of School
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
- Information security
- Biometrics
- Computer forensics
- Computing
Email publicrelations@plymouth.ac.uk to enquire.
Biography
Biography
Nathan Clarke is a Professor of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics at the University of Plymouth. He is also an adjunct Professor at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
His research interests reside in the area of information security, biometrics, forensics and intrusion detection and has over 200 journal papers, conference papers, books, edited books, book chapters and patents.
He is the recent past Chair of the IFIP TC11.12 Working Group on the Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (2013-2019). Prof Clarke is a chartered engineer, a fellow of the British Computing Society (BCS), a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security, a senior member of the IEEE and the author of Transparent Authentication: Biometrics, RFID and Behavioural Profiling published by Springer and Computer Forensics: A Pocket Guide published by IT Governance.
- Deputy Head of School
- Professor of Cyber Security & Digital Forensics
- Adjunct Professor, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Qualifications
- PGCert Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (2005)
- PhD, "Advanced User Authentication for Mobile Devices" (2004)
- BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering (1st Class) (2001)
- EC Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
- EC Council Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)
- AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE)
Professional membership
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (FCIIS)
- Fellow of the British Computing Society (FBCS)
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
- Senior Member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (SMIEEE)
- Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Roles on external bodies
- Professional Member representative on BCS Council (2022-2025)
- Chair, IFIP TC11 Working Group 11.12 Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (2013-2019)
- Member, IFIP TC11 Working Group 11.12 on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (2010-)
- Member, IFIP TC11 Working Group 11.1 on Information Security Management
- Member, IFIP TC11 Working Group 11.6 on Identity Management
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK
- National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa
- National Research Council Canada (NRC), Canada
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal
- Technology Foundation STW, The Netherlands
- Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Belgium
- The Royal Society, United Kingdom
- European Research Council
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- Research and Innovation Foundation of Cyprus
Key publications
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Module Delivery
- COMP3011 Ethical Hacking*
- COMP3012 Digital Forensics & Malware Analysis*
- COMP5003 Ethical Hacking*
- COMP5004 Digital Forensics & Malware Analysis*
- PUSL3132 Ethical Hacking
- CNET115 Computer & Information Security*
- CNET117 Digital Forensics*
- CNET335/522 Cybercrime & Forensic Investigation*
- SOFT230 Remote Data Access Technology
- CNET221 Network Security
- CNET232/525 Systems Security*
- COMP212 Software Engineering and High Level Programming
- COMP223 High Level Programming
- CNET338/538 Security for Mobile Systems*
- CNET336/532 Cryptography & Applications*
- CNET520 Applications of Security
- CNET531 Intrusion Prevention, Detection & Response*
- SEC101 Introduction to Computer Security*
- SEC102PP Cybersecurity Essentials*
- SEC201 Digital Forensic Investigation*
- SEC104 Cybersecurity & Networks*
- SEC305/505 Digital Forensic Investigation*
- COMP1002 Cyber Security & Networks*
Staff serving as external examiners
- External Examiner, Computer Science/Cyber Security, University of the West of England (2022-2026)
- External Examiner, BSc (Hons) Cyber Security, Aston University (2021-2025)
- External Advisor for BSc Computer Science, National Commission for Further and Higher Education, Malta (June 2021)
- External Advisor for MSc in Artificial Intelligence, National Commission for Further and Higher Education, Malta (March 2020)
- External Examiner for Undergraduate Programmes in Cyber Security, Edinburgh Napier University (2016-2021)
- External Examiner for MSc in Cyber Security and Forensics, University of Westminster (2015-2019)
- External Advisor for Programme Approval of Comp Computer Forensics, Computer Security & Computer Networks, Liverpool John Moores University (December 2015)
- External Examiner for MSc in Cybersecurity and Management, University of Warwick (2012 – 2017)
- Programme Approval of MComp/BSc (Hons) Computer Security with Forensics, Sheffield Hallam University (April 2011)
- Programme Approval of BSc (Hons) Computer Forensics, Liverpool John Moores University (Beckett College) (March 2011)
- Programme Approval of MSc Computer Systems and MSc Computer Applications, University of Bedfordshire (June 2010)
- Programme Approval of MSc Web Technologies, MSc Media Technology Management and MSc Sound Engineering, Birmingham City University (May 2010)
- External Examiner for MSc Computer Applications in Accounting and MSc Computer Systems Auditing, London Metropolitan University (2009 - 2013)
- Programme Approval of BSc (Hons) Mobile Communications Technology, University of Central England (March 2007)
- External Examiner for MSc Computer Forensics & Security, University of Bedfordshire, UK (2007-2010)
- Programme Approval of BSc (Hons) Computing & Information Security, Sheffield Halam University (March 2008)
Research Degree Examiner:
- 2023, PhD, Wearable In-Ear Electroencephalography based System for Biometric Authentication, City University
- 2022, PhD, Identifying Ransomware through Statistical and Behavioural Analysis, University of Kent
- 2022, PhD, Secure PIN-Entry Method Resistant to Shoulder-Surfing and Recording Attacks, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
- 2022, DPhil Thesis, An Information Privacy-Compliance Model based upon Configurable Software Objects, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
- 2022, PhD, Optimising Flow Routing using Network Performance Analysis, University of Plymouth (Internal)
- 2021, PhD Thesis, Granular Multi-Label Network Traffic Classification using Incremental Learning and Classifer Chains, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
- 2021, PhD Thesis, Information Assurance in Saudi Healthcare Entities, University of Southampton
- 2021, PhD Thesis, A Framework for Understanding and Establishing an Effective Information Security Culture, University of Plymouth (Internal)
- 2021, PhD Thesis, Tracing Learning Environment in Java Programming Language, University of Plymouth (Internal)
- 2020, Professional Doctorate, The Professional Identity of Security Risk Intelligence Analysts in the Private Sector: An International Perspective, University of Portsmouth
- 2020. PhD Thesis, Building Cyber Defense Training Capacity, University of Plymouth (Internal)
- 2020, PhD Thesis. Continuous Authentication on Mobile Devices, City University of London
- 2020, PhD Thesis, Risk Communication Framework for Parental Control in the Digital World, University of Plymouth (Internal)
- 2019, PhD Thesis, Strengthening Password-Based Authentication, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
- 2019, PhD Thesis, Relevance Feedback Optimization for Digital Forensic Investigations, The British University in Dubai, UAE
- 2019, PhD Thesis, Advancing User Authentication and Access Management, University of Plymouth, UK (Internal)
- 2019, PhD Thesis, Towards a Standardized Attack Graph Visual Syntax, The University of Warwick, UK
- 2019, PhD Thesis, An Evaluation and Enhancement of Public Cyber Security Awareness, University of Plymouth, UK (Internal)
- 2019, PhD Thesis, Honeypot for Wireless Sensor Networks, University of Plymouth, UK (Internal)
- 2019, PhD Thesis, Social Engineering Attack Detection Model, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 2018, PhD Thesis, System Steganalysis: Implementation Vulnerabilities and Side Channel Attacks against Digital Steganography Systems, University of Kent, UK
- 2018, PhD Thesis, An Investigation Framework for the IoT Forensics, University of Southampton, UK
- 2018, PhD Thesis, Towards a framework to promote the development of secure and usable online information security applications, University of South Africa, South Africa
- 2018, PhD Thesis, A Multi-Domain Approach for Insider Threat Modelling and Security Compliance, University of Bristol, UK
- 2017, PhD Thesis, Big Data Forensic as a Service, University of South Wales
- 2017, PhD Thesis, A Novel Human Visual Psychophysics Based Approach to Distinguish Between Human Users and Computer Robots, City University
- 2017, PhD Thesis, A Method to Enhance the Accuracy of Digital Forensics in the Absence of Complete Evidence in Saudi Arabia, De Montfort University
- 2017, PhD Thesis, A Malware Analysis and Detection System for Mobile Devices, University of Malaya
- 2016, PhD Thesis, A Generic Smartphone Forensic Investigation Process Model, University Putra Malaysia
- 2016, PhD Thesis, The Role of Security and its Antecedents in E-Government Adoption, Plymouth University (Internal)
- 2016, PhD Thesis, Defending Against Network and Application Level Denial of Service Attacks, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, India
- 2016, PhD Thesis, Opportunities & Risks in Online Gaming Environments, Plymouth University (Internal)
- 2015, PhD Thesis, Techniques for Analysis & Detection of Android Malware, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, India.
- 2015, PhD Thesis, Asymmetric Encryption for Wiretap Channels, Plymouth University (Internal)
- 2015, PhD Thesis, Identifying Memory Address Disclosures, De Montfort University, UK
- 2015, PhD Thesis, Resolving Semantic Disparities in Digital Forensics, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 2015, PhD Thesis, User Controlled Identity Management Systems using Mobile Devices, Glasgow University, UK
- 2015, PhD Thesis, Secure BPMN – A Graphical Extension for BPMN 2.0 Based pm a Reference Model of Information Assurance and Security, Cardiff University, UK
- 2015, PhD Thesis, Improved Composability of Software Components through Parallel Hardware Platforms for In-Car Multimedia Systems, University of Plymouth (Internal)
- 2015, PhD Thesis, A Near-Miss Analysis Model for Improving the Forensic Investigation of Software Failures, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 2015, MTech Thesis, Guidelines to Address the Human Factor in the South African National Research and Education Network Beneficiary Institutions.
- 2015, PhD Thesis, Establishing an Information Security Awareness and Culture, Plymouth University (Internal)
- 2014, PhD Thesis, Context-Aware Attribute-Based Techniques for Data Security and Access Control in Mobile Cloud Environment, City University, UK
- 2014, DPhil Thesis, A Public Safety, Participatory Crowdsourcing Smart City Model for a Developing Country, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
- 2014, PhD Thesis, The Practical Implementation of Optimal and Pseudo-Optimal Routing Algorithms, Glyndwr University, United Kingdom
- 2014, PhD Thesis, Anonymous Authenticated Announcement Schemes in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, Royal Holloway, University of London
- 2014, PhD Thesis, Method for the Adoption of Information Technology Governance, Risk Management and Compliance in Swiss Hospitals, Plymouth University (Internal)
- 2013, MSc Thesis, Forensic Evidence Isolation in Clouds, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 2013, PhD Thesis, Digital Forensics: An Integrated Approach for the Investigation of Cyber/Computer Related Crimes, University of Bedfordshire
- 2013 Service Quality and Profit Control in Utility Computing Service Life Cycles, PhD Thesis, Plymouth University (Internal Examiner)
- 2012 The Advanced Data Acquisition Model (ADAM): A Process Model for Digital Forensic Practice, PhD Thesis, Murdoch University, Australia
- 2012 Security Usability in IT Systems, MPhil Thesis, Plymouth University (Internal Examiner)
- 2011 Behavioural Profiling in Mobile Neworks, PhD Thesis, University of Plymouth (Internal Examiner), UK
- 2010 An Investigation into Remote Transactions, PhD Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Australia
- 2010 Intrusion Detection Method using a Combination of Neural Network Algorithms, MPhil Thesis, Wessex Institute of Technology, University of Wales, UK
- 2010 Parameter Based Identification, Authentication and Authorisation Method for Mobile Devices, PhD Thesis, City University, London, UK
- 2010 An Automatic Bank System for Client Credit Rating, MPhil Thesis, Wessex Institute of Technology, University of Wales, UK
- 2009 Smartcard Architecture for Dynamic and Secure Authentication, MSc, University of Pretoria, South Africa
- 2008 Models and Methods of Information Security Risks Assessment in the Circumstances of Input Information Ambiguity, MPhil Thesis, Wessex Institute of Technology, University of Wales, UK
- 2008 Adoption of Criminal Profiling to Combat Hacking, MPhil Thesis, University of Plymouth, UK - Internal Examiner
- 2007 Establishing Information Security Culture in Australian Small and Medium Enterprises, PhD Thesis, Deakin University, Australia
- 2007 A Key Management Framework for Secure Group Communication in Wireless Mobile Environments, PhD Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
- 2006 The Effectiveness of Graphical Authentication: An Exploratory Study, PhD Thesis, Deakin University, Australia
- 2006 Ontology Modelling for the Information Sharing Process within the Labour Market, MPhil Thesis, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
- 2006 Corporate Information Risk: An Information Security Governance Framework, MTech Dissertation, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa.
Research
Research
Research interests
- Artificial Intelligence & Cyber Security
- Biometric Authentication
- Digital Forensics
- Cyber security
- Information Systems Security
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Security Management and Risk Assessment
- Security Education and Awareness
Research groups
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Completed PhD Project Supervision as Director of Studies:
- Dr Fudong Li, Intrusion Prevention and Detection for Mobile Systems (2012)
- Dr Shuhaili Talib, Personalising Information Security Education (2013)
- Dr Hataichanok Saevanee, Enhancing Authentication over a Touch Screen Interface (2014)
- Dr Sevasti Karatzouni, Non-Intrusive Continuous User Authentication for Mobile Devices (2014)
- Dr Mahmood Al Fahdi, Automated Digital Forensics & Cybercrime Profiling (2016)
- Dr Christopher Kosmas, Secure tracking system for next generation CIT products (2014)
- Dr Salam Ketab, E-Invigilator of E-Assessment (2017)
- Dr Saad Alqahtany, A Forensically-Enabled Cloud Computing Architecture (2017)
- Dr Gaseb Alotibi, Behavioural Monitoring for Network Communications (2017)
- Dr Abdulwahid Al Abdulwahid, Federated Authentication using the Cloud (Cloud Aura) (2017)
- Dr Athanassios Triantafyllidis, eLearning Web-Based Applications: Enhancing Productivity and Commercial Value (2017)
- Dr Burhan Al-Bayati, Continuous Identity Verification in Cloud Computing Services (2018)
- Dr Hussam Mohammed, Digital Forensic Analysis of Big Data (2018)
- Dr Manal Alohali, Information Security Risk Assessment for The General Public (2018)
- Dr Leith Abed, Securing Cloud Storage by Transparent Biometric Cryptography (2019)
- Dr Hiba Al-Kawaz, Forensic Facial Recognition of Multimedia Files (2019)
- Dr Hind Al-Obaidi, Transparent Authentication Utilising Gait Recognition (2019)
- Dr Timibloudi Stephen Enamamu, Bioelectrical User Authentication (2019)
- Dr Shahlaa Mashhadani, Image Forensics (2019)
- Dr Abdulrahman Alruban, Applying biometrics to digital forensics (2020)
- Dr Dany Joy, An Intelligent Network Forensic Analyzer (2020)
- Dr Fayez Alotaibi, Improving Cyber Security Management and Awareness for Home Users (2020)
- Dr Aziz Alshehri, A Privacy Enhancing Framework for Mobile Devices (2020)
- Dr Abdulaziz Altamimi, Author Identification of Text Limited Messages (2020)
- Dr Neamah Al-Naffakh, Wearable Computing and Transparent Authentication (2020)
- Dr Georgios Vranopoulos, Tackling Big Data Variety using Metadata (2022)
Completed PhD Project Supervision as Supervisor:
- Dr Shukor Razak, A Two-Tier Intrusion Detection System for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (2007)
- Dr Vassilis Dimopoulos, Effective Information Assurance with Risk Management (2007)
- Dr Gina C Tjhai, Anomaly-Based Correlation of IDS Alarms (2011)
- Dr Tarik Ibrahim, Improving Intrusion Prevention, Detection and Response (2011)
- Dr Nor Badrul Anuar Jumaat, Incident Prioritisation for Intrusion Response Systems (2012)
- Dr Garrett Smiley, Investigating the Role of Multibiometric Authentication on Professional Certification E-Examination (2013)
- Dr Witold Thaul, The support of learning processes via personal knowledge management Education (2013)
- Dr Frank Doelitzscher, Security and Privacy for Cloud Computing (2014)
- Dr Chris Hocking, Authentication Aura (2015)
- Dr Hanna Shauchenka, Marketing of virtual Universities (Atlantis University) – Application of Quantitative Analysis (2015)
- Dr Thomas Rübsamen, Privacy Protection in Cloud Computing (2016)
- Dr Mutlaq Alotaibi, User's behaviour with Organisational Information Security Policies (2017)
- Dr Saud Nejr Alotaibi, Taxonomy of Application-Based Behaviour Authentication for Mobile Security (2019)
- Dr Reem Alkanhel, Designing a usable security framework for IoT (2019)
- Dr Samah Alshathri, Energy Consumption Optimisation in Cloud Computing Data Centres (2020)
- Dr Stefan Frey, Autonomic SLA Management as a Service (2020)
- Dr Faisal Shaman, User Traffic Profiling in Computer Networks (2020)
Grants & contracts
- European Research Development Fund. EPIC 2. 2020-2023. €3.3M (Total Award: €4.1M)
- Research England Development Fund. Cyber-Ship Lab. 2019-2022: £1.682 M (Total Award: £3M)
- EU Horizon 2020. Foresight. 2019-2022: €290,000 (Total Award: €6M)
- EU Horizon 2020. Cyber-Trust. 2017-2020: €398,000 (Total Award: €3M)
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Essential 6 Ltd. 2015: £124,000
- Security Consultancy. Kernow Health Solutions. 2014: £5000
- EPSRC. Identifying and Responding to Human and Software Behaviours in a Changing Cyber Threat Landscape. 2013: £173,383 (Total Award: £1.0M)
- Teaching Fellowship Award – e-Invigilator. Plymouth University. 2012: £8100
- EU Framework 7 Grant. Centre of Excellence in Cybercrime and Forensics: 2012: £7800 (Total Award: £800k)
- EU Framework 7 Grant. Geryon. 2011: €478K (Total Award: €2.5M)
- EU Framework 7 Grant. Space Data Routers. 2010: £220,000 (Total Award: £1.6)
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Absolute Software Limited. 2010: £183,094
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership. K2 Medical Systems. 2008: £115,804.
- Teaching Fellowship Award – Peer Assessment. University of Plymouth. 2008: £4900
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Spinnaker International. 2008: £141,599
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Westland Geoprojects Limited. 2008: £109,633
- DTI Funded project into Behavioural Monitoring of Network Communications. 2007: £40,000
- End Point Compliance. Symantec.2007: £7,000
- Flexible and non-intrusive user authentication for mobile devices. EduServ Foundation. 2006: £80,390
- Knowledge Transfer Partnership. Parker Hannifin 2005: £174,000
- Subscriber Authentication via Keystroke Analysis on a mobile handset. Orange Personal Communication Services Limited. 2004. £19,814
- Biometric Terminal, Phase 1. Orange Personal Communication Services Limited. 2003: £55,000
- PC Integrity Testing. Plymouth Trading Standards. 2003-2004: £1,250
- WinCPR Software Development. SAHFOS. 2002: £4,000
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
JournalsPersonal
Personal
Reports & invited lectures
- Invited Keynote, "Big Data - Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Forensics", 13th International Conference on Cloud Computing, Data Science and Engineering, January 2023
- Invited Presentation, "Tackling Big Data in Digital Forensics", University of Wolverhampton, October 2022
- Invited Presentation, "Advancing Digital Forensics through Artificial Intelligence", The Security Conference, Las Vegas, March 2021 (Online)
- Invited Keynote, "Frictionless Authentication: The Panacea to the Problem?", 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology, Khartoum, Sudan, Jan 2020
- Invited Presentation, "Maritime Cyber Threats", Marine and Maritime Cyber Security, Plymouth, November 2019
- Invited Panel, "Cyber Security Skills: Do we know what we need?", Secure South West 13, Plymouth, October 2019
- Invited Presentation, “Is Digital Forensics a Necessity for Organisations?”, University of Nevada (Reno), May 2019
- Invited Lecturer, “Introduction to Digital Forensics”, IPICS Summer School, Lesvos, Greece, July 2018
- Invited Presentation, “Cyber Security”, Romney Street Group, Athenaeum Club, London, 6th February 2018
- Invited Briefing, House of Lords - Science and Technology Committee on Digital Forensics, 30th January 2018
- Invited Panel, “Privacy, Encryption and Hacktivism: Is your Information Safe Online?”, Chatham House – The Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, UK, September 2017
- Invited Lecturer, “Introduction to Digital Forensics”, IPICS Summer School, Corfu, Greece, June 2017
- Invited Panel, “Insider Misuse”, The Security Conference, Las Vegas, April 2017
- Invited Presentation, “Usable Authentication”, City University, March 2017
- Invited Panel, “Cybercrime, Can we Keep Up?”, Plymouth University, February 2017
- Invited Lecturer, “Introduction to Cloud Security & Forensics”, IPICS Summer School, Ghent, Belgium, July 2016
- Invited Lecturer, “Introduction to Cloud Security & Forensics”, IPICS Summer School, Lesvos, Greece, July 2015
- Invited Presentation, “Transparent & Continuous Authentication”, De Montfort University, 11th March 2015
- Invited Presentations, “Digital Forensic Challenges & Research”, ESIEA – Sciences et Technologies du Numerique, Paris, 23rd February 2015
- Invited Presentation, “Continuous Authentication”, Princess Nora University, Saudi Arabia, 27th November 2014
- Invited Presentation, “Active Authentication: The Natural Evolution”, Biometrics 2014, London, 21st October 2014
- Invited Lecturer, Digital Forensics, IPICS Summer School, Lesvos, Greece, July 2014
- Invited Scholar, University of Fort Hare, South Africa, April 2014
- Invited Presentation, “The Role of Digital Forensics within Organisations”, Secure South West, Plymouth, December 2013
- Invited Presentation, "Information Security: Impacts and Consequences", Brunel University, London, November 2010
- Invited Presentation, “Security and Privacy”, Brunel University, London, UK, November 2009
- Invited Presentation, “The Future of Biometrics in E-Learning Systems”, Biometric Consortium Conference, Florida, USA, September 2009
- Invited Presentation, "Effective User Authentication for Mobile Devices", University of Nevada, London, July 2009
- Invited Presentation, "Applications Security", University of Tunis-Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, March, 2009
- Invited Presentation, "Biometrics - No Silver Bullet", University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK, January 2009
- Invited Lecturer, IPICS Summer School, Regensburg, Germany, July 2008
- Invited Presentation, "Flexible and Transparent User Authentication for Mobile Devices", Oviedo, Spain, May 2008
- Invited Presentation, "User Authentication for Mobile Devices", University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK, March 2007
- Invited Presentation, "Biometric Authentication for Mobile Devices", Aston University, Birmingham, UK, February 2007
- Keynote Speech, The Art of Computing Technology 2006, "Biometrics: The Future of Personal Authentication", University of Technology Malaysia, March 2006
- Invited Lecturer/Scholar, University of Technology Malaysia, March/April 2006
- Keynote Speech, 11th Conference on Human Computer Interaction, "Biometrics: The Promise Versus the Practice", Oviedo, Spain, 22-24 March 2006
- Invited Lecturer/Scholar, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, August/September 2005
- Invited Lecturer, IPICS Summer School, Chios, Greece, July 2005
- Invited Lecturer, IPICS Winter School, Oulu, Finland, April 2005
Conferences organised
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2023), Kent, UK, July 2023
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2022), Lesvos, Greece, July 2022
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2021), Online, July 2021
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2020), Online, July 2020
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2019), Nicosia, Cyprus, July 2019
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2018), Glasgow, Scotland, July 2018
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2017), Adelaide, Australia, November 2017
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2016), Frankfurt, Germany, July 2016
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2015), Lesvos, Greece, July 2015
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2014), Plymouth,UK, June 2014
- Co-Chair: Workshop in Digital Forensics & Incident Analysis (WDFIA 2014), Plymouth, UK, June 2014
- Chair: Emergency Telecommunication Systems (ETS 2013) special track, Wrexham, UK, September 2013
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2013), Lisbon, Portugal, May 2013
- Co-Chair: Workshop in Digital Forensics & Incident Analysis (WDFIA 2013), Lisbon, Portugal, May 2013
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2012), Crete, Greece, June 2012
- Co-Chair: Workshop in Digital Forensics & Incident Analysis (WDFIA 2012), Crete, Greece, June 2012
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2011), Kingston University, United Kingdom
- Co-Chair: Workshop in Digital Forensics & Incident Analysis (WDFIA 2011), Kingston University, United Kingdom
- Co-Chair: Workshop on Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis (WDFIA 2010), Port Elizabeth, South Africa, May 2010.
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2010), Port Elizabeth, South Africa, May 2010.
- Co-Chair: Workshop on Digital Forensics and Incident Analysis (WDFIA 2009), Athens, Greece, June 2009.
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2009), Athens, Greece, June 2009.
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2008), Plymouth, UK, July 2008.
- Co-Chair: Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2007), Plymouth, UK, July 2007.
- Track Chair: Mobility & Security, 6th Security Conference, Las Vegas, USA, April 2007.
- Local organising committee: International Networking Conference (INC2006), Plymouth, UK, July 2006.
- Local organising committee: International Networking Conference (INC2004), Plymouth, UK, July 2004
Other academic activities
Journal Editorships/Reviewing:
Current Journal Editorships:
- Editorial Board Member, Computers & Security, Elsevier
- Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism, IGI Global
- Sub Editor, South African Computer Journal, South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists.
Previous Journal Editorships:
- Associate Editor, KIIS Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, KIIS
- Associate Editor, Security & Communication Networks, John Wiley
- Associate Editor, Communications and Computer Security, ACTA Press
- Editorial Board Member, Future Internet, MDPI Publishing.
- Editorial Board Member, Mobile Computing, World Academic Publishing
Guest Editor:
- Information & Computer Security, Vol. 29, No. 4, 2021
- Information & Computer Security, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2018
- Information & Computer Security, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2016
- Computers & Security (Special Section on Active Authentication), Vol. 39, Part B.
- Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 21, No. 1, 2013
- International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2012
- International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2011
- Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2010
- Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 18, No. 5, 2010
- Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2009
- Information Management & Computer Security, Vol. 15, No. 5, 2007
Journal Referee:
- Computer Standards and Interfaces, Elsevier
- Computers & Security, Elsevier
- EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Springer
- IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials
- IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications Special Issue on Advances in Digital Forensics for Communications and Networking
- IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, IEEE
- IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, IEEE
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics & Security, IEEE
- IET Information Security, IET
- IET Signal Processing, IET
- Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective
- Information Security Technical Report, Elsevier
- International Journal of Computer Science and Security, Computer Science Journals
- International Journal of Electronic Governance (IJEG), Inderscience
- International Journal of Information Technologies and Systems Approach, IGI Global
- International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications & Networking, IGI Global.
- International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, World Scientific.
- Internet Research, Emerald
- Journal for Information Warfare
- Information Sciences, Elsevier
- Journal of Internet Services and Applications, Springer.
- Journal of Mobile Networks & Applications, Springer
- Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier
- Journal of Systems and Software, Elsevier
Referee,
- Journal on Personal and Ubiquitous Computing: Special Issue: Security and Trust in Context-Aware Systems, Springer
- KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems
- Recent Patents in Computer Science, Bentham Science
- Security & Communication Networks, John Wiley & Sons
- The Computer Journal, Oxford Journals
Links
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