2019 -- present
UK UNIVERSITY
Senior lecturer in Cyber Security
2015 -- 2018
UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON
Senior Lecturer in Information Systems and Business Computing
2014 -- 2015
TRIBAL GROUP PLC
Business Analyst
2012 – 2014
BE INFORMED (UK) LTD
Solution Architect / Pre-Sales Consultant
2009 – 2012
HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY
Knowledge Management Scientist
1986 – 2006
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
2003 – 2006
Director – Joseph Bell Centre for Forensic Statistics and Legal Reasoning
1986 – 2003
Senior Research Fellow – Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute
Doctorate:
Ph.D. by Research Publications, “Multi-Perspective Modelling for Knowledge Management and Knowledge Engineering”, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh (2007)
Masters:
Master of Science (Knowledge Based Systems), University of Edinburgh (1986).
Diploma in Legal Practice, BPP Law School (2008). Specialisations: Intellectual Property Law, Civil Litigation and Media Law.
Bachelor:
Bachelor of Science (Psychology), University of Durham (1985).
Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Huddersfield (2007). Thesis: “Do we need a law of information theft?”
Certification:
Forensic Computing: Certificate in Forensic Computing, Southeast Cybercrime Institute, USA
Business Analysis: ISEB Certification (Practitioner level) in Business Analysis Practice
Solution Architecture: ISEB Certification (Practitioner level) in System Modelling in UML
Software Development: Mendix Rapid Developer
Fellowship:
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Course Development:
I developed four modules on forensic computing and electronic evidence on an LL.M programme that was offered via distance learning by the University of Edinburgh.
I also developed two modules that were taught on both the undergraduate and Master’s programmes of the University of Edinburgh, and modules in Intelligent Systems; Introduction to Organisations; and part of a module in Information Security Management at the University of Brighton.
Teaching:
My teaching is consistently rated as good or excellent in student surveys.
Distance Learning:
I taught four modules on forensic computing and electronic evidence on an LL.M programme that was offered via distance learning by the University of Edinburgh. I also presented some of my teaching in Informatics through blended learning.
Continuing Professional Development:
I taught business training courses on various topics related to knowledge-based systems several times per year over a 10-year period. These courses were intensive courses between 2 and 5 days long.
Project supervision:
I have supervised around 30 software development projects carried out by final-year undergraduate students and Master’s students. Several of these resulted in journal publications.
I supervised four KTP Associates carrying out Knowledge Transfer Partnership projects for companies in the Brighton area.
I was Principal Investigator on the University of Edinburgh’s component of FF POIROT (Financial Fraud Prevention through Ontology Tools) from 2003-2005.
I was a Co-Investigator in the Joseph Bell Centre for Forensic Statistics and Legal Reasoning, a multidisciplinary centre between Mathematics, Law and Artificial Intelligence, funded by SHEFC’s Research Development Grant scheme. 2001-2004. Projects of the Centre include intelligent estimation of the reliability of eyewitness evidence; calculating the size of samples needed to estimate the content of a suspicious consignment; and generating scenarios to estimate the relative plausibility of homicide or suicide in crime scenes involving fatalities.
I was a Principal Investigator on “SAID (Social Aid for Interactive Developments)”, a project to develop software for the elderly accessed through digital TV, funded by the EC Framework V programme, 2001-2003.
I was the Principal Investigator on a project to develop a Master’s Training Package for Knowledge Management and Knowledge Engineering, funded by EPSRC, 2002-2003. As part of this grant, I carried out a knowledge management study of a charity for homeless people (care and retail function), and supervised development of a web-based decision support system for thyroid diagnosis and treatment.
I was a Co-Investigator on “AKT”, the Advanced Knowledge Technologies Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration, funded by EPSRC, 2000-2006 (my involvement was 2000-2002). Research by this consortium included knowledge brokers, ontology development, information retrieval, and multi-perspective knowledge modelling.
I was a Co-Investigator on “KRAKEN”, a contract awarded under the DARPA Rapid Knowledge Formation initiative, 2000-2002. AIAI were subcontractors to Cycorp, developing components for a tool that allowed experts to input knowledge directly without need for a knowledge engineer.
I was a Co-Investigator on “Air Operations Enterprise Modelling”, a project funded by the DARPA JFACC program, 1999-2001. AIAI were members of a consortium led by BBN Technologies. Our role was to develop an Air Operations Enterprise Model. AIAI also led the development of an Intelligent Adversary based on genetic algorithms and on commander-in-chief’s guidance.
I was a Co-Principal Investigator on “Knowledge Engineering Window on Europe”, a contract awarded under the DARPA High Performance Knowledge Bases (HPKB) initiative, 1997-2000. AIAI were funded directly by DARPA on this program. AIAI developed a fully declarative planner for working around ground-based obstacles, carried out knowledge acquisition with Checkmate, a military planning cell in the Pentagon, and developed a component of a system that allowed computer-based representation and reasoning with military courses of action.
I was a Co-Principal Investigator on “Web-based Decision Support for Divorce Lawyers”, funded by ESRC, 2000-2002. A two-part prototype system was developed that was capable of running over the Web to provide advice to divorce lawyers (or mediators) in Scotland.
I am a member of the programme Committee for the annual British Computer Society's SGAI conference on Artificial Intelligence.
I have reviewed papers for several journals. Recent examples:
BCMY: Sales Negotiator
Application: Sales Support
My role: Project Supervisor
Comments: Using AI to advise on prices and negotiation tactics
DSD: Data analysis for Online Wellbeing Intervention
Application: Optimising online interventions
My role: Lead Academic
Family Law Partners: Knowledge Based Support for Divorce Law
Application: supporting those facing a divorce in deciding whether they need a solicitor, and supporting solicitors in managing and mediating cases.
My role: Lead Academic
RAF Logistics Command: Expert Provisioner
Application: Procurement Decision Support Tool
My role: Project selection, definition and structuring; trainer, knowledge modeller, programmer, project manager
Comments: The Expert Provisioner is providing estimated savings of £30 million p.a. to RAF Logistics Command.
Health & Safety Laboratory: Ease for Windows
Application: Public Sector - exposure to hazardous substances
My role: Project definition, structuring, guidance and troubleshooting; supervisor, trainer, programmer, project manager
Comments: The EASE system has been distributed to over 500 businesses and regulatory authorities across Europe.
ISAT - Air campaign modelling and tool kit
Funding: DARPA Rome Laboratory Planning Initiative (ARPI)
Collaborators: ISX Corporation
My role: Project definition, project structuring, knowledge elicitor, knowledge modeller
DRA Farnborough: Search & Rescue
Application: Military & Defence - Helicopter search and rescue operations
My role: Project structuring, knowledge acquirer, knowledge modeller, chief system designer, programmer of the core reasoning component
Plastic Engineers: IMPRESS
Application: Diagnosis of contamination faults in plastic injection moulding machinery
My role: Project definition, structuring and guidance; project manager, knowledge acquirer, knowledge modeller, consultant, trainer, supervisor of system development
Hewlett-Packard: X-MATE
Application: Risk assessment - Assessing whether mortgage applicants should be accepted or referred.
My role: knowledge acquisition, knowledge modelling, programming of the rule-based component, system testing
ES2: Floorplanning Assistant
Application: VLSI design - Configuring logic blocks on a computer chip
My role: system design and development
Business Studies: Course Selector
Funding: Department of Business Studies, University of Edinburgh
Application: Timetabling & Regulations - Assisting students to select courses that conform with University regulations
My role: knowledge acquisition, knowledge modelling, system design, system development
DTI: DAPES
Application: Fault diagnosis in a corporate computer network
My role: Programming
ESSI: Catalyst
Applications: Process Control and Paint Planning
My role: Training, consultancy
Aldus: Paradigm2
Application: Page Layout Design
My role: Training, consultancy, report on CLIPS
DTI: Enterprise modelling and integration
Funding: DTI ISIP Programme
Collaborators: IBM, Lloyd's Register, Unilever
My role: occasional contributor, developer of HARDY prototype of Bid Manager demo
TOPKAT - knowledge acquisition toolkit
My role: I developed a knowledge acquisition/knowledge engineering toolkit in Hardy. It supported the use of five different knowledge acquisition tools (including simple text-to-concept translation) and the full range of CommonKADS models. It also allowed mapping between the models and acquired knowledge.
Unilever: Training in Knowledge Engineering - 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998
My role: presenter on knowledge engineering, knowledge management, and knowledge acquisition (with a focus on group knowledge acquisition). I also acted as a group co-ordinator during workshops.
Languages:
English, French (conversational), Polish (simple conversational) and German (basic).
Interests:
Active Church Member.
Other:
I was security cleared (SC) from November 2013 until November 2014.