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Biography
I am a Professor of Cyber Security and a Member of the UK Government’s Cyber Security Advisory Board. I am also the Computer Science Department Research Coordinator. My research expertise and interests span Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence, with focused areas on identity and access. I have led various research and knowledge exchange projects to completion, exceeding the value of £1.2m, funded by the likes of the UK’s Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), and Innovate UK. Through my research, I have developed new ways to detect security weaknesses in access control systems, intrusions in enterprise IT systems, and unauthorised access through new biometrics such as key typing patterns and fitness devices.
I have supervised 7 research degrees (4 PhD, 3 Master by Research) to completion as Director of Studies and a further 4 as second supervisor (3 PhD, 1 Master by Research). I am passionate about leading research students to success and have twice been awarded the School’s `Supervisor of the Year’ (2018-19) and the overall University `Supervisor of the Year’ in 2020. I have examined 8 PhD students at both UK and international institutions.
I am an Associate Editor for IET Intelligent Transport Systems, a frequent programme committee member for leading conferences, and a reviewer for many leading international journals.
Outside of University, I train and compete with Longwood Harriers AC
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Informatics
- Cyber crime
- Secure and forensic computing
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine Tools
- Access Control
- Planning
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Projects
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Digital Catapult EPSRC Fellowship (Researcher in Residence) Programme
1/06/17 → 31/08/17
Project: Research
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Feasibility of capturing crafts-based knowledge in an AI system to automate precision surface manufacturing
Walker, D., Petrovic, S., Longstaff, A., Pan, W., Parkinson, S., Wilson, K., Yu, G. & Li, H.
1/04/17 → 31/05/18
Project: Research
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An empirical analysis of keystroke dynamics in passwords: a longitudinal study
Parkinson, S., Khan, S., Badea, A-M., Crampton, A., Liu, P. & Xu, Q., 1 Jan 2023, In: IET Biometrics. 12, 1, p. 25-37 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Survey on Empirical Security Analysis of Access Control Systems: A Real-World Perspective
Parkinson, S. & Khan, S., 1 Jun 2023, In: ACM Computing Surveys. 55, 6, 28 p., 123.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Automated Planning to Prioritise Digital Forensics Investigation Cases Containing Indecent Images of Children
Khan, S., Parkinson, S., Roopak, M., Armitage, R., Barlow, A., Taylor, I., Sawers, M. & Reiter, D., 3 Feb 2023, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the Thirty-third International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling: (ICAPS 2023). Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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On the Variability in the Application and Measurement of Supervised Machine Learning in Cyber Security
Alshaikh, O., Parkinson, S. & Khan, S., 16 Feb 2023, Ubiquitous Security: Second International Conference, UbiSec 2022, Zhangjiajie, China, December 28–31, 2022, Revised Selected Papers. Wang, G., Choo, K-K. R., Wu, J. & Damiani, E. (eds.). 1st ed. Springer Singapore, Vol. 1768 CCIS. p. 545-555 11 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 1768 CCIS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A Case Study of Using Machine Learning Techniques for COVID-19 Diagnosis
Dinacci, M., Chen, T., Mahmud, M. & Parkinson, S., 26 Oct 2022, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Recent Applications and Developments. Chen, T., Carter, J., Mahmud, M. & Singh Khuman, A. (eds.). Springer Singapore, p. 201-213 13 p. (Brain Informatics and Health).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Transformation of cyber security/safety assurance
George Bearfield (Speaker), Richard Thomas (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Simon Parkinson (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Coen Van Gulijk (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
8 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Transformation of cyber/safety and security assessment
George Bearfield (Speaker), Richard Thomas (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Simon Parkinson (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Coen van Gulijk (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
8 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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35th Workshop of the UK Planning and Scheduling Special Interest Group
Simon Parkinson (Organiser)
Nov 2020 → Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Automated Planning for Administrating Role-Based Access Control
Simon Parkinson (Speaker), Saad Khan (Speaker) & Lukáš Chrpa (Speaker)
22 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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16th International Conference on ICT in Education, Research and Industrial Applications (Event)
Simon Parkinson (Programme Committee Member)
Jun 2020 → Oct 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Conference Peer-review
Press/Media
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Hacking just 1 in 10 cars could gridlock all of the roads in Manhattan
4/03/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment