Kevin Curran is a Professor of Cyber Security at Ulster University. He is a senior member of the IEEE & a Fellow of the British Blockchain Association (FBBA). Prof Curran is globally recognized as a cybersecurity thought leader with numerous recognitions for public engagement on cybersecurity. He sits on the Advisory Group of the UK Cyber Security Council, UK Border Vision Advisory Group and the Northern Ireland Civil Service Cyber Leadership Board. His achievements include winning and managing UK & European Framework projects and Technology Transfer Schemes. Professor Curran has made significant contributions to advancing the knowledge and understanding of computer networks and security, evidenced by over 1000+ peer reviewed publications. Google Scholar lists his citations as 13,500 with h-index of 50 and i10-index of 186 placing him in the top 1% globally in cybersecurity.
His expertise has been acknowledged by invitations to present his work at international conferences, overseas universities and research laboratories. He was the recipient of an Engineering and Technology Board Visiting Lectureship for Exceptional Engineers and serves as an IEEE Public Visibility technical expert. He held a Royal Academy of Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship. Professor Curran’s stature and authority in the international community is demonstrated by his influence, particularly in relation to the direction of research in cybersecurity. He has chaired sessions and participated in the organising committees for international conferences. He is Emeritus Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence, He sits on numerous journal editorial boards. He has authored 15 books and is the recipient of various patents. He has served as an advisor to the British Computer Society on industry standards and is a member of various other professional bodies. He was a founding member of the UK Cybersecurity Group and a member of other UK government cybersecurity advisory boards.
He one of the most frequently interviewed computer scientists in the UK and regularly speaks to Global Media Outlets amassing over 2000+ interviews to date. He has been interviewed by Sky News, BBC, ITV, RTE, Guardian, Times, Independent, Wired, South China Morning Post, Wall Street Journal, CBC, CNN, Daily Mail, NY Times, Huffington Post, Techcrunch, Telegraph, LBC Radio & many more.
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Professor Kevin Curran – School of Computing, Engineering & Intelligent Systems at Ulster University