Professor Paul Smith
Chair in NetworkingProfile
Professor Paul Smith’s research is concerned with the cyber security and resilience of critical networked systems, with a focus on digitalised critical infrastructures such as those found in the nuclear sector. He is interested in understanding the risks and benefits associated with digital innovation for critical infrastructures and investigating approaches to ensuring their resilience when subject to disruptions, such as cyber-attacks. He has published extensively on these issues and has taken a leading role in numerous national and international research projects. Paul is enthusiastic about knowledge exchange and, for example, collaborates extensively with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), supporting their computer security programme.
Current Teaching
SCC.439: Network and Systems Security
Selected Publications
On the Importance of Resilience Engineering for Networked Systems in a Changing World
Hutchison, D., Pezaros, D., Rak, J., Smith, P. 30/11/2023 In: IEEE Communications Magazine. 61, 11, p. 200-206. 7 p.
Journal article
Goosewolf: An Embedded Intrusion Detection System for Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers
Allison, D., McLaughlin, K., Smith, P. 31/12/2023 In: Digital Threats: Research and Practice. 4, 4, p. 1-19. 19 p.
Journal article
All Publications
On the Application of the J-value to Time-varying Scenarios in the Nuclear Context (JUNO Mini Project)
01/10/2023 → 29/02/2024
Research
Resilience for Cyber-Physical Energy Systems
01/05/2022 → 30/04/2024
Research
IAEA International Training Course on Protecting Computer Based Systems in Nuclear Security Regimes
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
International Train the Trainers Course on the Computer Security Modules of the Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre (NSTDC)
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
WINS Training Course on Cybersecurity in the Nuclear Industry
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
IAEA Regional Workshop on Conducting Computer Security Exercises for Nuclear Security
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
IAEA Regional Training Course on Computer Security for Industrial Control Systems for Nuclear Security
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
IAEA First Consultancy Meeting on Computer Security Research Activities for Small Modular Reactors
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
IAEA Fifth Consultancy Meeting on Computer Security Training Development for the Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
- SCC (Networking)