Dr Lee Speakman

School of Science, Engineering & Environment

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Lecturer in Cyber Security

Biography

24 years experience in Cyber Security and related fields, including Electronic Warfare, CNO (Computer Network Operations), CNA (…Access), and CNE (…Exploitation), of which 10 years in Defence and Intelligence, holding roles of Senior Engineer and Project and Research Leads, and 14 years in academia. Areas of expertise include software and system exploitation and security.

Areas of Research

Software and system exploitation and security, including full-stack software protection methods, and software and malware analysis.
Information Security and OT/Cyber Security.
Additional interests in quantum computing.

Areas of Supervision

Cyber Threat Intelligence,
Software Exploitation and Security,
Software and System Security,
Malware Analysis,
Software Defined Networking,
Zero Trust Networking and Systems,
Automation, and
Quantum Computation.

Teaching Qualifications and Recognitions

Teaching

PG Certificate in Learning and Teaching, since 2017, and FHEA.
Programme Leadership (PL):
2015-2021 - PL for BSc in Cybersecurity, UoC (C55)
2016-2021 - PL for MSc in Cybersecurity (Conversion), UoC (C55)
2021-2024 - PL for BSc in Computer Science with Cyber Security, the University of Salford (S03)
2021-2023 & 2024-...(curr.) - PL for MSc in Cyber Security, Threat Intelligence and Forensics, the University of Salford (S03)
Project Leadership:
2017-2021 Lead for BSc Cybersecurity Final Year projects, UoC (C55)
2016-2021 Lead for MSc Cybersecurity Projects, UoC (C55)
2021-2024 Lead for BSc Comp. Sci. with Cyber Sec. Final Year Projects, the University of Salford (S03)
2022-2024 Lead for MSc Cyber Security, Threat Intel. and Forensics Projects, the University of Salford (S03)
Taught Modules:
2015-2021 - At UoC, developed modules and taught across all levels, from Level 4 to Level 7, in areas of Cyber Security; Fundamentals, Ethical Hacking, Digital Forensics, Advanced Programming, Software Exploitation and Security, Incidence Response, etc.
2021-...(curr.) - At the University of Salford, taught modules from Level 5 to Level 7, in areas of Network Penetration Testing (L5), Malware Exploitation and Analysis (L6), Cyber Investigations (Forensics) (L6), Information Security Management (L6), Cyber Forensics (L7), Information Security in Practice (L7), Cyber Threat Intelligence (L7), and development and delivery of Software Architecture and Security (L7).
Other industrial taught courses on a ad hoc basis.

Qualifications and Recognitions

Qualifications

  • Mobile Ad hoc Networks

    2005 - 2009

  • Physics with Theoretical Physics

    1995 - 1999