Research

Ron Austin

Associate Professor

Ron has 17 years’ industrial experience working for Telewest, Energis and Cable and Wireless. He managed and built the Freeserve network before moving to Cable & Wireless where he managed the network management systems (Operational Systems Support (OSS)) for the Voice Over IP (VOIP) network.
John Higgins

Senior Lecturer

John began work as a technician apprentice in the heavy electrical systems, including nuclear power plant and high voltage distribution, then contract installation of industrial automation and controls systems. He has previously worked as an aircraft flight systems maintenance engineer (X Licensed) for 13 years then went onto...
Duncan Maidens

Senior Technologist/Lecturer

Duncan Maidens graduated from University of Newcastle upon Tyne with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1987. He started working life as BBC engineer followed by a period as a Royal Navy Instructor Officer. After returning to University and gaining an MSc in Data Telecoms and Computer Networks, Duncan...
Dr Syed Naqvi

Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and Forensics; Course Director, MSc Cyber Security

Syed joined Birmingham City University in August 2014. Previously he worked in the Forensic Technology Solutions (FTS) of PricewaterhouseCoopers Enterprise Advisory. His consultancy assignments included antitrust investigations and litigation support services for corporate disputes. He was mainly involved in the collection and...
Dr Esther Palomar

Reader in Computing

Esther Palomar is a Reader of Computing at the University’s School of Computing and Digital Technology . After graduating from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain, Esther gained employment as a computer forensic auditor at an international auditing firm, before returning to the university in 2004 to complete a PhD...
Richard Smith

Senior Lecturer

Senior lecturer delivering the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Networking Associate (CCNA) Security curriculum, IT Essentials (CompTIA A+), EMC, VMware and Citrix which provide career oriented coverage of introductory and advanced networking skills, whilst also providing opportunities for hands-on...