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Basics
| Name | Phil Legg |
| Phil.Legg@uwe.ac.uk | |
| Phone | 0117 32 82880 |
| Url | https://pa-legg.github.io |
| Summary | A Computer Scientist by trade, and a tech enthusiast for as far back as I can remember (since getting my hands on a BBC Micro B and my Dad's subscription to the Micro User magazine...!) |
Work
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2022.01 - Present Professor of Cyber Security
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
School of Computing and Creative Technologies
- Full Professor in Cyber Security in recognition of 'Advancing Teaching and Learning' (primary domain) and for 'Research with Impact' (secondary domain).
- Co-Director of UWEcyber 'Gold' NCSC Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Education (ACE-CSE) (2020-present) that brings together teaching, research, outreach and knowledge exchange in Cyber Security, with a multi-disciplinary perspective involving staff across the entire University, a regional network of educators, and a regular guest speaker seminar series that has attracted presenters from across the globe.
- Former Programme Leader of the NCSC-Certified MSc Cyber Security (2018-2024), having grown the programme from its initial run of 13 students to as many as 150 students across two intakes in an academic year, and achieving a PTES overall student satisfaction score of 92% (2024).
- Programme Leadership Team for BSc Cyber Security and Digital Forensics (2024-), with a focus on industry partnership through guest speakers and industry collaboration with teaching.
- Cyber Security Research Theme Lead for the Computer Science Research Centre (2019-present), supporting academic staff and PhD researchers to develop cyber security research across infrastructure security, software security, AI/data security, and cyber crime domains.
- Experienced in attracting successful research grant income with over £2.1M directed awarded from external funding sources, and over £3.7M in total (see projects page for futher details).
- Published over 70 academic articles in high-quality journals and conference venues (see publications page for further details).
- Experience of supervising PhD students to completion, as well as hosting post-doctoral research fellows (see projects page for further details).
- Experience of leading outreach initiatives and upskilling educators and industry professionals in cyber security (see teaching page for further details).
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2018.09 - 2022.01 Associate Professor of Cyber Security
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
Computer Science and Creative Technologies
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2015.02 - 2018.09 Senior Lecturer in Computer Science
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
Computer Science and Creative Technologies
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2013.03 - 2015.02 Post-Doctoral Research Associate
University of Oxford
Cyber Security Centre, Department of Computer Science
- Research project: 'Corporate Insider Threat Detection (CITD)' funded by the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI).
- Lectureship post at St. Catherine College, teaching Computer Graphics.
- Lectureship post at Worcester College, tutoring International students in Computer Graphics
- Teaching at the Department of Computer Science includes classes for the Visual Analytics postgraduate course, and both tutorials and practical labs for the Computer Graphics course.
- Supervision of postgraduate projects in the Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security
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2010.07 - 2013.03 Post-Doctoral Research Assistant
Swansea University
Department of Computer Science
- Research project: 'Sports Video Visualization' funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
- Guest lecturer on iOS Software Development and Sports Video Visualisation
- 'Inspirational Speaker' and iOS Schools Workshop Lead for Technocamps Wales.
- Supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate projects.
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2010.05 - 2015.02 Software Developer
Freelance
- Desktop and Mobile (iOS, Android, Blackberry) development.
- Over 40,000 paid downloads on the iOS App Store worldwide since July 2011, with Tide Times being recognised in the Stuff magazine '200 best apps of all time', and also achieving #1 in the 'Top Paid Weather' category (Summer 2011).
- PocketCoder used by top sports clubs worldwide including Manchester United FC, Welsh Rugby Union, Ireland RFU, Barnsley FC, Bolton FC, QPR, and the Football Association.
- Desktop software includes collaborative development with University Hospital Wales and NHS, producing a 3D stereoscopic imaging system for ophthalmic clinical assessment based on PhD research.
- Proficient in variety of development languages: Python, Javascript, Java, C++, C#, Objective-C, Swift.
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2010.04 - 2015.07 Software Developer
Cardiff University
Development of research-led Android mobile application, GeoCaption.
Education
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2015.10 - 2016.07 Bristol, UK
Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning for Higher Education (PGCert)
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
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2006.10 - 2010.03 Cardiff, UK
PhD Computer Science
Cardiff University
- Multi-modal Retinal Imaging: Improving Accuracy and Efficiency of Image Registration using Mutual Information
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2003.10 - 2006.07 Cardiff, UK
BSc Computer Science
Cardiff University
- Final Year Project: Chinese Checkers Multi-player Internet Game with AI opponent
Certificates
| CompTIA SecurityX CAS-005 | ||
| CompTIA | 2024-07-16 |
| Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec) Full Member | ||
| CIISec | 2022-10-20 |
| CompTIA PenTest+ PT0-002 | ||
| CompTIA | 2021-05-07 |
| Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals SC-900 | ||
| Microsoft | 2021-04-20 |
| Azure Data Fundamentals DP-900 | ||
| Microsoft | 2021-03-16 |
| Azure AI Fundamentals AI-900 | ||
| Microsoft | 2021-02-06 |
| Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 | ||
| Microsoft | 2020-10-07 |
| CompTIA Security+ | ||
| CompTIA | 2020-07-02 |
Invited talks
| Panel Member - A transatlantic learning community for cyber security education | ||
| National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (NCyTE) Conference 2025 - Cybersecurity Across Disciplines, Morraine Valley Community College, Chicago, USA. | 2025-06-01 |
| Artificial Intelligence, agents, and what does it mean for cyber security? | ||
| Cyber security research seminar series, Centre for Cyber Security, Communications and Network Research, University of Plymouth | 2025-03-01 |
| Media - Fake QR code scams | ||
| ITV West Country News, November 2024. | 2024-11-13 |
| Media - 10 steps to protect your business from cyber-attacks | ||
| TechInformed, August 2024. | 2024-08-01 |
| Media - What are the most important features in a VPN? | ||
| Independent Advisor, August 2023 | 2023-08-01 |
| Media - Three key tips for staying safe online | ||
| Independent Advisor, August 2023 | 2023-08-01 |
| Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence - AI for Security or the Security of AI? | ||
| International Conference on Future Tech, CASUGOL Singapore Keynote Speaker, June 2023. | 2023-06-01 |
| Panel Chair - Student discussion on Cyber Skills | ||
| Cynam, March 2023. | 2023-03-01 |
| Panel Member - Upskilling South West of England | ||
| Cyber Growth and Innovation Forum - Bristol, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, March 2023. | 2023-03-01 |
| Media - Hacking an IoT Home: New opportunity for Cyber Security Education | ||
| Faculti, January 2023 | 2023-01-01 |
| Breaking into Cyber Security | ||
| CASUGOL Singapore, October 2022 | 2022-10-01 |
| Getting into Cyber Security | ||
| NCSC CyberFirst Futures, August 2022 | 2022-08-01 |
| Getting into Cyber Security | ||
| NCSC CyberFirst Futures, August 2022 | 2022-08-01 |
| An audience with Professor Phil Legg | ||
| UK Cyber Security Council Leader's Briefing, May 2022 | 2022-05-01 |
| Cryptocurrency, crime, and cyber security | ||
| Let's Make Tech Inclusive, London Borough of Redbridge, May 2022 | 2022-05-01 |
| Cyber Security and the Global Pandemic | ||
| City of Bristol College, February 2022 | 2022-02-01 |
| HCI and Cyber Security Boundaries and Fusion | ||
| Cardiff University, December 2021 | 2021-12-01 |
| Cyber Security and Working with Academia | ||
| South West Cyber Resilience Centre, December 2021 | 2021-12-01 |
| Cyber Security at UWE | ||
| UTC Berkeley Green, July 2021 | 2021-07-01 |
| Post-Pandemic Cyber Security Education | ||
| IEEE Cyber Science Keynote Speaker, June 2021 | 2021-06-01 |
| Light bulbs and race cars: Cyber security education using cyber-physical systems | ||
| Cybersecurity, Privacy and Human-Centred Computing Seminar, Cardiff University, March 2021 | 2021-03-01 |
| Cyber Security, AI, and Digital Futures | ||
| CASUGOL Nights Out Talk, September 2020 | 2020-09-01 |
| Colloquium on Information Systems Security Education UK: How do we inspire sharing and collaboration in higher education | ||
| NCSC Annual Education Conference, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2019. | 2019-12-01 |
| Establishing a forum for the UK cyber security education community, and the role of education with research | ||
| NCSC Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR) Annual Conference, Stratford-upon-Avon, 2019 | 2019-09-01 |
| Cyber Security in the UK: Addressing the state of the nation | ||
| Colloquium on Information Systems Security Education, Las Vegas, USA, 2019 | 2019-06-01 |
| What do we really mean by 'understanding cyber security'? | ||
| Bristol Festival of Learning, June 2018 | 2018-06-01 |
| Visual Analytics and Human-Machine Collaboration for Insider Threat Detection | ||
| University of Bristol, December 2017 | 2017-12-01 |
| Human-Machine Collaboration in Active Machine Learning | ||
| adarga.ai, August 2017 | 2017-08-01 |
| Media - The five things everyone with a computer should do to prevent being hacked | ||
| Bristol Post, May 2017 | 2017-05-01 |
| Media - AI tracks your every move and tells your boss if you’re slacking | ||
| New Scientist, January 2017 | 2017-01-01 |
| Data-Driven Decision Making | ||
| Cranfield University, April 2016 | 2016-04-01 |
| Visualizing Cyber Security | ||
| vLunch, Cardiff University, March 2016 | 2016-03-01 |
| Visualization – What is it good for? | ||
| Software Engineering Research Group, UWE, March 2015 | 2015-03-01 |
| Corporate Insider Threat Detection | ||
| SMi Oil and Gas Cyber Security, Oslo, June 2014 | 2014-06-01 |
| Corporate Insider Threat Detection | ||
| CIFAS Annual conference, London, June 2013 | 2013-06-01 |
| Media - ITWales London 2012 Olympics Special – Sports Visualisation | ||
| ITWales, June 2012 | 2012-06-01 |
| Glyph-based Visualization for Sports Analytics | ||
| Sports Informatics Symposium, Loughborough University, June 2012 | 2012-06-01 |
| Glyph-based Visualization for Sports Analytics | ||
| Glyph-Based Visualization Workshop, Oxford University, May 2012 | 2012-05-01 |
| Sports Video Visualization | ||
| vLunch, Cardiff University, October 2011 | 2011-10-01 |
| Media - Wales' Rugby World Cup team using Swansea University app | ||
| BBC Online and BBC Radio Wales, September 2011 | 2011-09-01 |
| Media - Welsh scientists set to create revolution in sports coaching | ||
| Western Mail, April 2011 | 2011-04-01 |