Professor Daniel Prince
Professor of Cyber SecurityProfile
Prof. Daniel Prince is a Professor in Security and Protection Science within the School of Computing and Communications. He specialises in Cyber Risk Management and Network Security in complex socio-technical systems, particular cyber physical systems and the financial services sector. He also works closely with organisations to help them understand the economic growth potential or cyber security.
Thesis Title
Dynamic Service Deployment Through Consensus Negotiation in Programmable Ad Hoc Networks
Thesis Outline
There has recently been considerable interest in the provision of mechanisms for establishing communication between ad hoc groups of devices. The types of device forming these groups range from simple sensor devices to more complex hand held and portable computing devices. This thesis targets this new area and specifically addresses the need for dynamic, “on the fly” configuration of these systems.
A particular complexity in forming impromptu networks or groups is that devices must have compatible software services in order to interoperate. Any inconsistency in this set of services may prevent the network from forming thus inhibiting any collaborative task. The work presented in this thesis provides a novel approach for the discovery, distribution and configuration of the services necessary to achieve an operational ad hoc network.
This thesis contains a discussion of the state of the art technologies and concepts in both Ad Hoc and Programmable Networking. Based on these discussions, an informed design for an ad hoc collaboration network architecture is given followed by an analysis of an implementation of the proposed design. The design and implementation presented herein adopts a programmable networking approach and an innovative distributed consensus resolution algorithm to manage network formation. Finally, evaluation of the architecture and the accompanying prototype implementation shows that it is applicable to the considered problem domain.
Supervised By
Dr Andrew Scott
Research Overview
My current cyber security research interests in several key areas; Cyber Risk Management in Complex Socio-Technical Systems and Cyber Physical Systems, with the latter primarily serving as a key problem domain for the former. The primary driver is to explore cyber security risk management concepts that move away from asset centric approaches to include threat agent and effect based frameworks. In addition, the applied domain of this work has moved to focus more on the financial services sector, with the addition of developing an understanding of the nature of cyber risks that lead to systemic issues.
Selected Publications
The future of digital disrupters: rethinking the digital divide
Lacy, M., Prince, D. 12/06/2013 Lancaster : Lancaster University. 46 p.
Other report
Small business cyber security workshop 2013: towards digitally secure business growth
Prince, D., King, N. 29/04/2013 Lancaster : Lancaster University. 22 p.
Other report
All Publications
NLP Extraction, Analysis and Reasoning for Cyber Operational Risk Evaluation: NEAR-4-CORE
01/02/2024 → 15/12/2024
Research
SL: Cyber Threat Intelligence (Lewis Newsham)
01/10/2021 → 30/06/2025
Research
SL: Health IoT Privacy and Security Transferred to Engineering Requirements (HIPSTER)
01/08/2021 → 30/06/2023
Research
Invest or Defend
21/12/2020 → 25/04/2021
Other
SL: How to use unconventional defence methods used in conventional organisations
10/02/2020 → 31/03/2020
Research
KTP in Threat Intelligence Analytical Software
12/08/2019 → 11/08/2021
Research
SL: KTP: Xyone Ltd
12/08/2019 → 04/03/2021
Research
Cyber Risk as Systemic Risk in Financial Services
01/01/2018 → 01/01/2025
Research
Research Investment Equipment Grant
09/03/2015 → 31/03/2015
Research
Maritime Cyber Security
01/06/2014 → …
Other
Future of International Law and Cyber Warfare (Funded by SECURITY FUTURES)
17/07/2013 → 19/07/2013
Research
Workshop: New Adventures in Agile Development
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
New Adventures in Health Tech Product Development
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Public HIPSTER Workshop in Central Manchester
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Commercialising Cybersecurity in HealthTech
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Presentations to PETRAS PI Group
Invited talk
HIPSTER Blog: Research as It Happens
Other
Future of Retail Panel Session
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Cyber Security Skills: Tapping into the UK Talent Pool
Invited talk
Export Opportunities for Cyber Security Companies
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
The Future of Maritime Cyber Security
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Prospect
Business Engagement
Cyber Security Round-Table: Shaping the Cyber Warrior for 2020
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Cyber Sense - Understanding the Domain
Invited talk
Future of Cyber Criminals and Measuring Their Activity
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Routledge (Publisher)
Editorial activity
1st International Symposium for ICS & SCADA Cyber Security
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Security and Protection Science Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Competitive Edge via Security
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Mobilizing Emergency/Disaster Response Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Cyber Security Summer Camp
Business Course/Training
Cyber Security Conference 2012
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
ITEC 2012
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Future of Digital Troublemakers
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
UK Security Threats - UKFast Cyber Security Round Table
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Cyber Security Conference 2011
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Summer of Security 2009
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
i-DID , SCC (Security), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Networks), Security Lancaster (Systems Security)
SCC (Security), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Societal Threats)
Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Systems Security)
Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Societal Threats)
Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Distributed Systems), Security Lancaster (Systems Security)
- Cyber Security Research Centre (Security Group)
- Cyber Threat Lab
- i-DID
- SCC (Security)
- Security Lancaster
- Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence)
- Security Lancaster (Systems Security)