A lecturer in Cyber Security at the University of Aberdeen, with a PhD in Information Security from Royal Holloway (2016). Currently MSc Cybersecurity Programme Director (since 2021). Research focuses on information security, federated identity management, and IAM. Previously course leader at Manchester Metropolitan University and research fellow at City, University of London (SEEK project). Master's degree in Information Security from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics from Xihua University.