Prof. Alastair Beresford
- Professor
- Fellow at Queens' College
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I am Professor of Computer Security and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Technology, often informally called The Computer Laboratory. I am also the Robin Walker Fellow in Computer Science at Queens' College, Cambridge.
Research
My research work examines the security and privacy of large-scale distributed computer systems. Within this broad area, I am currently interested in the security and privacy of networked mobile devices, such as smartphones, tablets and laptops. I examine the security of the devices themselves as well as the security and privacy problems induced by the interaction between mobile devices and cloud-based Internet services. I approach this through the critical evaluation of existing products, by designing and building novel prototype technologies, and by measuring human behaviour.