Professor Iain Phillips (FBCS, CEng, CITP, MACM, FHEA) has been involved in computer networks research for over 25 years, with over 100 publications in this area. His main work has been in network architectures considering performance, protocols and algorithms for the Internet and the Internet of Things. His research now extends to cyber security and resilience and the effects of AI on all these systems.
He has a BSc in Computing and Information Systems and a PhD in Computer Science from Manchester University. He has worked at Loughborough since 1992 as a Research Associate and Fellow in Electronic and Electrical Engineering before moving to Computer Science in 1999 as a Lecturer and remaining ever since. He was Head of Computer Science from 2008 to 2011. From August 2015, he has been Director of Academic Staffing in the School of Science and, from August 2016 to August 2018, the Acting Head of Computer Science. His work has been funded by Industry (Arqiva, Cisco, Worldline) and Government (EPSRC, InnovateUK, Dstl and the RAF).
Research areas:
- Internet Architectures: Routing and Performance Measurement
- Ad-hoc networks, VANETs, swarm networking, WSNs
- Cyber security and resilience
- Cyber range configuration, AI and cyber security
- Defence and security
- Co-chair NGN MSN workshop 2014 - 2020
- Past Member of the Board of the BCS Academy of Computing
- In the past the Chair of the Council of Professors and Heads of Computing
- Head of Department, Computer Science (2008-2011 and 2016-2023)
- Director of Academic Staffing, School of Science (2017-2023)
- First Aider and Fire Marshall
- Member of the Cyber, Network and Systems theme
I'm willing to supervise students in the area of cyber security and networks, AI and collaborative platforms.