Imperial College, Institute for Security Science, Director
Chris Hankin was appointed Professor of Computing Science in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London in 1995 having joined the College as a Lecturer in Computing in 1984. He holds a first degree in Computer Science from City University (London) and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of London (1979). He is currently Director of the Institute for Security Science and Technology and has previously been Deputy Principal of Engineering (2006-2008), Pro Rector for Research (2004-2006) and Dean of City and Guilds College (2000-2003).His research is in theoretical computer science and language based security. He has published about 100 conference and journal papers and 3 textbooks. He leads multidisciplinary projects focussed on developing advanced visual analytics and providing better decision support to defend against cyber attacks. He is Director of the CPNI/EPSRC Research Institute on Trustworthy Industrial Control Systems which studies cyber security of critical national infrastructure and industrial control systems. He was chair of the Lead Expert Group for the Government Office of Science’s Policy Futures Foresight report on Future Identities. He is immediate past President of the Scientific Council of INRIA, the French national institute for research in computer science and control, and Vice Chair of the DG CONNECT Advisory Forum for the European Commission.
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