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Research Interests
To deliver research that enables the accurate and ethical measurement of security and cybercrime. By measuring security and cybercrime we can monitor improvement, evaluate interventions and inform regulators. This reveals which techniques work and provides the missing economic incentives to improve security and reduce cybercrime.
Personal Statement
I deliver research that enables the accurate and ethical measurement of security and cybercrime. By measuring security and cybercrime we can monitor improvement, evaluate interventions and inform regulators. This reveals which techniques work and provides the missing economic incentives to improve security and reduce cybercrime. I work with researchers across disciplines to understand the full picture. More information on my personal page.
I am Director of the University of Strathclyde's Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Security metrics for computer systems, University of Cambridge
1 Oct 2012 → 30 Sept 2015
Award Date: 22 Oct 2016
External positions
Affiliated Lecturer, University of Cambridge
1 Oct 2018 → 30 Sept 2019
Keywords
- security
- cybercrime
- ethics
- measurement
- vulnerability
- networks
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2018 | Calder, Matthew
Thomas, D., Windmill, J. & Calder, M.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/11/20 → 1/12/24
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Influence policing - mapping the links between preventive policing and new media (SIPR)
11/04/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Influence policing: domestic digital influence campaigns and algorithmic strategic communications in UK law enforcement and homeland security
Horgan, S., Collier, B., Stewart, J. & Thomas, D. R., 7 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The British Journal of Criminology. 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Client-Centred Cybercrime Training: a Scottish case study
Sikra, J., Renaud, K. V. & Thomas, D. R., 5 Oct 2024. 33 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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CDCD Digital Research Prizes Best Impact from a Data-Led Project: Joint Winner
Thomas, Daniel (Recipient), 7 Jun 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Longlisted for Teaching Excellence Award
Thomas, Daniel (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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7th Strathclyde International Perspectives on Cybercrime Summer School
Karen Renaud (Organiser), Daniel Thomas (Organiser), Juraj Sikra (Organiser), Richard Frank (Organiser) & Andreas Aßmuth (Organiser)
19 Aug 2024 → 23 Aug 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of special symposia
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Distributed Denial of Service attacks
Daniel Thomas (Speaker)
23 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation