Dr Andrew Hood
BSc(Hons), EngD
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Teams and roles for Andrew Hood
Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and AI
Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security and AI
Overview
Andrew's research combines AI and cybersecurity and includes working as PI or Lead Engineer on GCHQ-funded projects building AI-based synthetic environments and user simulators, FCDO research on smart cities/digital twins, non-linear pattern of life modelling/visualisation and anomaly detection, EU/NATO-funded projects on detecting and combating cyber crime, UK MoD research on automated defence and identifying insider threats, DSTL funded research on blockchain storage, Northrup Grumman funded work on using Random Matrices for anonomly detection, UKRI-funded research on the protection of critical national infrastructure, and NCSC funded research on automated defence strategies.
Andrew has over 25 years of experience in Cyber, AI and Telecoms/Networking, holding roles in research, technology scouting & acquisition assessment, content development, and security toolkitting at Orange, Thales, France Telecom, NTL/Virgin and multiple startups. In addition to his technical career, he has also spent 18 months as a Youth Offending Officer.
Research Areas: Chaos Theory, Non-Linear Systems, Fractals, Self-Similarity, Cyber Toolkitting
Publication
2025
- Mohammed, A. S., Anthi, E., Rana, O., Burnap, P. and Hood, A. 2025. STADe: An unsupervised time-windows method of detecting anomalies in oil and gas Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS) networks. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection 49, article number: 100762. (10.1016/j.ijcip.2025.100762)
Articles
- Mohammed, A. S., Anthi, E., Rana, O., Burnap, P. and Hood, A. 2025. STADe: An unsupervised time-windows method of detecting anomalies in oil and gas Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS) networks. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection 49, article number: 100762. (10.1016/j.ijcip.2025.100762)
Teaching
Cyber Security Modules developed and delivered
· Software Development & Security (BSc Cyber Security – University of Warwick)
· Human Behaviour in Cyber Systems (BSc Cyber Security – University of Warwick)
· Programming Languages for Cyber Security (BSc Cyber Security - University of Warwick)
· Virtualisation Security (MSc Cyber Security – Cardiff University)
· Secure Coding (MSc -Cardiff University)
Cyber Security Modules development and delivery contributions
· Low Level Tools and Techniques (BSc Cyber Security – University of Warwick)
· Virtualisation in Cyber Security (MSc Cyber Security Engineering – University of Warwick)
· Operating System Security (MSc Cyber Security - Cardiff University)
AI Modules
- Evolutionary Computation (BSc AI & Cybernetics - University of Reading)
Biography
- 2023 - present: Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University, School of Computer Science & Informatics
- 2021 - 2023: Lecturer, Cardiff University, School of Computer Science & Informatics
- 2018 - 2021: Senior Fellow, University of Warwick, WMG Cyber Security Centre
- 2017 - 2018: Lead Engineer, University of Warwick, WMG Cyber Security Centre
- 2016 - 2017: Research Fellow, University of Warwick, WMG Cyber Security Centre
Patents
(GB2504356A - Analysing network behaviour using a multidimensional graphical representation of network data, January 2014)
Education
· (2016) EngD “Exploiting the self-similarity of inter-packet timings to detect and investigate network attacks and identify abnormalities” (Thales Research / University of Reading) Supervisors: Prof. Kevin Warwick, Prof S. Nasuto, Prof. V. Becerra, Dr. Rachel Craddock.
· (2011) BSc(Hons) Artificial Intelligence & Cybernetics (University of Reading)
Contact Details
+44 29225 12353
Abacws, Room 4.14, Senghennydd Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4AG