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Profile
Professor Paul Smith’s research is concerned with the cyber security and resilience of critical networked systems, with a focus on digitalised critical infrastructures such as those found in the nuclear sector. He is interested in understanding the risks and benefits associated with digital innovation for critical infrastructures and investigating approaches to ensuring their resilience when subject to disruptions, such as cyber-attacks. He has published extensively on these issues and has taken a leading role in numerous national and international research projects. Paul is enthusiastic about knowledge exchange and, for example, collaborates extensively with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), supporting their computer security programme.
Current Teaching
SCC.439: Network and Systems Security
External PhD Supervision
David Allison, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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FARSEER: IAA: Farseer - Forecasting Asser Reliability and Repairability for Solar Energy Resilience
Austin, E. (Principal Investigator), Race, N. (Co-Investigator), Cheneler, D. (Principal Investigator) & Smith, P. (Principal Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/05/26 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
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Cyber Secure and Resilient Next-generation Communications for Small Modular Reactors
Smith, P. (Principal Investigator)
United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory
3/10/25 → 2/10/29
Project: Research
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DSI: DVAC: Data-driven Visualisation and Aggregation of Cyber vulnerabilities
Race, N. (Principal Investigator), Smith, P. (Co-Investigator), Rotsos, C. (Co-Investigator) & Austin, E. (Co-Investigator)
17/01/25 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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On the Application of the J-value to Time-varying Scenarios in the Nuclear Context (JUNO Mini Project)
Smith, P. (Principal Investigator)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/23 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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Resilience for Cyber-Physical Energy Systems
Smith, P. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/22 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
Research output
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On the Importance of Resilience Engineering for Networked Systems in a Changing World
Hutchison, D., Pezaros, D., Rak, J. & Smith, P., 30/11/2023, In: IEEE Communications Magazine. 61, 11, p. 200-206 7 p., 11.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Nuclear Cybersecurity Education: A Collaborative, Multi-Format Approach Using the Asherah Nuclear Power Plant Simulator 2.0
Smith, P., Zerphy, M., Berman, G., Bradbury, M., Busquim e Silva, R., El-Khatib, K., Paulino Marques, R., Meyers, G. & Nolan, H., 27/03/2026, (Accepted/In press) International Conference on Computer Security in the Nuclear World: Securing the Future. Vienna, Austria: International Atomic Energy Agency, 6 p.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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Measuring Discrepancies in Attack Surfaces Generated by Internet Intelligence Platforms
Price, M., Austin, E., Smith, P. & Race, N., 10/09/2025, ACM SIGCOMM Posters and Demos '25: Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM 2025 Posters and Demos. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 82-84 3 p.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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MOSAIC: Piecing Together 5G and LEOs for NTN Integration Experimentation
Anand, R., Austin, E., Rotsos, C., Smith, P. & Race, N., 8/09/2025, LEO-NET '25: Proceedings of the 2025 3rd Workshop on LEO Networking and Communication. New York: ACM, p. 50-56 7 p.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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Activities
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International Workshop on Conducting Computer Security Exercises for Nuclear Security
Smith, P. (Organiser)
15/12/2025 → 19/12/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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IAEA Technical Meeting on the Application of Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear Security
Smith, P. (Organiser)
20/10/2025 → 24/10/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Other
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WINS Training Course on Cybersecurity in the Nuclear Industry
Smith, P. (Organiser)
15/09/2025 → 19/09/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Lunch and Learn Series
Cook, S. (Speaker) & Smith, P. (Organiser)
19/11/2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Other
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1st Consultancy Meeting on the Development of a Cyber Security Operations Center for the Nuclear Security Training and Demonstration Centre
Smith, P. (Participant)
11/11/2024 → 15/11/2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Lancaster’s School of Computing celebrates 21 years of InfoLab21 and 10 years of the BBC micro:bit
Greyling, E., Smith, P. & Hodges, S.
17/03/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article