Year 1 Student - 2026 Cohort - Cohort 8

I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics, specialising in Industrial Control System (ICS) security and protocol analysis. My final-year project involved designing and implementing a covert command-and-control (C2) channel over OPC UA, investigating how legitimate industrial communications can be repurposed for covert adversarial operations.

Since graduating, I have gained practical experience in reverse engineering and analysing industrial protocols from an offensive security perspective, with a particular interest in vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and security tooling development. My broader interests include malware analysis, ransomware techniques, and advanced adversarial tradecraft.

My research interests extend across offensive cyber security, with a particular focus on understanding and exploiting weaknesses in complex systems, examining emerging adversarial techniques, and investigating the evolving threats facing modern digital and critical infrastructure.