Dr James Pope
BS, MS, PhD
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
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Research interests
My research focuses on applied machine learning for resource-constrained and real-world systems. Cybersecurity research includes unsupervised anomaly detection and representation learning for IoT and edge devices. Digital health research covers pervasive health monitoring, human activity recognition, wearable sensing, surgical risk prediction, and stroke rehabilitation. I also apply machine learning to smart-city applications, including mobility and interventions. Across these areas, my research combines fundamental machine-learning techniques with the practical challenges of deploying efficient, robust models in constrained environments.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Countering HArms caused by Ransomware in the Internet Of Things
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
The aim of the 3-year CHARIOT project is to reduce the risk and potential adverse consequences of ransomware attacks in Industrial IoT (IIoT) network deployments comprising severely constrained wireless embedded…Managing organisational unit
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/09/2023 to 31/08/2026
ELABORATOR
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
ELABORATOR uses a holistic approach for planning, designing, implementing and deploying specific innovations and interventions towards safe, inclusive and sustainable urban mobility. These interventions, consist of smart enforcement tools, space…Managing organisational unit
School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical EngineeringDates
01/06/2023 to 30/11/2026
8031 SYNERGIA 53707
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Contemporary IoT platforms typically adopt a cloud-based approach, with some offering optional backend installation at customer premises. This approach implies a requirement to transmit, process and store all data points…Dates
01/11/2020 to 31/10/2022
Publications
Recent publications
12/06/2026Localization Using Cellular Networks
Localization in Wireless Networks: Technologies and Applications
Robust Machine Learning for Harsh Environments: A Framework and Evaluation of Key Architectural Choices - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
AI-Assisted Exercise Prescription in Community Stroke Rehabilitation: 19th International Conference on Health Informatics, HEALTHINF 2026 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
Communications in Computer and Information Science
An Object-Level Entropy-Based Adversarial Attack for Image Privacy: 7th Workshop on Machine Learning for CyberSecurity (MLCS 2025) - Communications in Computer and Information Science
Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases - International Workshops of ECML PKDD 2025, Revised Selected Papers
Compact Topological Descriptors for Real-Time Activity Recognition on Wearable Microcontrollers: The 23rd International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks
The 23rd International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks
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