Alan Woodward (computer scientist)

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Alan Woodward is a British computer scientist at the University of Surrey. He is a specialist in computer security and a core member of the Surrey Centre for Cyber Security.

He studied physics as an undergraduate student and conducted research in signal processing as a postgraduate student. Both of these were at the University of Southampton.

He has worked in government service, business as well as academia. [1]

In addition to his academic qualifications, his practical accomplishments have resulted in him being elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics, a Chartered Physicist, Chartered IT Practitioner, Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the British Computer Society, a EUR ING, and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. [2]

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References

  1. "Profile Interview: Professor Alan Woodward". 18 December 2020.
  2. "Prof Alan Woodward | University of Surrey".