Dr Antony Brown

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science

Antony was made a Senior Lecture in 2016 and has been a full time Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Technology since 2011, previous he had worked as a Visiting Lecturer for the department. He gained his PhD in Statistical and Mathematical Modelling in 2008 from the University of Bedfordshire.

Antony is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). He is also a Research Fellow of National Centre for Cyberstalking Research (NCCR).

Teaching

Antony is currently the Unit Co-Ordinator for:

  • CIS020-2 System Development and Modern Database Practise
  • CIS018-2 Computer Security and Operating Systems
  • February start Undergraduate cohort

Summary of teaching areas

  • Database development
  • Programming (Java)
  • System Modelling (UML)
  • System Development
  • Web design (html, PHP, ASP, Javascript etc..)
  • Project Management
  • IT Skills
  • Mathematics and logic

Current Research interests

  • Analysis of the effects of Cyberstalking
  • Use of Authentication Systems by users with disabilities
  • Trust in computing
  • Mathematical modeling of relationships within networks
  • Grid computing with a special focus on communities

Publications

  • Maple, C., Short, E., Brown, A., Bryden, C., & Salter, M. (2012). Cyberstalking in the UK: Analysis and Recommendations. International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST), 3(4), 34-51. doi:10.4018/jdst.2012100104
  • BROWN A. AND SHORT E. (2011) Cyberstalking: Fear of physical confrontation and its effects on trauma, TUCS Workshop: IADIS International Conference on Collaborative Technologies 2011, 23rd July, Rome, ISBN: 978-972-8939-40-3, p.p.: 285-290
  • BESSIS, N., HUANG, Y., NORRINGTON, P., BROWN, A., KUONEN, P. AND HIRSBRUNNER, B. (2011) Modelling of a self-led critical friend topology in inter-cooperative grid communities, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, Elsevier. 19 p.p.: 5–16
  • BROWN, A., SANT, P., BESSIS, B., FRENCH, T. AND MAPLE, C. (2010) Modelling Self-Led Trust Value Management in Grid and Service Oriented Infrastructures: A Graph Theoretic Social Network Mediated Approach, International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering 1 (4), p.p.: 1-18
  • BESSIS, N., BROWN, A. AND ASIMAKOPOULOU, E. (2010) A Mathematical Analysis of a Disaster Management Data-Grid Push, Service International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies 1 (3), p.p.: 56-70
  • PASANAJANO, P., BESSIS, N., YUE, Y. CONRAD, M. and BROWN A. (2009). A Peer-to-Peer Trust Modelling Analysis for Decreasing B2B Monitoring Costs, 15th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC'09), September 19th, Luton, ISBN: 978-0-9555293-4-4, p.p.: 104-108.

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