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Useful Information
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Committee Members
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Security Group Chair
- Dave Thornley
- Head of Digital Architecture
- Sheffield Hallam University
- d.h.thornley@shu.ac.uk
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Vice-Chair
- Bruce Rodger
- Head Of Infrastructure
- University of Strathclyde
- bruce.rodger@strath.ac.uk
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- David Round
- Network Engineer
- Bangor University
- round@bangor.ac.uk
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- Gabriela Ahmadi-Assalemi
- Deputy CISO
- University of Cambridge
- ga429@cam.ac.uk
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- John Couzins
- Head of IT Security
- University of Lancaster
- j.couzins1@lancaster.ac.uk
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- Jon O'Grady
- Head of Security, Innovation and Change
- De Montfort University
- jogrady@dmu.ac.uk
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- Stephen Dobson
- Enterprise Architect & Change Manager
- York St John University
- s.dobson@yorksj.ac.uk
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- Pri Alagoda
- Chief Information Security Officer
- Nottingham Trent University
- pri.alagoda@ntu.ac.uk
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- Emma Barwell
- Head of User Experience and Engagement
- University of Wolverhampton
- E.Barwell@wlv.ac.uk
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- Ambrose Neville
- Head of Information Security
- Queen Mary University of London
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- Ashley Culver
- Security Operations Manager
- University of Cambridge
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- Umair Ismail
- Cyber Security Manager
- Middlesex University
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- Nigel Armes
- SOC Manager
- University of Derby
Upcoming events
7 October 2025
DIG25: AI - friend or foe?
Venue: Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2EL.
Group:
Digital Infrastructure
