Mark Liptrott

Dr. Mark Liptrott serves as the Associate Head of the Computer Science Department. He holds a doctorate analyzing diffusion theory in technology adoption, a first-class BSc in Information Systems, and PGCE certifications in Higher Education Teaching and Research Supervision. His research focuses on e-initiatives, user authentication, behavioral biometrics, and social network analysis.

Education includes a PG Cert in Higher Education Teaching (2005), alongside his doctorate and undergraduate degree. His work spans conferences in Europe and contributions to journals like UK Government Computing News Magazine.

Research interests include:

• Electronic Voting Systems
• User Authentication Techniques
• Behavioral Biometrics
• Social Network Analysis
• Deep Learning Applications

Recent projects include the SME Water initiative (2024-2026) focusing on water industry SMEs and the INTERLINKS Programme (2022-2023) with Kazakhstan for smart city partnerships. He leads the Data and Complex Systems Research Centre and SustainNET research groups.