Michael Surridge

Professor Michael Surridge serves as a Professorial Fellow in Information Technology at the University of Southampton, with primary involvement in European Union-funded research initiatives including the FITMAN project under the FP7 framework. His institutional affiliation centers on cybersecurity innovation and technology transfer within enterprise contexts.

His research focuses on cybersecurity infrastructure development, specializing in automated risk assessment systems for network security and enterprise risk management. Surridge pioneers methodologies for evaluating security technology impacts in R&D environments, with particular emphasis on scalable frameworks for organizational implementation and threat mitigation strategies across digital ecosystems.

Analysis of his 2014-2015 publications reveals consistent thematic focus on practical cybersecurity applications for SMEs, including use case development for innovation preparation, software engineering documentation standards, and capacity-building frameworks within public-private partnerships. His work demonstrates strong industry-academia integration through the FITMAN project's deliverables.

Surridge secured significant European Union funding for the FITMAN project (FP7), which supported collaborative research across multiple international institutions. His professional network includes co-authorship with researchers such as Clare Hooper, Jordy Hernandez, Michele Sesana, and Oscar Lazaro on capacity-building analyses for the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership initiative.