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Professor Peter Garraghan is a full Professor of Distributed Systems at Lancaster University, UK, an EPSRC Fellow (2021-2026), and CEO of the AI-security spin-out Mindgard. His work bridges large-scale distributed systems, AI/ML security, and sustainable computing, with 60+ peer-reviewed publications and active grants totalling millions in research funding.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Leeds, UK
Research Interests:
Garraghan’s research empirically investigates and designs secure, sustainable, and scalable systems. Core themes include adversarial machine-learning attacks and defences, energy-adaptive cloud/datacentre technologies, and orchestration of distributed AI services. He integrates rigorous experimentation in both laboratory testbeds and live production environments to deliver measurable improvements in security, performance, and carbon footprint.
Recent projects explore model-extraction threats against LLMs, green AI prompting, 6G-enabled cloud-edge scheduling, and waste-heat reuse from servers. His group’s outputs have been featured by the BBC, Daily Mail, and leading security venues, underlining societal as well as scientific impact.
Grants & Industry Links:
- EPSRC Fellowship on sustainable distributed AI (2021-26)
- UKRI National Edge-AI Hub (£multi-institution, 2024-29)
- Projects with Microsoft, NVIDIA, BT, BBC, Alibaba, STFC, UK Government, UK defence & datacentre sectors
PhD Supervision & Team:
He currently supervises seven funded PhD researchers across topics such as AI security, energy-aware scheduling, and adversarial ML defence, and welcomes new applicants—multiple fully-funded studentships are available.
