Key details
Dr Steve Woodhead
University Director of International Pathways; Reader in Computer Systems and Networks
Dr Steve Woodhead obtained his BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the (then) Thames Polytechnic in 1987, after which he completed a PhD in Instrument Engineering at the University of Greenwich in 1992. His first part-time lecturing position was at Thames Polytechnic on in 1988, where he taught analogue electronics.
Dr Woodhead joined the full-time staff of the University of Greenwich in 1990, where he has taught a range of subjects including instrument engineering, reliability engineering, research methodology and computer network security.
Recognition
Dr Woodhead is a Fellow of both the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the British Computer Society. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Information Technology Professional.
In addition, Dr Woodhead holds the following professional certifications:
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- Certified Prince2 Practitioner
- Certified ISO 27001 Practitioner
Research / Scholarly interests
Dr Woodhead has undertaken research in electronic instrumentation as well as cyber security and has supervised over 15 PhD students in these research areas. He also has scholarly interests in technology for learning, including virtualisation and on-line learner support.
Dr Woodhead has published over 70 refereed papers in these related areas and has also acted as Principal Investigator for a number of external grants.
Key funded projects
- KEEP+: Enhancing the Performance, Measurement and Analysis of Manufacturing Processes. Value: £50k. 01/08/18 to 31/07/19. CI.
- TSB/EPSRC Knowledge Transfer Partnership: Development of Smart Control for Lightweight Robotic EOD Vehicle (KTP No: 8774). Value: £112k. 01/07/12 to 31/12/14.
- TSB/EPSRC Shorter Knowledge Transfer Partnership: Analysis of Energy Savings Resulting from Power Factor Correction. Value: £38k. 08/11/2010 to 12/08/2011.
- TSB/EPSRC Knowledge Transfer Partnership: Development of E-Commerce and ICT. (KTP No: 7983). Value: £119k. 01/10/10 to 30/09/12.
- TSB/EPSRC Knowledge Transfer Partnership: Development of a Lightweight Remote-Operated Vehicle for EOD Applications. (KTP No: 7458). Value: £111k. 01/10/09 to 30/09/11.
Recent publications
Article
Kazi, Mohamed , Woodhead, Steve, Gan, Diane (2022), An investigation to detect banking malware network communication traffic using machine learning techniques. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, 3 (1) . pp. 1-23 2624-800X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcp3010001).
Tidy, Luc , Woodhead, Steve, Wetherall, Jodie (2016), Comparative performance of a parallel implementation of an internet-scale zero-day worm epidemiology simulator. IACSIT Press. In: , , , . IACSIT Press, International Journal of Computer and Communication Engineering, 5 (1) . pp. 11-22 ISSN: 2010-3743 (Print), (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17706/IJCCE.2016.5.1.11-22).
Conference proceedings
Kazi, Mohamed , Woodhead, Steve, Gan, Diane (2020), Comparing and analysing binary classification algorithms when used to detect the Zeus malware. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In: 2019 Sixth HCT Information Technology Trends (ITT), 20th - 21st November 2019, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates In: ITT Information Technology Trends (ed.), 2019 Sixth HCT Information Technology Trends (ITT). Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, 20-21 Nov. 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, New Jersey (1st) . pp. 6-11 . ISBN: 9781728150611; 9781728150628 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ITT48889.2019.9075115).
Olowookere, Olusegun , Habtay, Yehdego, Woodhead, Steve, Skarvelis-Kazakos, Spyros (2019), Comparative performance of fault ride through controller in modular multilevel converter based HVDC transmission. IEEE. In: , , , 54th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, Bucharest, Romania (1st) . ISBN: 9781728133492 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/UPEC.2019.8893539).
Ahmad, Muhammad , Woodhead, Steve, Gan, Diane (2017), The V-Network testbed for malware analysis. IEEE. In: , , , 2016 International Conference on Advanced Communication Control and Computing Technologies (ICACCCT). IEEE, . pp. 629-635 . ISBN: 9781467395465 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICACCCT.2016.7831716).
Ahmad, Muhammad Aminu , Woodhead, Steve, Gan, Diane (2016), A safeguard against fast self-propagating malware. ACM. In: , , , Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Communication and Network Security (ICCNS '16). ACM, New York . pp. 65-69 . ISBN: 9781450347839 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1145/***********7974).
Aminu Ahmad, Muhammad , Woodhead, Steve, Gan, Diane (2016), Early containment of fast network worm malware. IEEE. In: , , , 2016 3rd National Foundation for Science and Technology Development Conference on Information and Computer Science (NICS). IEEE, . ISBN: 9781509020980 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/NICS.2016.7725649).
Ahmad, Muhammad Aminu , Woodhead, Steve, Gan, Diane (2016), A countermeasure mechanism for fast scanning malware. IEEE. In: International Conference On Cyber Security And Protection Of Digital Services, 13-14 June 2016, London, UK , 2016 International Conference On Cyber Security And Protection Of Digital Services (Cyber Security). IEEE, . pp. 1-8 . ISBN: 9781509007103 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberSecPODS.2016.7502345).
Shahzad, Khurram and , Woodhead, Steve (2016), Epidemiological modeling of network worm infections and countermeasures. IEEE. In: , , , 2015 IEEE Seventh International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Information Systems (ICICIS). IEEE, . pp. 628-633 . ISBN: 9781509019496 978-1-5090-1950-2 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/IntelCIS.2015.7397288) NB Item availability restricted.