Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Marc Kydd is a lecturer in AI and cybersecurity. His main area of expertise lies in the development of human-centred systems to combat online exploitation, coercion, and deception. He is primarily interested in how we can prevent complex threats by making the information surrounding them understandable and actionable for users. Recently, this has taken the form of various projects relating to online romance-scams, disinformation, and deepfakes.
Research interests
- AI
- Usable Security
- Human-Computer Interaction
Teaching
Modules for 2025/6:
- CMP307: Software Engineering Practice
Modules for 2024/25, 2025/6:
- CMP205: Application Design
- CMP310: Fundamentals of Machine Learning
- Dissertation supervision (CMP400, CMP403)
- Masters Projects (CMP504)
Modules for 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/6:
- CMP204: Secure Web Development
Modules for 2023/24, 2024/25, 2025/6:
- CMP308: Professional Project Planning and Prototyping
- CMP311: Professional Project Development and Delivery
Modules for 2021/22:
- CMP102: Software Design
- CMP104: Programming with C++
- CMP109: Computer Networking 1
Education/Academic qualification
Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, Advance HE
15 Dec 2023 → …
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Love at first sleight: a review of scammer techniques in online romance fraud
Kydd, M., Shepherd, L. A., Szymkowiak, A. & Johnson, G. I., 18 Feb 2024, Proceedings of the International Conference on Cybersecurity, Situational Awareness and Social Media: Cyber Science 2023; 03–04 July; University of Aalborg, Copenhagen, Denmark. Onwubiko, C., Rosati, P., Rege, A., Erola, A., Bellekens, X., Hindy, H. & Jaatun, M. G. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 327-341 15 p. (Springer Proceedings in Complexity).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Love bytes: improving romance fraud prevention
Kydd, M., Shepherd, L., Johnson, G. & Szymkowiak, A., 18 Mar 2024, CREST Security Review, Winter 2024, 18, p. 28-29 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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The offer of a lifetime, for a fee
Kydd, M., 1 Mar 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other
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Broken hearts, empty accounts: preventing romance fraud
Kydd, M., Shepherd, L., Szymkowiak, A. & Johnson, G., 9 Oct 2023, SIPR annual report 2022/23: annual report and accounts 2022/23 for the academic year ending 31 August 2023. Edinburgh: Scottish Institute for Policing Research, p. 78-79 2 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution
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Deep breath: a machine learning browser extension to tackle online misinformation
Kydd, M. & Shepherd, L. A., 9 Jan 2023, arXiv, p. 1-8, 8 p.Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Preprint
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