Working since 2000 on military land-systems and nuclear robotics R&D, including 19 years working on UK MOD/DSTL funded programmes, and 3+ years working on EU/EC EDA, EDIDP, and EDF funded programmes. Key defence R&D areas include Electronic Architectures, Software Defined Vehicle, Modular UGVs, Active Protection Systems, Manned / Unmanned Teaming, Swarming.Keen programmer and embedded distributed systems designer, focused on puristic C/C++ integration for high-integrity and low-latency system development.Recent key activities:- Supporting the Technical Coordination and development of the EC EDF "COMMANDS" programme (https://edfcommands.eu).- Created the Generic Nuclear Robotics Architecture (GNRA) on behalf of UKAEA and TEPCO Japan.Technical expertise & interests:- C/C++ Low-Latency & High-Integrity embedded distributed systems design & development.- Safe & Secure C/C++- Embedded systems security design, development, hardening, and evaluation.- Electronic Architectures design for High-Integrity and Safety-Critical systems (military land-systems, nuclear robotics).- Electronic Architectures design and system development for military Software Defined Vehicles (SDV) with modular software-based Military Capability as a Service (MCaaS).- Modular Safety Cases / Modular Security Cases- Military land-systems' Standardisation (GVA, NGVA, MilCAN)- Nuclear Robotics Standardisation (GNRA)Academic & Training background:- Nineteen years experience as an academic & post-doc researcher, lecturer, and doctoral supervisor, with focus on embedded security, safety-critical systems, and Electronic Architectures for military land systems.- Has conducted specialist training to UK, EU, and NATO government and industry organisations.- Has given numerous technical presentations at UK, EU, and US defense conferences on topics such as survivability, situational awareness, active protection systems, weapon systems, and electronic architectures.