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Prof Carsten Maple

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Professor Carsten Maple, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) and Professor of Applicable Computing

 Prof Carsten MapleProfessor Maple is Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) at the University of Bedfordshire.  Prior to that he was the Head of the Computer Science and Technology Department and was appointed Professor of Applicable Computing in 2004.  He has an international research reputation and extensive experience of institutional strategy development and interacting with external agencies as well as substantial experience of chairing and participating in committees and boards at all levels of an HE institution.

Professional Memberships and Qualifications

  • Fellow of British Computer Society
  • Head of Information Group for the Council of Professors and Head of Computing, UK
  • Member of IEEE
  • Member of IEEE Computer Society
  • Member of the Association of Project Managers
  • Member of the Science and Engineering Engagement Committee
  • Chartered IT Practitioner (CITP)
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner
  • Certified Security Testing Practitioner (CSTP)
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CET) 

Employment History

Professor Carsten Maple joined the department in March 1998 as a Lecturer, he then made Senior Lecturer in September 1998 and was promoted to Principal Lecturer in January 2001.

Carsten became Head of The Centre for Research in Distributed Technologies in June 2003 and he became Acting Head of the Department in September 2004.

Professor Maple obtained his PhD at the University of Leicester where his thesis was "A Special Method for Solving Hamilton Eigen problems Arising from Ordinary Differential Equations".

External Appointments

Carsten is currently involved in various external projects including:

  • Elected Committee member of the Council of Professors and Heads of Computing
  • Co-editor, Journal of Applied Informatics;
  • Chair, IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Graph Theory;
  • Co-editor, Proceedings of International Conference on Information Visualization;
  • Member, International Conference on Information Visualization;
  • Reviewer, Various International Journals (eg International Journal of
  • Automation and Computing, IEE/IET Proceedings, Computer Journal and Conference Proceedings
  • Research Interests:
  • Information Security
  • Trust and Authentication in Distributed Systems
  • Graph Theory
  • Optimisation Techniques

Recent International Refereed Publications

2010

Huang W, Li R, Maple C, Yang H, Foskett D, Cleaver V, (2010). A novel lifecycle model for web-based application development in small and medium enterprises. International Journal of automation and computing. Accepted to be published soon.

2009

C. Maple, P. Petratos, S. Gleni, “Employment opportunities for the future” IEEE GOLD Rush, issue: September 2009.

C. Maple, P. Petratos, S. Gleni, E. Hernandez,  “Disinformation strategies of human resources for computer crime via email” WJHRM, issue: Spring 2009.

C. Maple, J. Wang, S. Zhang, "Comparative evaluation of local synchronous bandwidth allocation schemes for the timed token MAC protocol",  Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Automation & Computing, pp. 182 - 196, ISBN: 978-0-9555293-4-4, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, 19 Sept. 2009.
 
C. Maple, J. Wang, S. Zhang, "Guaranteeing the Timely Transmission of Periodic Messages with Arbitrary Deadline Constraints Using the Timed Token MAC Protocol", submitted to IET Communications.

C. Maple, J. Wang, S. Zhang and Z. Zhao, “Guaranteeing Hard Real-Time Traffic with Legitimately Short Deadlines with the Timed Token Protocol”,  the Special Issue on “Industrial Networking Standards for Real-time Automation and Control" of the international journal of  Computer Standards & Interfaces, Volume 31, Issue 3, pp.557-565, March 2009.

2008

C. Maple, W. Huang, R. Li, H. Yang, D. Foskett and V. Cleaver, Web application development lifecycle for small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Proceedings of the 8th International conference on quality software (QSIC 2008), pp247-252, 12-13 August 2008, Oxford, UK, Published by IEEE Computer Society, ISBN 978-0-7695-3312-4.

C. Maple, Y. Yue, D. Li, Special Issue on Planning and Control in Robotics International Journal of Modelling, Identification & Control, Vol 4, 2008

S. Gleni and C. Maple, Disinformation Strategies for Computer Crime Via Email. Western Decision Sciences Journal, 2008/9

J. Wang, S. Zhang, C. Maple and Z. Zhao, “Guaranteeing Hard Real-Time Traffic with Legitimately Short Deadlines with the Timed Token Protocol”, Computer Standards and Interfaces, April 2008

J. Wang, S. Zhang, C. Maple, ‘Synchronous Bandwidth Allocation with the Timed Token Protocol’, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Automation & Computing, Pages 169-174, Uxbridge, England, September 2008

P. Wang, J. Zhang, C. Maple and S. Zhang, “Capacity and Coverage Dimentioning for 3G Radio Access Network Planning”, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Automation & Computing, Pages 192-196, Uxbridge, England, September 2008

J. Uglov, L. Jakaite, V. Schetinin and C. Maple, Comparing Robustness of Pairwise and Multiclass Neural-Network Systems for Face Recognition. EURASIP Journal of Applied Signal Processing, Hindawi, USA, 2008. (ISI 0.62)

V. Schetinin, D. Li, C. Maple, An Evolutionary-Based Approach to Learning Multiple Decision Models from Underrepresented Data. The 4th International Conference on Natural Computation (ICNC'08), IEEE Computer Society, 2008.

D. Li, B. Liu, C. Maple, D. Jiang and Y. Yue: Active Robot Learning for Building up High-order Beliefs, Proceedings of FSKDC08, October, 2008, Jinan, China

X. Kang, Y. Yue, D. Li and C. Maple: Genetic Algorithm Based Solution to Dead-End Problems in Robot Navigation, Proceedings of ICMIC08, June, 2008, Shanghai, China

B. Liu, D. Li, D. Jiang, C. Maple and Y. Yue: The Research of Fuzzy Logic based Human-robot Cooperation, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Automation & Computing, September, 2008, Brunel University, London, UK

Media Contributions

  • The Future of Citizen Journalism – Tom Harkin and Wikipediagate, BBC Three Counties Radio, 9 February 2009
  • On Rewarding Good Pupil Behaviour With Games – the Benefits and Dangers, BBC Look East, January 2009
  • Behind the Hack – the How and Why of the Attack on Bedfordshire Police’s Website, BBC Look East,10 June 2008
  • Analysing the Computer Hacking of Bedfordshire Police’s Website, Anglia TV, 10 June 2008
  • Future Trends in Computing and Artificial Intelligence, BBC Three Counties Radio, 2 November 2007
  • Wireless Security Risks, BBC Three Counties Radio,19 September 2007
  • The Future of Robotics – Can Robots Feel Emotion, BBC Three Counties Radio, 20 August 2007
  • The Future of Robotics and Animation, Chiltern FM, 15 August 2007
  • New Nintendo Wii – A New Paradigm in Computer Games and Interaction, BBC Three Counties Radio, 25 April 2007
  • New Perspectives in International Education and Cooperation, Lomza Television, Poland, 5 October 2005

Research and Knowledge Transfer Contracts

EEDA Knowledge Transfer Partnership  2009

Advances in Penetration Testing

  • Total value £28,000

EEDA Knowledge Transfer Partnership  2007 - 2008

Ensuring Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of Online Services

  • Total value £26,000

EEDA Knowledge Transfer Partnership  2007 - 2008

Effective CRM

  • Total value £26,000

2 EPSRC CASE PhD Projects  2004 - 2007

ref EP/D504422/1

  • Total value £125,800

EEDA Knowledge Transfer Partnership 2005 - 2006

Security of Wireless Computer Networks

  • Total value £50,500

DTI Knowledge Transfer Partnership  2004 - 2006

ref KTP000381

  • Total value £115,044

EPSRC CASE PhD Project  2003 - 2006

ref GR/P02455/01

  • Total value £54,975

EPSRC CASE PhD Project  2003 - 2006

ref GR/P04176/01

  • Total value £62,814

Selected Consultancy and Business Interaction

Emerging technologies and their security issues 2009 - present

  • Modern Networks

Innovative applications of contemporary technologies 2009 - present

  • easyJet Airlines

Effective online training for PC hardware and web services 2009 - present

  • Skillstrain

Emerging Technologies and Security Risks for Patient Well-being 2008 - present

  • National Health Service

Security for online banking 2008 - present

  • Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka 

Contact Details

Professor Carsten Maple
T: 01582 489164

 

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