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Inspiring academics .

Our academics are inspiring and imaginative , and consistently exploring and expanding the limits of knowledge in their areas of expertise . Our professors are all industry experts , some of whom literally wrote the book on cutting-edge issues in cybercrime and online security .
When national organisations need results , they come to us . We take on the challenges and deliver outcomes that directly affect our society at a local , national and global level .
“ Edinburgh Napier ’ s excellent track record in producing high-quality cybersecurity graduates underlines the city ’ s superb reputation as a centre of excellence for cyber security expertise .”
Neil Anderson , Security Director at FarrPoint
Dr Bill Buchanan is a Professor in the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University , and was recently named one of the “ Top 50 Scottish Tech People Who Are Changing The World ” by FutureScot . He is a Fellow of the BCS and the IET , and leads the Centre for Distributed Computing , Networks and Security and The Cyber Academy . He has published dozens of books , hundreds of academic papers , and consistently wins awards for his teaching , nominated by peers and students alike .