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Thomas Martin

    • About Me:

      I live in Manchester with my partner and our cat Shadow. I enjoy D&D, video games, cooking, and dancing (Salsa and Bachata!)

    • My pronouns are:

      He/him

    • My Work:

      I worked for many years as a lecturer in different universities teaching Cyber Security. I now work freelance as a private tutor/instructor.

    • My Typical Day:

      My work days vary a lot. Some days I will have meeting with clients, either video calls or visits. Other days I will work in my home office, preparing material, doing research, or arranging new clients. When I have time, I prepare videos to share some of my work.

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      If I won the prize money, I’d convert it to cryptocurrency and arrange talks that would include showing students how to (securely) setup their own wallet and make cryptocurrency donations to charities.

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    • Education:

      Most of my education was in Ireland: secondary school and undergrad in Galway, Masters in Cork. For my PhD, I move to Surrey.

    • Qualifications:

      B.Sc. in Maths and Computer Science at NUIG

      M.Sc. in Information Theory at UCC

      Ph.D. in Cryptography at Royal Holloway University of London

    • Work History:

      Security Researcher at BT

      Lecturer in Cyber Security at Khalifa University, UAE

      Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at Manchester Metropolitan University

    • Current Job:

      Freelance tutor and instructor

    • Employer:

      N/A

    • My Interview

      • What did you want to be after you left school?

        I didn't have a specific career in mind, I just knew I wanted my work to involve computers and mathematics

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        Almost never

        If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

        Security Engineer

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        Weird Al

        What's your favourite food?

        Lasanga

        If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

        High level telepathy, like Charles Xavier or B5 Psi Cop. That'd be enough, wouldn't need the other two.

        Tell us a joke.

        ... Speaking of networking protocols, I could tell you a UDP joke, but you probably wouldn't get it

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