Contact Dr Philip Nobles
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 988474
- Email: p.nobles@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Communications Systems
- Defence Info Systems
Background
Phil is Head of the Communications and Networks Group within the Centre for Electronic Warfare, Information and Cyber at Cranfield Defence and Security where he is responsible for the strategic direction of the Group, which delivers 14 MSc modules in topics including communication systems, networks, Cyber Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA), cybersecurity for connected vehicles and information systems.
Phil is an experienced academic who has led teaching and research into communication systems and networks for over 25 years, having completed his MEng and PhD at Swansea University.
His consultancy roles have included being the academic representative for all universities on the previous UK Ministry of Defence overarching communications and networks research programme (CSIIS) and advice to the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.
Phil has published widely, with his work on wireless security having been featured on TV and radio. He is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Data Protection & Privacy.
Research opportunities
I currently have the following projects for which I am looking for potential students to work with me:
Wireless communication systems
Software Defined Networking
5G
Military communications
Cybersecurity
Communications Electronic Warfare
Current activities
Development and delivery of a blended learning MSc module on Networked Systems and Cybersecurity for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.
Leading a work package on emulated radio components for a MOD funded research project under the CSIIS framework investigating wireless-aware software defined networks.
Clients
DSTL/MOD
Airbus
Assuria Ltd.
CPNI
Technology Strategy Board
EPSRC
BBC
Philips Research Laboratories
Publications
Conference Papers
- Mustafa Z, Nobles P, Maddison-Warren A & Morris S. (2016). Investigating the Cloud: Amazon EC2 Client
- Burls R & Nobles P. (2014). Analysis of feodo malware - a complementary approach
- Nobles P & Horrocks PA. (2004). Vulnerability of IEEE802.11 wlans to mac layer dos attacks
- Nobles P & Chatprechakul N. (2004). Using mobile agents for data collection, data correlation and response in an intrusion detection and response system
- Siyau MF, Ormondroyd RF & Nobles P. (2004). Performance of a layered space-time cellular system used with a fractionally-spaced channel estimator operated in a time-varying, frequency-selective wireless channel
- Siyau MF, Nobles P & Ormondroyd RF. (2003). Channel estimation for layered space-time systems in time-varying frequency selective wireless channels
- Nobles P & Scott R. (2003). Wideband propagation measurements onboard HMS Bristol
- Nobles P & Chatprechakul N. (2003). A software agent test-bed for network centric warfare concepts
- Nobles P & Chatprechakul N. (2003). A Software Agent Test-Bed for Network Centric Warfare Concepts
- Siyau MF, Nobles P & Ormondroyd RF. (2003). Channel estimation for layered space-time systems
- Nobles P, Siyau MF & Ormondroyd RF. (2003). Estimation of frequency selective wireless channels for layered space-time systems
- Siyau MF, Ormondroyd RF & Nobles P. (2002). Semi-blind channel estimation for a space-time system using a combined MEA-PI and auto-tracking algorithm
- Nobles P, Siyau MF & Ormondroyd RF. (2001). Channel estimation for space-Time systems using a multi-element array recursive least squares (MEA-RLS) algorithm
- Siyau MF, Nobles P & Ormondroyd RF. (2001). Non-linear detection for space-time systems using orthogonal triangularization by QR decomposition