Summary
George Wood is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at Newcastle University researching cybercrime impacts on minority groups, combining rigorous academic methods with a focus on real-world social harm. With six years of technical and tutoring experience, he brings practical teaching skills and clear communication to complex security and resilience topics. As a trained first responder and former LGBTQ+ officer for the student union, he pairs technical expertise with frontline community engagement and advocacy. He publishes and shares work from Newcastle while maintaining an active personal site (gwood.dev) and a passion for film photography that informs a human-centered view of technology. Comfortable bridging research, outreach, and hands-on problem solving, he brings ethical perspective and lived community experience to cybersecurity research and applied projects.
6 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Newcastle University