Summary
Mark Barnes is a CTO and seasoned security researcher with 14 years of experience spanning vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and embedded software security. He progressed from academic physics (PhD, Terahertz spectroscopy) into applied security roles at Dstl and F-Secure Consulting before leading research teams at Interrupt Labs and now steering technology at Breakpoint Research. Mark combines deep low-level reverse engineering expertise with leadership in building research programs that translate novel technical findings into practical protections. His background in experimental physics gives him a methodical, measurement-driven approach to problem solving that informs his security investigations. Based in the UK, he is known for hands-on technical depth as well as mentoring and scaling high-impact research teams.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Physics, PhD Physics at University of Southampton