University of Kent School of Computing
Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

Darren Hurley-Smith is a Senior Lecturer in cyber security at the University of Kent. His research focuses on cyber-physical security, network security, and modelling of autonomous agents in safety-critical environments. Prior to joining Kent in 2024, he was a Senior Lecturer in the Information Security Group at Royal Holloway University of London (2019-2024), where he also served as Technical Manager of the Omnidrome UAV and Autonomous Systems Development Facility. His work explores automated decision-making systems, resilience, and human-technology interaction in complex operational contexts, such as urban drone swarms and autonomous shipping.