James B. FdSc BSc MSc AfCIIS (Pending Renewal)

Professional Experience

Postgraduate Researcher – UWE (2022 – Present)

Developing AI/ML models for fraud and anomaly detection in telecom systems. Presented at conferences and published in peer-reviewed venues.

Systems Engineer (R&D) – Ribbon Communications (2022 – Present)

Integrated XAI/ML into real-world telecom infrastructure with a focus on product-oriented cybersecurity enhancements.

Associate Lecturer – UWE (2024 – Present)

Lecturing on advanced cybersecurity and ML vulnerabilities while mentoring student research projects.

University Lecturer – Truro College (2021)

Led modules in cybersecurity and computing; supported student research and practical coursework.

Software Engineering Intern – N-Coders (2019)

Upgraded backend systems in PHP/Linux and deployed secure applications using Git workflows.

Education

PhD in Cybersecurity & Machine Learning – UWE

Focus: Fraud detection, anomaly mitigation in telecoms, real-world XAI applications.

MSc in Cyber Forensics & Counterterrorism – Plymouth (Distinction)

Dissertation on maritime network frameworks for security and mitigation.

BSc in Applied Computing Technologies – Plymouth (First Class)

FdSc in Computer Technology – Plymouth (Second Highest Honors)

Projects

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PHP Access System

Access control and login form frontend/backend with PHP and MySQL.

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EcoMon System

Full-stack DB/website system for managing registered information (FdSc dissertation).

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IMSI Catcher

Portable base station with cellular interception functionality (BSc dissertation).

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Maritime OSINT Toolkit

Pen-testing toolkit tailored for maritime protocols (MSc dissertation).

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SHAP Forecasting Ensemble

Weighted time series forecasting models with SHAP interpretation.

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Synthetic CDR Generator

Tool for generating telecom datasets for research simulation.

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VISION App

Interactive XAI viewer for time series data (Streamlit + SHAP).

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Web Dev Projects

Collection of websites built during web development course.

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Botnet & Malware Collection

Collection of proof-of-concept malware and DDoS tools.

Current and Upcoming Research

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Trends in Telecom ML

Challenges in using CDRs with ML for analytics (paper).

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Analyst-Driven XAI

Forecasting analytics for telecom maintenance (paper).

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Synthetic Time Series

Simulation-based time series dataset generation project.

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Temporal XAI with Industry

Experiments uncovering root cause analysis in real-world scenarios.

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Ribbon Patent

ML temporal method included in official patent (Ribbon Communications).

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Temporal XAI Journal

Planned publication on novel XAI temporal method.

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Count-Based Aggregation

Early research on network time series data aggregation.

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Causal Shift RCA

Exploring how causes change over time in RCA (early paper).

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Open Source Visual XAI

Sankey, box, and custom visual methods for SHAP and LIME.