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Dr. Allison Wylde FHEA FRGS IEEE PhD (London) MA DIC (Imperial) BSc Hons
Expertise
Allison is a Senior Lecturer/ Assistant Professor, she has experience of lecturing and supervision with Russell Group institutions, including Cardiff University Business School, Cardiff School of Computer Science and Informatics, and the University of Warwick, where she supervises dissertations, and delivers executive education and MSc courses. She has recent DBA and PhD completions with the University of the West of Scotland, and she serves as an external examiner (PhDs) with the University of Karachi, Pakistan.
Allison is a national expert on societal security management and was previously an international commissioner on security standards and guidelines, co-chairing the first ASIS International/American National Standards Institute standard on physical security management.
In December 2024, Allison’s keynote with the United Nations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Internet Governance Forum conference focused on innovation in AI and security and issues of AI and cyber security governance.
International UN, Government, and policy contributions
- 2023- UN Policy Network for AI Governance (PNAI), Team-leader, Interoperability, AI governance
- 2022- UN Dynamic Coalition, IS3C, Chair, Global Digital Compact (Summit of the Future, 2024)
- 2021- UN IGF Practice Forum on norms cyber security; Team-leader, SolarWinds breach
- 2020-21 UK Cyber Security Council, Work stream 7, Member, cyber security ethics
- 2019- ISO/ British Standards Institute, National Expert, Societal Security Management.
- 2010-18 ASIS International/ American National Standards Institute (ANSI), International Commissioner, Security Standards and Guidelines
- 2016-18 British Standards Institute (BSI), Societal Security Management SSM/01/ WG3 Crisis management, Technical committee member, reported to the UK Cabinet Office
- 2011-13 GCHQ, Academic panel member, Occupational Standards for Information Assurance
Selected funded research projects
- 2024-… Marie Curie Doctoral Networks, (£3.4m), Data Analytics and AI manager, Data Science for Common Good research Group, GCU
- 2021-… Digital Companion: Innovation, training an AI companion for cyber security.
- 2016-17 London First: Independent audit of user experience (UX) of a digital application, an ‘App’ for resilience in London’s West End business centre.
- 2015-16 Norsk Hydro ASA: Scoping for a metric to assess resilience.
- 2010-13 UK Higher Education Authority: Evaluation of the management of private security contracts for London 2012.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD. (Part-time). Management Studies, Birkbeck, College, University of London (UOL) Trusting in Practice: The Nature and Processes of Spatial Relations in Managing the Security of Organizations Post 9/11, Advisors: Prof. Ng, University of Roehampton, Dr Milbourne, University of London: Examiners: Emeritus Prof. Richard Thorpe, University of Leeds, Prof. John Louth,
director for Defence Industries, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
MA. (Merit). London Metropolitan University, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Higher Education Academy accredited)
SERC PhD student, UCL, Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the growth of Pennisetum Typhoides (millet) infected with the parasitic angiosperm Striga Hermonthica, Advisor: Prof. G. Stewart
Diploma of Imperial College (D.I.C.). Imperial College, SERC/CASE research student. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of soft-rot decay of creosoted wood. Advisors: Emeritus Prof. J. F. Levy (with assistance from Prof. Sir David Cox)
BSc. Hons. Manchester Polytechnic, Biology and Environmental Science, 2:1
Gary Parkin
Professional Overview
Key Achievements:
- Led primary public order operations for high-profile events.
- Improved Derby County Football Club security protocols and enhanced its academy's safeguarding measures.
- Developed training programs focusing on risk management and crowd control.
He is passionate about sharing his extensive experience and elevating standards within the security industry.
Professional Experience
Derby County Football Club (DCFC) - head of security and safeguarding (Sept 2016 - Nov 2020)
- Managed security for club assets and personnel.
- Conducted investigations, risk assessments, and emergency planning.
- Supervised crowd control on match days.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club (DCCC) - chief operating officer (Apr 2016 - Sept 2016)
- Oversaw daily operations and match-day activities.
- Implemented a personal development review system and training programs for stewards.
East Midlands Special Operations Unit - community contact officer (Aug 2015 - Apr 2016)
- Collaborated on de-radicalisation plans under the Prevent strategy.
- Partnered with various local authorities and managed budgets effectively.
Derbyshire Constabulary (1980 - 2015)
- Superintendent (Head of Operations Derby): Led teams for continuous improvement and managed significant events as firearms commander.
- Superintendent (Operations Division): Oversaw specialist departments and commanded operations for significant events.
- Chief Inspector (Community & Partnerships): Developed a mental health triage system with NHS collaboration.
- Chief Inspector (Staff Officer to the Chief Constable): Assisted with policy development and contributed to introducing PCSOs.
- Inspector (Section): Managed performance in high-crime areas and implemented anti-radicalisation strategies.
- Inspector (Diversity Manager): Ensured compliance with equality legislation and developed the Race Equality Guide.
- Sergeant (Learning & Development): Designed training programs and contributed to national Stop and Search policy development.
- Passionate about leveraging extensive experience to enhance standards in the security industry.
