Basil Manoussos

Post Nominals	AAS,BSc,PgCert,MSc,MBCS,ACSFS
Biography	Basil is The Cyber Academy Manager, at the School of Computing, Engineering & Built Environment (SCEBE). He is also an forensic scientist, with more than 14 years of experience as an Expert Witness in digital forensics and digital evidence. EDUCATION He studied for his BSc Business and his AAS (Associate in Applied Science) Computer Programming, at the American College of Greece (Deree College), and graduated with both degrees in 1995, receiving the President's Award for his contribution in the extra-curricular and academic activities in the school. He received a PG Cert International Marketing from the University of Sunderland (2000) and later his MSc Forensic Informatics (2008) from the University of Strathclyde. In January 2022, he received his Expert Witness Certificate from the University of Aberdeen/Bond Solon, as an Expert Witness under the jurisdiction of Scottish Law, making him the first (and only) Expert Witness in Digital Forensics to ever hold a University Certificate in this jurisdiction. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Basil brings more than 14 years of experience in Digital Forensics as an Expert Witness, working with legal professionals in Scotland and the rest of the UK, as well as a 30+ years overall industry experience. His background includes working for organisations like IBM, Abbey National and HM Government. He has been running Strathclyde Forensics Ltd, one of the top Digital Forensics agencies in Scotland for over a decade. Since 2017 he has been working at the School of Computing, with a primary scope of raising the profile of The Cyber Academy and help create awareness of cyber threats to businesses, individuals, the third sector and the state, in Scotland , the UK and around the world. Working extensively with the Law Society of Scotland; he is a member of the Panel for the Accredited Legal Technologists, and he has developed (and delivers) the Cybersecurity Certification of the Society. Basil is a regular speaker to Scottish Universities and Colleges, and a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Law, at the Catholic University of Lyon and Sheffield Hallam University. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS He is a member of the BCS and the Charter Society for Forensic Sciences (CSFS). Since 2015 he is a t the Experts Roster of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). He was a finalist for the Cyber Evangelist Award for 2018 and 2019 at the Scottish Cyber Awards. OTHER PROFESSIONAL PROFILES 1. The Law Society of Scotland (professional profile): https://www.lawscot.org.uk/people/basil-manoussos/ 2. The Law Society of Scotland (Cybersecurity certification): https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/cpd-training/certification-courses/cyber-security-certification/ 3. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassilismanoussos/ 4. SIPR (Scottish Institute of Policing Research): http://www.sipr.ac.uk/people/basil-manoussos 5. Interpol: https://www.interpol.int/content/download/17171/file/The%20Use%20of%20Digital%20Evidence%20in%20Prosecutions%20in%20Asia....pdf?inLanguage=eng-GB
Research Interests	Basil's research interests focus in the following fields: 1. Digital Evidence in different jurisdictions 2. Understanding of digital evidence in courts 3. Cybersecurity awareness training and its effect on businesses, NGOs and government organisations 4. Geography of cyber crime 5. Cyberbullying & Cyber Stalking 6. Fake News & Deep Fakes 7. Digital Forensics Investigations 8. History of Cybercrime 9. Introducing Digital Evidence to law schools
Teaching and Learning	Basil is a visiting lecturer at: 1. Sheffield Hallam University. He teaches Digital Evidence and Expert Witness work. 2. Faculty of Law. Université Catholique de Lyon. He teaches cybersecurity to LLM students. He is also a bank lecturer, teaching digital forensics at: 3. West College Scotland. 4. West Lothian College. Basil has developed a significant part of the Cybersecurity Certification of the Law Society of Scotland and he is delivering the courses since 2020. He has been a guest speaker in several universities and colleges including: - The American College of Greece (Deree College) - University of Strathclyde - University of Glasgow - Edinburgh Napier University - University of West of Scotland - Robert Gordon University - Heriot Watt University - West College Scotland - City of Glasgow College - New College Lanarkshire - West Lothian College - Edinburgh College Basil has extensive training experience in the legal sector, providing digital forensics and cybercrime courses to solicitors.
PhD Supervision Availability	No