Episode 39, 20 MIN 25 SEC , MP3 FORMAT

Detecting and Avoiding Online Threats

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"But if we really want to get serious about stopping [denial-of-service] attacks, then ultimately, we need to try and make the sources of the attacks -- the home computers -- much more secure." - Assoc Prof Chris Leckie

Chris Leckie

Assoc Prof Chris Leckie's research interests are in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and telecommunications. He has made theoretical and practical contributions in areas such as machine learning, fault diagnosis, visualisation, multi-agent systems and design automation. Chris has strong a interest in developing AI techniques for a variety of applications in telecommunications, such as network intrusion detection, network management, optical networks, information retrieval and market analysis.


CREDITS

Host: Dr Shane Huntington
Producers: Kelvin Param, Eric Van Bemmel and Dr Shane Huntington
Audio Engineer: Craig McArthur
Theme Music performed by Sergio Ercole. Mr Ercole is represented by the Musicians' Agency, Faculty of Music
Voiceover: Paul Richiardi

Series Creators: Eric van Bemmel and Kelvin Param

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