Over the last 15 years Paul has worked on many network and service accounting and security projects since graduating including SUSIE, Bandwidth2000, and OPIUM and DBE. He has previously managed the TSSG’s participation in the IST DBE (Digital Business Ecosystems) project and the OPAALS network of excellence, developing models for decentralised trust, identity and accountability. Paul has in recent years worked on multiple EU and nationally funded projects in the area of trust frameworks and privacy preserving data handling.