Jessie Hamill-Stewart

jessie.hamill-stewart@bristol.ac.uk	Year 4 Student – 2020 Intake – Cohort 2 Drawing upon BSc Politics and International Relations with Mandarin and Russian, I am driven to communicate the importance of cyber security for satellite systems. My multidisciplinary research combines technical analysis of cyber attacks with thematic analysis of national and international approaches to securing satellite systems. Communication experiences include: Seminar Leader for Comparative Politics module (POLIS, University of Bath), University of Bath Three Minute Thesis semi-finalist, Cyber 9/12 National Policy Competition semi-finalist and ESU Oracy Mentor and Trainer (public speaking).
PhD Project	Towards effective national and international cyber security for space infrastructure Satellite systems are innately vulnerable to cyber attacks, but have also become increasingly depended on by society. The role of space infrastructure, and in particular satellite systems, has expanded exponentially in recent decades. Satellites were first used in the 1950s for military purposes such as intelligence missions. They now sustain critical industries including energy and finance and provide vital navigation services to individuals globally. Private investment has catalysed commercialisation of satellite services, increasing the number of satellites in orbit, their uses and users. Consequently, multiple new cyber attack vectors across ground, space and user satellite infrastructure segments have emerged for attackers to exploit. Cyber attacks which disrupt satellites would affect many users globally. This research technically investigates the cyber threat against satellites, and how states are tackling it on a national and international level, through the lens of security governance. Supervisors: Dr Andre Barrinha (Bath) and Professor Awais Rashid (Bristol)
PhD Poster	View poster here
Events Attended	Contributor, Roundtable on Building Resilience in the UK’s Electromagnetic Environment (Cranfield University, 2024) Defence In Space Conference (2023) defenceinspace.com GovSatCom (2023) https://govsat.lu/events/govsatcom-2023/ Speaker, Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats Behavioural and Social Sciences in Security Conference (2023) https://crestresearch.ac.uk/bass23/ Storyteller, Futures Festival (2023) futuresnight.co.uk NCSC ACE-CSR Conference (2022) https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/information/academic-centres-excellence-cyber-security-research Speaker, ATOM Festival of Science & Technology (2022) atomfestival.org.uk Poster Presentation, University of Bristol Space Research Showcase (2022) https://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/ilo/industry/space-research-showcase/
Academic and Industry Placements completed - Year 1	DCMS Developed a framework for analysing cyber attacks using political theory (2021) University of Bath Investigating the international security challenge of nation state cyber attacks with Prof. David Galbreath (2021)
Internships (academic or industry) completed since Year 2	BMT Improving awareness of cyber security within the maritime sector (2022)
Studies completed as part of PhD Thesis	Study 1: Developing a theory of cyber attacks against the ground segment of space infrastructure. Step-by-step analysis of cyber attacks against the ground infrastructure of satellite systems.
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