Professor Oli Buckley specialises in cyber security, with a particular focus on the human dimensions of security.

His research examines how trust is formed, manipulated or undermined as emerging technologies become embedded in everyday life. His work spans technology-first identification methods based on behavioural biometrics to creative approaches for engaging with cyber security concepts.

He has addressed insider threat, digital identity and online deception, exploring how security failures often arise from social and behavioural dynamics rather than purely technical weaknesses. More recently, his research has focused on the implications of generative AI for security, including trust calibration, misinformation and resilience.

He is interested in how security and technology extend beyond technical controls, leveraging design, education and participatory approaches. This has led to the development of innovative methods – including game-based research, graphic novels, picture books and public engagement initiatives – to explore how people understand and respond to technology.

Before joining the University, he held academic positions at Cranfield University and the University of East Anglia. He was previously a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford. His career began in software engineering, following a PhD at the University of Wales (Bangor), where he specialised in computer graphics for surgical simulation.