Robert Dewar

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ABOUT ROBERT DEWAR

Dr. Robert Dewar is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Cyber Security at Abertay University\'s School of Design and Informatics.He is also the founder and Director of Dewar Cyber Consulting Ltd. DCC Ltd is a specialist cyber consultancy providing immersive cyber and digital risk simulations and exercises to improve understanding and cyber resilience at the individual, corporate, national and international level. DCC also conducts high-quality, academically informed applied policy research for corporate and government clients.Robert was previously Head of Cyber Security at the GCSP where he provided executive education courses on cyber security and defence, the European Union and international relations as well as developing innovative pedagogical approaches to the teaching of cyber security. He also initiated and engaged in international dialogue activities on cyber security and defence and conducted research into cyber security and defence policy, security studies, active and blended learning, the European Union and historical institutionalism.Prior to joining the GCSP Robert was a Senior Researcher in the Cyber Defence Team of the Centre for Security Studies at ETH Zurich. He published papers on EU cyber security development, cyber defence policy and strategy, cyber weapons development and the use of exercises and simulations as teaching tools in cyber defence.Before moving to Switzerland Robert was a lecturer and tutor at the University of Glasgow and the University of Stirling. He taught courses on international relations, cyber security and the European Union promoting the use of active learning in the classroom.Robert holds an MA (Hons.) in Modern History from the University of St Andrews, an MSc in Global Security (Politics, Information and Security) and a PhD in Politics, both from the University of Glasgow. His PhD thesis was an examination of institutional dynamics in EU cyber security policy-making. Robert is a dual German and British citizen and speaks English and German.