Personal statement

John Curry is a Reader in Cyber Security, specialising in games development and cyber security. He has an international reputation in conflict simulations and serious games, and has worked with many of the key personalities in the field. He is also a specialist in gaming offensive cyber operations and the use of games for education and operational analysis.

He has worked on games with the FCDO, Cabinet Office, MOD, DSTL, RN, BAE, Pentagon (Office for Net Assessment) and other public sector organisations. These games have ranged from conflict on the Cold War Central Front, to confrontations short of war, such as over resources, banking crises and BREXIT.
He has authored, co-authored, and edited more than 100 books on various aspects of gaming. This includes handbooks on the application of innovations such as Matrix Games and Confrontation analysis to professional wargaming.

He is currently supervising PhD students in the serious games, cyber security and AI space.

Currently, he is spending a lot of time considering new ways of modelling cyber conflict.

In 2024, John was awarded the DSET prize for lifetime achievement for his contribution to serious games and academic excellence.

In his spare time he plays games.

Academic qualifications

  • BA (Hons) Sotn
  • CertEd UWE
  • MPhil UWE
  • PhD Bath Spa University.

Professional qualifications

  • NCC Certified Systems Analyst.

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Teaching specialisms

  • Offensive Cyber
  • Game design and development
  • Serious games.

Research and academic outputs

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