Charles Weir has thirty years of experience as a software architect, design consultant and company MD, specialising in applications for terminals and mobile devices. He was technical lead for the world's first smartphone, the Ericsson R380; and was app security lead for the world's first Android payments app, EE Cash on Tap.

Charles is researching at Security Lancaster how to improve the security of software delivered by development teams, and specifically how to empower developers and product managers to deliver the right Information Security for their organisation.

Read his blog here, or contact him by email as c.weir1 @lancaster.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0) 7876 027350.