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Dr Glenford Mapp

Associate Professor

Glenford Mapp

  • School Faculty of Science and Technology

  • Department Computer Science

  • Location London

Research activities

Dr Mapp is involved in several research areas, including:

The development of the Intelligent Edge Environment (IEE). This work is being done with Dr Gayathri Karthick (PhD Middlesex 2022) from York St John University and Professor Jon Crowcroft from the University of Cambridge.

The design of new traffic routing algorithms using Queuing Theory Models.  This is a key part of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

New Low Latency Transport Protocols. Glenford has developed a new transport protocol called the Simple Lightweight Transport Protocol (SLTP) to support vehicular networking.

Security and Privacy Issues in mHealth and eHealth. Glenford works on this with Dr Carlisle George.


Current Teaching

Glenford has taught several modules in Operating Systems, Networking, and Security over the years. For the 2025-26 Academic Year, he will be teaching:

CST2522 - Network and Protocol Analysis

CST4533 - Operating Systems for Secure Environments


Biography

Dr Glenford Mapp is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Middlesex University, London. His expertise is in vehicular, mobile, and distributed systems. He has co-authored over 150 publications in refereed conferences and journals. Glenford received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 1992, an MEng in Computer Engineering (Distinction in Thesis) from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, in 1985, and a BSc in Electrical Engineering (First Class Honours) from the University of the West Indies in 1982. 

In 2019, Dr Mapp was given the Amity Unity Distinguished Researcher Award for Significant Contributions in the field of Networking. In 2021,  he was made a member of the College of Expert Reviewers for the European Science Foundation. In 2025, Glenford was appointed to the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Network  Security and Its Applications (IJNSA). 

Glenford was the Leader of the MDX VANET Research Group for many years. This group built three Connected Vehicle (CV) testbeds funded by the Department for Transport. It is also involved in creating a heterogeneous vehicle tested with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) at its headquarters in Leamington Spa,

Qualifications

Title: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science

Notes: Title of Thesis An Object-Oriented Approach to Virtual Memory Management

Date: 31 Mar 1992

Institution: University of Cambridge


Title: Master of Engineering (MEng) in Computer Engineering

Notes: Title of Thesis The Analysis of Priority Polling Systems with Complex Cycles Distinction in Thesis

Date: 01 Sept 1985

Institution: Carleton University in Ottawa Canada


Title: Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Electrical Engineering

Notes: First Class Honours

Date: 01 Jul 1982

Institution: The University of the West Indies


External activities

  • Reviewing funding proposals, , 2008
  • External Examiner of PhD vivas, I have done this for several universities, 2008
  • International Collaboration, University of Cambridge and University of Sao Paulo Brazil, 2006
  • Editing Journal Articules, MDPI Future Internet, 212

    • Prizes and Awards

  • Amity Researcher Award for Significant Contribution in the Field of Neworking , Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Noida, India, 2019
  • Subject Matter Experts Award at the VAST 2012 Challenge, Visual Analytics Scence and Technology (VAST) Challenge Committee, 2012

    • Publications

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