Professor Ian Angell researches in the computer security field. His research is centred on the systemic risks inherent in socio-technical systems and on the security threats posed to organisations by the rapidly diffusing international information infrastructure.

He is policy adviser to UNIDO, to the European Security Forum and to the House of Commons Parliamentary Information Technology Committee on the threats posed by the technical, and the resulting organisational, developments in information technology.

Professor Angell regularly presents at conferences, is widely published in both academic and industry journals and is the author of a number of books.