Professor of Data Science & Cybersecurity in the School of Computer Science & Informatics and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Cyber Security Research, which is recognised as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR) by the National Cyber Security Centre and EPSRC.

Pete is the founding Director of the Wales Cyber Innovation Hub (CIH). Initially funded with £13.8m from Welsh Government and Cardiff Capital Region City Deal (CCRD), CIH is intended to help Wales become a global leader in cybersecurity. The CIH consortium led by Cardiff University with Airbus, Alacrity Cyber, CGI, Thales NDEC, Tramshed Tech, and the University of South Wales aims to boost the number of cyber security businesses anchored in South East Wales, and enhance cybersecurity skills to widen and diversify the cybersecurity talent pool.