Curriculum Vitae
Oliver Toparti · Security Researcher, AI Systems & Cyber-Physical Security · London, United Kingdom
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Education
MSc Security and Resilience (Physics), Imperial College London · September 2023 – September 2025
- Grade: Distinction
- Amongst the top 5% of the 2023/24 cohort; Institute for Security Science and Technology (ISST) Scholarship recipient; Student Representative for the 2024/25 cohort
- Modules included Network and Web Security, Cyber-Physical Systems Security, Electronic and Natural Sensors, Infrastructure and Transport Security, and CBRNE Security
BSc Cybersecurity, Coventry University · September 2020 – July 2023
- Grade: First Class Honours
- Course Tutor’s Prize for Best Overall BSc Project; Undergraduate Student of the Year nominee; put forward for the Dean’s Award, Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing
- Modules included Reverse Engineering, Computer Systems and Networks, Web Security, Practical Cryptography, Practical Penetration Testing, Programming and Algorithms, Applied Forensics, and Security Management
Publications
Cybersecurity in Connected Medical Devices: A Policy Agenda for the NHS · March 2026 Toparti, O., Rajput, K., Darzi, A. & Ghafur, S. (2026). npj Digital Medicine 9, 204. Comment, Nature Portfolio. doi:10.1038/s41746-026-02534-4
- Lead and corresponding author. Proposed a cross-layer (physical, network and cloud) risk framework for connected medical devices in NHS infrastructure, with recommendations to the MHRA on secure-by-design development, Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) and RACI accountability
- Over 7,500 accesses; ranked in the top 9% of all tracked articles of similar age by Altmetric attention (84th percentile within npj Digital Medicine); covered by Digital Health
Research in progress
Effectiveness of Cybersecurity Measures in Connected Diabetes Management Devices for Enhancing Patient Safety and Data Protection · June 2025 – ongoing Toparti, O., Rajput, K., Darzi, A. & Ghafur, S. Systematic review; protocol registered on PROSPERO (CRD42025639477).
- Systematic review assessing the effectiveness of cybersecurity interventions in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems and insulin pumps, with a focus on patient safety and data protection
- Contributed to study design, search strategy and risk-of-bias assessment (RoB 2 and ROBINS-I) using Covidence
- Coordinated research across the Institute for Security Science and Technology and the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London
Professional experience
Lead Engineer, E-commerce Platform, First Class Watches Ltd · June 2023 – present
Joined in 2023 as Graduate Engineer, E-commerce Platform. Now also responsible for the production infrastructure, outages and payments.
- Migrated a legacy WooCommerce site to a Next.js (React), Laravel (PHP) and FastAPI (Python) stack, integrating the Amazon SP-API, Stripe, Royal Mail and DPD
- Building ChronoAI, an LLM-based text-to-SQL assistant for internal reporting using the OpenAI and Anthropic APIs and LangChain
- Drove platform changes and tuning that contributed to revenue growth from £190k to £485k (+155%) without increased marketing spend
Founder, CYBNODE Ltd · July 2021 – present
- Founded CYBNODE, a cybersecurity technology company that began as a web development business during the COVID-19 pandemic and has evolved into a London-based AI product security consultancy delivering secure software and DevSecOps services
- Building Stravok, CYBNODE’s DevSecOps platform that reduces audit effort for GDPR and ISO 27001
- Built websites and web applications for more than 25 clients between 2021 and 2023
Other activities
Alumni Advisory Board Member, College of Engineering, Environment and Science, Coventry University · January 2026 – present
- Provide strategic industry insight to inform curriculum development in engineering and computing programmes
- Advise academic staff on emerging technologies, industry trends and employability skills, and support alignment of degree programmes with employer requirements
Co-Organiser, Trust Everything, Everywhere (Programme Development), Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) · December 2025 – March 2026
- Co-authored and submitted the successful application for a government contract supporting the programme discovery and approval-preparation phase of ARIA’s Trust Everything, Everywhere initiative. ARIA is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, responsible for high-risk, high-reward R&D
- Provided expertise in cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems and secure AI, delivered in partnership with the Society for Technological Advancement (SoTA)
- Supported technical scoping, stakeholder engagement and early programme design ahead of formal solicitation
Additional information
- Dual British-Hungarian citizen with unrestricted right to work in the UK and the EU, and long-term residency in both
- Selected by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Hungary for an Associate 2 role after presenting a cyber advisory proposal on OT risk prioritisation, governance uplift and security maturity across multinational operations
References
Available on request.