Jonathan holds a BSc in Physics, a Diploma of Imperial College in Plasma Physics, a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from London University, and a Doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. He has published 322 articles and books, 24 patents and technologies to license, and supervised 72 PhDs. After a career in the scientific civil service, academia, and industry, in 2008, he was appointed to the Stokes Professorship by the Science Foundation Ireland. He holds Professorships with several research institutes and universities, including the University of Wales, the Institute of Advanced Studies at Warsaw University of Technology, the Technological University Dublin, the University of Western Cape, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research. He is currently directing research programs focusing on Biosecurity (working with the UK Health Security Agency) and Decentralised Digital Economies (working with Smart Data and Assets Limited – portdex.com, where he is Director of Cybersecurity). He is a Fellow of Institutes and Societies which include the Institute of Physics, the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, the Royal Statistical Society, the British Computer Society, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Chartered Management Institute, and the Institute of Directors. In 2007, he was elected a Freeman of the City of London for his contributions to Economics.