Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research - Queen's University Belfast
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Electronics, Elec Eng & Comp Sci
Abstract
As the internet evolves, so too do the major issues of network and data security. The secure protection of sensitive information, is increasingly a major challenge. The pervasive use of mobile and wireless communication with increased bandwidth and service diversity is also creating challenging security loopholes and requirements. The security of individuals within society is a major issue ranging from assault of citizens in public areas, to terrorist attacks. Security in the commercial sector, airports etc has seen the deployment of increasingly sophisticated access control for example using biometrics, intrusion detection and CCTV. Here the integration of information security and people security technology is necessary to make this a reality e.g. the integration of sensors, connected through secure communications with novel user interfaces such as advanced face recognition. All of these important applications require major innovations, covering many aspects of technological expertise and demand an integrated approach to meet emerging and future requirements.
CSIT is already internationally recognized as performing state-of-the-art research in a number of key areas. These include:
Data Security Systems - Use of encryption technology, low power cryptosystems for RFID, PDAs etc. and watermarking of digital content.
Network Security Systems - Protection of the network and network infrastructure against attack from viruses and intrusions. This will investigate novel hardware architectures to allow speeds of up to 100Gb/s - sufficient to meet the demand of the internet well into the next decade and beyond.
Wireless Enabled Security Systems - Development of a range of novel sensor technologies over a wide frequency band e.g. health monitoring, body worn antennas, cellular radio front ends and millimetre wave imagers for e.g. explosive detection.
Intelligent Surveillance Systems / development of video analytic algorithms for automated event detection, profiling objects and development of data mining tools for analysis of annotated data.
A key aspect of the Centre is the commercialisation of the research through a dedicated team of commercial and business development staff. this includes mechanisms such as spin outs, licensing, knowledge transfer partnerships and contract research.
CSIT is already internationally recognized as performing state-of-the-art research in a number of key areas. These include:
Data Security Systems - Use of encryption technology, low power cryptosystems for RFID, PDAs etc. and watermarking of digital content.
Network Security Systems - Protection of the network and network infrastructure against attack from viruses and intrusions. This will investigate novel hardware architectures to allow speeds of up to 100Gb/s - sufficient to meet the demand of the internet well into the next decade and beyond.
Wireless Enabled Security Systems - Development of a range of novel sensor technologies over a wide frequency band e.g. health monitoring, body worn antennas, cellular radio front ends and millimetre wave imagers for e.g. explosive detection.
Intelligent Surveillance Systems / development of video analytic algorithms for automated event detection, profiling objects and development of data mining tools for analysis of annotated data.
A key aspect of the Centre is the commercialisation of the research through a dedicated team of commercial and business development staff. this includes mechanisms such as spin outs, licensing, knowledge transfer partnerships and contract research.
Planned Impact
Who will benefit from this research?
Industrial partners will be one of the main beneficiaries of the research through various knowledge transfer processes. These companies come from a variety of sectors and include for example, systems manufacturers, telecoms companies, internet security companies, banks and financial service companies, as represented on the CSIT Industrial Advisory Board. In addition to industrial partners, a number of stakeholders within government will also benefit from the research. These include government organisations responsible for information and physical security, in addition to law enforcement agencies responsible for detection of e-crime. The wider academic community will also benefit from the new body of knowledge developed by the researchers in CSIT.
How will they benefit from this research?
Society in general will also benefit indirectly from CSIT, partly through improved security of information and data as well as improved physical security. Examples of this include increased security of data on line, lower risk of virus infection or improved security at airports or public transport with reduced crime rates. Also there will be a benefit as a result of the contribution to the wider economy through jobs (up to 80), services etc. The link with financial services will provide a clear mechanism for commercialisation and provide a strong opportunity for societal benefit e.g. making the banking system more secure and making the UK a safer place to do business.
What will be done to ensure that they have the opportunity to benefit from this research?
The structure and staffing of CSIT will ensure that commercialisation and impact will be a critical element of CSIT operations e.g. extensive range of companies and other government agencies on the industrial advisory board, employment of engineers and business development and commercialisation staff. Since the industrial advisory board has been closely involved in the formulation of the research agenda, this will ensure that commercialisation and knowledge transfer is built into the R&D process. This engagement will be critical in ensuring knowledge transfer/impact both in the short to medium term but also in the longer term. A wide variety of mechanisms will be employed to maximise impact. These include QUB's high success rate in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, licensing deals, spin out companies, training courses and the usual dissemination methods to ensure academic impact (e.g. high quality journals and international conferences).
Another example of how CSIT will ensure impact is through high profile events, in Belfast, London and internationally. The recent World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit, held at CSIT in March 2011 was a major success and helped establish CSIT as a leading international research centre, with high profile PR from the event and new collaboration and impact opportunities established.
Industrial partners will be one of the main beneficiaries of the research through various knowledge transfer processes. These companies come from a variety of sectors and include for example, systems manufacturers, telecoms companies, internet security companies, banks and financial service companies, as represented on the CSIT Industrial Advisory Board. In addition to industrial partners, a number of stakeholders within government will also benefit from the research. These include government organisations responsible for information and physical security, in addition to law enforcement agencies responsible for detection of e-crime. The wider academic community will also benefit from the new body of knowledge developed by the researchers in CSIT.
How will they benefit from this research?
Society in general will also benefit indirectly from CSIT, partly through improved security of information and data as well as improved physical security. Examples of this include increased security of data on line, lower risk of virus infection or improved security at airports or public transport with reduced crime rates. Also there will be a benefit as a result of the contribution to the wider economy through jobs (up to 80), services etc. The link with financial services will provide a clear mechanism for commercialisation and provide a strong opportunity for societal benefit e.g. making the banking system more secure and making the UK a safer place to do business.
What will be done to ensure that they have the opportunity to benefit from this research?
The structure and staffing of CSIT will ensure that commercialisation and impact will be a critical element of CSIT operations e.g. extensive range of companies and other government agencies on the industrial advisory board, employment of engineers and business development and commercialisation staff. Since the industrial advisory board has been closely involved in the formulation of the research agenda, this will ensure that commercialisation and knowledge transfer is built into the R&D process. This engagement will be critical in ensuring knowledge transfer/impact both in the short to medium term but also in the longer term. A wide variety of mechanisms will be employed to maximise impact. These include QUB's high success rate in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, licensing deals, spin out companies, training courses and the usual dissemination methods to ensure academic impact (e.g. high quality journals and international conferences).
Another example of how CSIT will ensure impact is through high profile events, in Belfast, London and internationally. The recent World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit, held at CSIT in March 2011 was a major success and helped establish CSIT as a leading international research centre, with high profile PR from the event and new collaboration and impact opportunities established.
Organisations
- Queen's University Belfast (Lead Research Organisation)
- Cisco Systems (Netherlands) (Collaboration)
- Relay Software (Collaboration)
- Purdue University (Collaboration)
- Thales Group (Collaboration)
- Allstate (Collaboration)
- Belfast Smartcards Ltd (Collaboration)
- Intelligent Environments Ltd (Collaboration)
- Roke Manor Research Ltd. (Collaboration)
- Camlin Group Ltd (Collaboration)
- Intel (United States) (Collaboration)
- Autoline Insurance (Collaboration)
- Rolls Royce (Collaboration)
- Carnegie Mellon University (Collaboration)
- Replify (Collaboration)
- Seagate Technology (Ireland) (Collaboration)
- Seven Technologies (Collaboration)
- BAE Systems (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| John McCanny (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Brown, Glen
(2019)
Synthetic Data Augmentation for Facial Re-identification
Burgess C
(2014)
Detecting packed executables using steganalysis
Burgess C
(2014)
Feature Set Reduction for the Detection of Packed Executables
Burgess J
(2019)
MANiC: Multi-step Assessment for Crypto-miners
Burgess J
(2020)
REdiREKT: Extracting Malicious Redirections from Exploit Kit Traffic
Bursuc S
(2014)
Deducibility constraints and blind signatures
in Information and Computation
Bustard J
(2015)
The Impact of EU Privacy Legislation on Biometric System Deployment: Protecting citizens but constraining applications
in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
| Description | Queen's University Belfast through CSIT was one of the first group of UK universities to be appointed as an EPSRC/GCHQ Academic Centre of Excellence. This initial funding opened up numerous activities, important opportunities for GCHQ PhD sponsorship and new funding for other research activities. It has also help elevate CSIT's status nationally and internationally leading to a very extensive network of links in the US, Europe and Asia. In 2017 our status as a UK Academic Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity was renewed (EP/R007187/1). Major achievements include: - novel algorithmic and architectural optimisations of fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) hardware designs (collaboration with Thales) which culminated in FHE encryption speed improvements of a factor of 130 over equivalent software designs. This research was selected as an IEEE Trans. on Computers 'Editor's pick of the year 2016'; - A very lightweight Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) design for FPGA devices that offers high uniqueness and reliability across different devices; The design was licensed for evaluation and included in a demonstration model by Thales to address electronic component counterfeiting in industry - Novel optimized Gaussian sampler designs for lattice-based cryptography that are resistant to timing attacks - A novel tool for the rapid prototyping of cryptographic block ciphers and stream ciphers - A novel android malware detection system that uses a deep convolutional neural network (CNN). This work was selected as a GSMA Mobile World Scholar challenge finalist in 2019; - TENNISON, a novel distributed software defined network (SDN) security framework that combines the efficiency of SDN control and monitoring with the resilience and scalability of a distributed system (collaboration with Univ of Lancaster) - A novel Information flow control (IFC) scheme that combines access control encryption (ACE) and attribute-based systems (ABS), which is the first such scheme enforced using attributes - Novel approaches to integrate low-level sensors of different types, in particular those for cyber-attack detection, into evidential networks, demonstrated in a real-world smart grid use-case that is representative of similar cyber-physical systems - A novel classifier fusion approach based on a multi-level architecture that enables effective combination of ensemble learning algorithms for improved malware detection accuracy. The method is shown to outperform stacked generalization, a well- known classifier fusion method. |
| Exploitation Route | Through our extensive links with industry and government organisations as documented on our web site www.csit.qub.ac.uk. Through the creation of a new business cluster in Northern Ireland that now comprises ~50 companies with over 1700 new jobs in cybersecurity since created. Through the creation of spin-off companies and through support for InvestNI and UKTI in the attraction of Foreign Direct Investment. Through the normal mechanisms of publication in high quality research journals and conferences including citations since received. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Electronics,Security and Diplomacy,Transport |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/csit/ |
| Description | CSIT has a very successful model for research translation/economic impact. This overlays an academic research environment with an infrastructure more common in a high-technology company, but in a manner that does not compromise research quality or speculative "blue-skies" thinking. This involves the co-location of engineering staff, with strong industrial experience, alongside academic research teams. These engineers (of which there are 15) support industry engagement, create "proof-of-concept" prototypes, support SMEs and facilitate new spin-out companies. CSIT's Business Development Managers work closely with industry and provide researchers with strong market awareness. It also operates a US-style membership model where fee-paying companies (e.g., Allstate, BAE Systems, Infosys, Thales, Roke, Equiniti, Camlin) are members of its Industrial Advisory Board providing early sight of new technologies and the means to influence research road-maps. CSIT also operates an active associate membership model supporting the growth of SMEs. To date CSIT's activities have led to the creation of over 2300 new cybersecurity jobs in N Ireland, creating a new business cluster with ~50 companies and generating over £110M p.a. in salaries alone for the UK economy. This is a mixture of UK Foreign Direct Investment, creation of start- up companies, including six CSIT start-ups, and growth in indigenous companies. CSIT's activities in this regard are acknowledged as a UK role model e.g. as highlighted in an RCUK PaCCS policy report on "Innovation Challenges in Cyber security". |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Electronics,Security and Diplomacy |
| Impact Types | Economic |
| Description | Accelerated Real-Time Information Extraction System (ARIES) |
| Amount | £252,523 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/J020540/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2012 |
| End | 09/2013 |
| Description | Advanced Network Forensics to Secure SDN and NFV infrastructures |
| Amount | £125,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | Allstate NI Ltd: Anomaly Detection System for Insurance Claim & Point of Sale Fraud Detection |
| Amount | £677,096 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Allstate |
| Department | Allstate Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Android malware detection methods using cloud based dynamic analysis |
| Amount | $370,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | National Security Research Institute (South Korea) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Automated Detection of Android Malware |
| Amount | £30,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 03/2014 |
| Description | CSIT Phase 2 - Engineering Team Funding |
| Amount | £5,510,546 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RD1015344 |
| Organisation | Invest Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2017 |
| End | 01/2022 |
| Description | Citi - Research project |
| Amount | £294,414 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Citigroup Inc |
| Department | Citibank |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United States |
| Start | |
| Description | Commercialising quantum devices (AQuaSec) |
| Amount | £5,800,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 104615 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2018 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Contract Research for Titan IC Systems |
| Amount | £150,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Titan IC Systems |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2012 |
| End | 06/2013 |
| Description | DASA project - Video based semantic analysis of crowd behaviour |
| Amount | £272,741 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ACC2001038 |
| Organisation | Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 09/2019 |
| Description | DCMS Funding |
| Amount | £35,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | DSTL Security for the Internet of Things - Challenge 1 - Software PUFs as a Trust Anchor |
| Amount | £49,767 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | CDE41446 |
| Organisation | Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | DeepSecurity - Applying Deep Learning to Hardware Security |
| Amount | £765,827 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/R011494/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2017 |
| End | 10/2022 |
| Description | ECG-based Biometrics |
| Amount | £62,070 (GBP) |
| Organisation | B-Secur |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2016 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | EPSRC - IKC Follow-on funding (CSIT3) |
| Amount | £500,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | EPSRC First Grant: Analysing and Detecting Advanced Multi-stage Attacks against ICS (ADAMA) |
| Amount | £99,552 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/N022866/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | EPSRC First Grant: Multi-activity 3D Pose Estimation on Real Environments |
| Amount | £98,943 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/N030540/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2016 |
| End | 01/2018 |
| Description | EU Framework Programme 7 (PRECYSE) |
| Amount | € 441,620 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | FP7- SEC-2013- 1-20121119 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 04/2014 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | EU Framework Programme 7 (SPARKS) |
| Amount | € 3,429,551 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | FP7-SEC-2012- 1-28518/1 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 04/2014 |
| End | 06/2017 |
| Description | European Space Agency project on Authentic PVT |
| Amount | € 30,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | Qascom |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Italy |
| Start | 04/2018 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (USA). SMART Broiler competition |
| Amount | $310,737 (USD) |
| Funding ID | Sb-0000000021 Project FlockFocus |
| Organisation | Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | GCHQ PhD Studentship (Application Layer DDoS Attack Mitigation) |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | GCHQ PhD Studentship (Lattice based Post-Quantum Cryptography) |
| Amount | £109,539 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | GCHQ PhD Studentship (Side Channel Attacks using Machine Learning Techniques) |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | GCHQ Project: SDN Security Application |
| Amount | £37,819 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | GCHQ Small Grants - 2016 |
| Amount | £34,900 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | Grant for R&D: Ampliphae Ltd |
| Amount | £200,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Invest Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | H2020 - XANDAR project |
| Amount | £700,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | |
| Description | HEFCE Strategic Development Fund (Catalyst Fund) project; SETsquared: Cognition Video iCURE |
| Amount | £28,377 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 514603903 |
| Organisation | Higher Education Funding Council for England |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2015 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | Hardware implementation of Quantum-safe primitives and components |
| Amount | £67,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Security Research Institute (South Korea) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | Horizon 2020 Cybersecurity, Trustworthy ICT (SAFEcrypto) |
| Amount | € 1,036,405 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | Grant agreement no: 644729 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | Horizon 2020 ICT-04-2015 Uniserver |
| Amount | € 4,815,810 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 688540 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Horizon 2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 02/2016 |
| End | 01/2019 |
| Description | Huawei Project: OpenFlow Multi-Table Analysis for SDN Security Solutions |
| Amount | £126,378 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Huawei Technologies |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | China |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | ICURe: IoT security - central and distributed protection |
| Amount | £35,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Independent review of authentication algorithms |
| Amount | £11,405 (GBP) |
| Organisation | B-Secur |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2019 |
| End | 10/2019 |
| Description | Innovate UK - KTP with CattleEye |
| Amount | £120,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Innovate UK - KTP with Liberty IT |
| Amount | £120,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Intel University Programme for Curricula Design |
| Amount | £16,667 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Intel Corporation |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | Invest NI Phase 1 |
| Amount | £4,371,307 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RD0709279 |
| Organisation | Invest Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2010 |
| End | 01/2017 |
| Description | Invest NI Proof of Concept (Accelerated Video Forensics) |
| Amount | £106,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PoC 458 |
| Organisation | Invest Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2014 |
| End | 06/2016 |
| Description | Invest NI Proof of Concept (Columbus) |
| Amount | £106,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PoC 457 |
| Organisation | Invest Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2014 |
| End | 06/2016 |
| Description | Invest NI Proof of Concept (Crypto Agility) |
| Amount | £109,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PoC 622 |
| Organisation | Invest Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2017 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Description | Invest NI Proof of Concept (PUF-PKI: Authentication Platform for Machine-to-Machine Communications Systems) |
| Amount | £106,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PoC 341 |
| Organisation | Invest Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Invest NI Proof of Concept (SDN Security) |
| Amount | £105,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PoC 405 |
| Organisation | Invest Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 02/2016 |
| Description | Knowledge Transfer Partnership - Belfast Smartcards |
| Amount | £60,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2017 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | LEVERHULME DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS: Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Cybersecurity and Society (LINCS) |
| Amount | £1,050,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Leverhulme Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2019 |
| Description | Making remote working secure, resilient and reliable (IMES) |
| Amount | £144,190 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 44178-323139 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2015 |
| End | 01/2017 |
| Description | NVIDIA research project G4R&D |
| Amount | £708,010 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Invest Northern Ireland |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Network in Internet and Mobile Malicious Software (NIMBUS) |
| Amount | £100,348 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/K003445/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2012 |
| End | 10/2015 |
| Description | Providing Autonomous Capabilities for Evolving SCADA (PACES) |
| Amount | £623,033 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/J012149/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2012 |
| End | 09/2015 |
| Description | Q-Radar Integration |
| Amount | £9,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Cyberlytic |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 04/2016 |
| Description | RITICS - COSMIC |
| Amount | £249,379 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 4212631 I RFA 16023 |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2018 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | ROLLS-ROYCE - Multi-PUF project |
| Amount | £123,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 12/2021 |
| Description | ROLLS-ROYCE - SEQURED project |
| Amount | £123,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 12/2021 |
| Description | Research Institute in Trustworthy Industrial Control Systems Phase 2 (CAPRICA) |
| Amount | £394,306 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/M002837/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2014 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | SDN Security Application (Stage 2) |
| Amount | £300,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | SIPP - Secure IoT Processor Platform with Remote Attestation |
| Amount | £1,294,888 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S030867/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2019 |
| End | 08/2022 |
| Description | SME Cyber Training Programme |
| Amount | £21,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Belfast City Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2018 |
| End | 10/2018 |
| Description | Secure key hiding technology for IoT Devices |
| Amount | £1,600,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Republic of Korea) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | THALES - PUF project |
| Amount | £48,597 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Thales Group |
| Department | Thales UK Limited |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | The EPSRC Quantum Communications Hub |
| Amount | £23,961,861 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/T001011/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2019 |
| End | 11/2024 |
| Description | UK Cyber Analysis |
| Amount | £135,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | CSIT Industial Advisory Board |
| Organisation | McAfee |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Involvement in CSIT Industrial Advisory Board and membership scheme, providing market input into research problems and ensuring impact and commercialisation |
| Start Year | 2010 |
| Description | CSIT Industrial Advisory Board (Camlin) |
| Organisation | Camlin Group Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Attendance and interaction through CSIT Advisory Board meetings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at CSIT Advisory Board meetings, provision of market insight, real-world challenges etc. |
| Impact | None |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | CSIT Industrial Advisory Board (Roke) |
| Organisation | Roke Manor Research Ltd. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Attendance and interaction through CSIT Advisory Board meetings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at CSIT Advisory Board meetings, provision of market insight, real-world challenges etc. |
| Impact | None |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | CSIT Industrial Advisory Board (Seagate) |
| Organisation | Seagate Technology (Ireland) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Attendance and interaction through CSIT Advisory Board meetings. Presentation and discussion across multiple topics at 'deep dive' sessions in December 2018 to uncover multiple common interest areas and topics for future research. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at CSIT Advisory Board meetings, provision of market insight, real-world challenges, access to real-world data sets etc. Presentation of multiple business challenge areas at 'deep dive' sessions in December 2018. |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | CSIT Industrial Advisory Board and membership scheme |
| Organisation | CISCO Systems |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Involvement in CSIT Industrial Advisory Board and membership scheme, informing the research agenda and ensuring market focus and commercial potential and impact. |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | CSIT Membership Model |
| Organisation | BAE Systems |
| Department | Advanced Technology Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | An independent Industrial Advisory Board made up of industry members who have joined CSIT to help guide and provide market input into the research direction. BAE give important market input to inform the research within CSIT and identify opportunitities for exploitation. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | CSIT Membership of Industrial Advisory Board |
| Organisation | Thales Group |
| Department | Thales Research & Technology (Uk) Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Contribution in both cash and in kind to CSIT Industrual Advisory Board and membership scheme. Market input to help inform the research agenda to ensure impact and commercialisation. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | KTP with Relay Software |
| Organisation | Relay Software |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TSB funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership on secure software for Insurance Industry |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | KTP with Replify |
| Organisation | Replify |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TSB funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership on Secure WAN Optimisation |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | KTP with Seven Technologies |
| Organisation | Seven Technologies |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | A TSB funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership on secure WiFi |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Knowledge Transfer Partnership with AllState NI (Insurance Fraud Detection) |
| Organisation | Allstate |
| Department | Allstate Northern Ireland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Application of advanced data analytics techniques to detection of Insurance Fraud. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Deep engagement with CSIT staff and preparation of a large Grant for R&D which has been submitted to Invest NI. |
| Impact | Too early |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Autoline Insurance (Vehicle Telematics) |
| Organisation | Autoline Insurance |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Investigation of realtime streaming telematics from motor cars and application of advanced data analytics to determine driving style and risk factors. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to datasets. |
| Impact | Autoline now offer telematics based motor insurance policies and are gaining market share. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Belfast Smartcards (Identity Based Encryption) |
| Organisation | Belfast Smartcards Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Investigation of advanced crytpographic schemes such as Identity Based Encryption and its suitability for use in access control systems |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to state of the art commercial access control systems |
| Impact | Too early |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Intelligent Environments (Machine Learning for malicious behaviour detection ) |
| Organisation | Intelligent Environments Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Malware detection techniques for use in enterprise environments. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to commercial portal environments and low level behaviour of users as recorded by the platform. |
| Impact | Too early |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Rolls Royce Cyber Technology Network |
| Organisation | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research projects |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at CSIT Advisory Board meetings, provision of market insight, real-world challenges etc. Funding of collaborative research projects |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Rolls Royce Cyber Technology Network |
| Organisation | Purdue University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research projects |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at CSIT Advisory Board meetings, provision of market insight, real-world challenges etc. Funding of collaborative research projects |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Rolls Royce Cyber Technology Network |
| Organisation | Rolls Royce |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative research projects |
| Collaborator Contribution | Attendance at CSIT Advisory Board meetings, provision of market insight, real-world challenges etc. Funding of collaborative research projects |
| Impact | None yet |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Company Name | Cognition Video Ltd. |
| Description | Cognition Video is a platform for the automatic and intelligent processing of images, video and related data. Examples of the analytics capability include pedestrian detection and tracking; face recognition; moving object detection and tracking; event recognition. |
| Year Established | 2016 |
| Impact | Cognition Video won the Enterprise Software category at INVENT in 2015 and graduated from Springboard at Catalyst Inc. later that year. The platform is currently being trialled for two different use cases around security and safety in the cyber-physical market. |
| Website | http://www.cognitionvideo.co.uk |
| Company Name | DITACA LTD |
| Description | Ditaca is developing a method of securing distributed critical systems via the cloud. |
| Year Established | 2017 |
| Impact | Ditaca was a finalist in the 2017 Invent Awards Electronics catageory |
| Company Name | AFFYON LTD |
| Description | Industrial control system security. Enabling the Fourth Industrial Revolution with the power of the Cloud |
| Year Established | 2018 |
| Impact | Propel 19 Team - Propel is a pre-accelerator based in Belfast Northern Ireland |
| Website | http://affyon.com/ |
| Company Name | LIOPA LTD |
| Description | Liopa brings a novel, robust and convenient person authentication solution to the biometric security market. Our product can validate a user's identity by analysing the appearance and movement of their lips as they speak into a camera. These movements are known as their viseme profile and have been shown to be highly speaker-specific. The user is challenged to say a randomly chosen word or phrase each time they are authenticated. This allows our technology to not only accurately verify identity but also ensure that the person is actually present ("liveness") and therefore the biometric data is not being falsified. Liopa enables a number of use cases including - o Prevention of theft and fraud in online and mobile commerce o Online and mobile banking authentication o Secure Access to Web-sites o Physical Access Security, Time and Attendance Management o Securing access to Mobile Devices & Applications o Authentication for Corporate mobile workforce |
| Year Established | 2015 |
| Impact | Liopa has been named the winner of the Software and Digital Media category, sponsored by Intel, at the 25k Awards. The team was one of two spin out ventures competing in this category being incubated by the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) based at Queen's University Belfast's ECIT Institute. The prestigious annual 25k awards, which are sponsored by Bank of Ireland, are made under the NISP CONNECT entrepreneurship programme, based at the Northern Ireland Science Park in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. The awards are designed to showcase the most innovative research and intellectual property from the publicly funded institutions in Northern Ireland. Liopa were recently selected as a Finalist in the prestigious IPASCO ICT Security awards. Liopa's unique Lip-based Biometric Authentication solution impressed the judges in this highly competitive category. IPACSO is supported by the European Commission, and aims to improve the competitiveness of the European Cyber Security & Privacy market. Each year in October, Europe's most innovative and forward-thinking researchers and entrepreneurs gather in Brussels, recognising those who are bolstering Europe's cyber security landscape. With the awards, the IPACSO consortium, supported by the European Commission under FP7, support Privacy and Cyber Security Innovations 'Made in Europe'. |
| Website | http://www.liopa.co.uk/ |
| Company Name | Sensurity |
| Description | Sensurity is dedicated to raising the standards for Perimeter Intrusion Detection Systems (PIDS) on a global basis. We pioneer and patent intelligent security systems with high levels of intelligence and unparalleled durability. Sensurity's roots lie in cutting edge research into high-frequency electronics at Queen's University Belfast. The company was originally established as a spin-off from this academic research, to commercialise advances in microwave intrusion detection. The Sensurity brand stands for security, assurance and integrity at the cutting-edge of innovation. The resulting product is highly innovative and hugely practical. |
| Year Established | 2012 |
| Impact | Sensurity was established to commercialise research undertaken by Professor Vincent Fusco and his team at QUB that resulted in a novel microwave fence for intrusion detection. |
| Website | http://sensurity.com |
| Company Name | TITAN IC SYSTEMS LIMITED |
| Description | Titan IC Systems is a world leader in the development of hardware engines for content and network processing. The solutions offered include Regular Expression Processor (RXP) and Parallel String Matcher (PSM) for use in all aspects of network security including: Intrusion Detection/Prevention, application detection, anti-virus, and content/URL filtering. Titan IC Systems has a large portfolio of network and network security related intellectual property, based on research conducted over the past five years at ECIT. This research has been focused on the underlying processing architectures and silicon technologies, essential for supporting secure, high quality streaming services. Titan IC Systems innovation lies in the ability to perform fast and parallel pattern matching and regular expression processing at speeds of up to 40Gb/s. |
| Year Established | 2007 |
| Impact | Titan IC Systems is delivering new benchmarks in both flexibility and performance for content inspection and network processing hardware. The unique technology capability offers customers the ability to perform regular expression processing and pattern matching acceleration at speeds of a few 100Mb/s up to 40Gb/s utilising a fully scalable, flexible and parallel architecture. This revolutionary new technology is capable of processing multiple characters and multiple regular expressions in parallel as concurrent tasks on several processing engines. Selected as one of the UK's 12 "most exciting" technology start-ups and invted to pitch their business at Number 10 Downing Street. Atracted £850k of funding via venture capital investments in 2015. |
| Website | http://www.titanicsystems.com/ |
| Description | 4IRC - Do smart toys make smart kids, 18 December - Catalyst Inc (Rafferty) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 4IRC - Do smart toys make smart kids, 18 December - Catalyst Inc (Rafferty) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://connect.catalyst-inc.org/techwatch/csitsmarttoys |
| Description | 4th ETSI/IQC Workshop on Quantum-Safe Cryptography |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Ciara Rafferty presented an invited paper on the work of the SAFEcrypto project to the ETSI conference held in Toronto in September 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | ACM Computing Frontiers 2016, Como, Italy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Maire O'Neill gave an invited talk to the ACM Computing Frontiers Conference held in Como, Italy in May 2016. Prof O'Neill gave an overview of the SAFEcrypto project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Allstate CyberCon event, 3 Oct 18 - Panel discussion and exhibiting (O'Neill, Ward, Millar) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Allstate CyberCon event, 3 Oct 18 - Panel discussion and exhibiting (O'Neill, Ward, Millar) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Anomali Threat Intelligence - QUB - (Millar) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Anomali Threat Intelligence - QUB - (Millar) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | BBC News NI |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Maire O'Neill was interviewed by BBC NI News on her success in Horizon 2020 - the first such project to be co-ordinated in Northern Ireland. Broadcast on TV and Radio in April 2015. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | BBC World Service Forum Programme on Codes and Ciphers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Maire O'Neill was invited to participate in a BBC World Service programme called Forum which focused on codes and ciphers. The BBC World Service regularly attracts audiences in excess of 210 million people worldwide. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Belfast 2018 - 8th Annual Cyber Security Summit at CSIT 9-10 May 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Running on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th May, Belfast 2018 will be CSIT's 8th World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit. Part of the Summit's uniqueness is its bringing together the international research community alongside industry leaders, government policy makers, start-ups and SME's from around the world. For researchers and technologists, the event will focus on planning today for the cyber security challenges of tomorrow. In terms of innovation, this event represents an opportunity to learn from, and contribute to, the growth of new cyber security companies with global ambitions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/csit/News/Events/Belfast2018/ |
| Description | Belfast CDB - Competitive advantage through cyber security 20 Feb 2019 (Crozier) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Belfast CDB - Competitive advantage through cyber security 20 Feb 2019 (Crozier) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Beltech - Building a Cyber Resilient Culture (Crozier) 3 May 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Beltech - Building a Cyber Resilient Culture (Crozier) Beltech is an ICT industry conference held annually in Belfast 3 May 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://vimeo.com/269865470 |
| Description | BigDataBelfast, 15 Oct 18 - CSIT led cybersecurity session (Millar) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | BigDataBelfast, 15 Oct 18 - CSIT led cybersecurity session (Millar) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bigdatabelfast.com/ |
| Description | CSIT ANNOUNCES JOBS BOOST FOR CYBER SECURITY INDUSTRY |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Ten new research and engineering jobs are being created at Queen's University Belfast, to meet the demands of new contracts and the rapidly growing cyber security industry in Northern Ireland. The announcement was made as industry leaders, start-ups, SMEs, government policy makers and researchers from around the world gather at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) for the two-day 8th Annual World Cyber Security Summit. The Summit is focusing on security for a future digital society and the growth of new cyber security companies. CSIT, which is the UK's lead university centre for commercialisation of cyber security research, is housed at Queen's University's Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT). The jobs at CSIT, which range from graduate level to principal engineer, will focus on creating industry-viable products to crack down on cyber attacks and make networks more resilient. Some 1,100 people are employed in the cyber security industry in Northern Ireland with 80 staff currently employed at CSIT. Speaking at the event, Director of CSIT Dr Godfrey Gaston, commented: "The cyber security industry in Northern Ireland is growing rapidly and we are pleased to be recruiting ten new research and engineering staff, who will make a positive impact across the globe, ensuring that networks are more resilient and less likely to be attacked. It is also a welcome boost for the local economy in Northern Ireland. "At CSIT, our experts work closely with many high profile partners to shape and direct the research agenda and ensure that there is strong commercial and societal impact. With graduate level jobs to principal engineer, we are helping to develop the next generation of industry leaders to address the widespread demand for cyber security professionals and technologies." The latest announcement comes just weeks after CSIT was selected by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to partner with Plexal and Deloitte to deliver a £13.5 million cyber innovation centre in London. Located in the East End's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the London Cyber Innovation Centre will help secure the UK's position as a global leader in cyber security innovation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/CSITannouncesjobsboostforcybersecurityindustry.html |
| Description | CSIT HOST WORKSHOP WITH JAPANESE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) is delighted to welcome delegates from the Network Security Laboratory of the Japanese National Institute of Communications and Technology (NICT) to Belfast for a cybersecurity workshop today. This workshop in Belfast presents an opportunity to discuss current cyber security activities at CSIT and NICT and explore the potential for future collaboration. The workshop will cover a range of topics including: Secure Connected Devices, AI-based cybersecurity techniques, Security Intelligence, Network Security Systems, IoT security and Malware Research. CSIT formed strong links with NICT in 2015 when both parties signed a memoranda of understanding. Representatives from CSIT visited Japan along with representatives from Lancaster University and Imperial College London, two other UK Cyber Security Academic Centres of Excellence, for the signing ceremony hosted at the Ambassador's Residence of the British Embassy, Tokyo. The Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACEs-CSR) scheme is sponsored by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and UK Research and Innovation. It is one of a number of initiatives outlined in the UK Government's National Cyber Security Strategy 'Protecting and Promoting the UK in a Digital World'. Queen's University Belfast are among seventeen of such Centres in the UK. The NICT is the sole Japanese national laboratory dedicated to ICT research - the Network Security Laboratory is highly regarded for its excellence in researching cyber security technology. Dr Godfrey Gaston, CSIT Director, commented: "We are delighted to have the opportunity to host this workshop here in Belfast. Our relationship with NICT, Japan's premier Cybersecurity Research Institute, has been invaluable and together we have been able to shape our cybersecurity research direction to ensure robust and resilient outcomes." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/CSIThostworkshopwithJapaneseNationalInstituteofCommunicationsandTech... |
| Description | CSIT PARTNERS WITH PLEXAL AND DELOITTE TO DELIVER £13.5 MILLION CYBER INNOVATION CENTRE IN LONDON |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), based at Queen's University Belfast, has been selected by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to partner with Plexal and Deloitte to deliver a £13.5 million cyber innovation Centre in London. Located in the East End's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the London Cyber Innovation Centre will help secure the UK's position as global leader in cyber security innovation. It will act as a convening force in the UK cyber security community, working closely with existing national cyber security innovation hubs and international centres of excellence to help position the UK as a world leader in cyber security solutions. CSIT, which is based at Queen's University Belfast's Institute for Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), is partnering with Plexal and Deloitte and will play a key role in the Centre. Margot James, Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, said: "This new centre in the Olympic Park will build on the site's legacy of excellence and spark a wave of creativity to develop tomorrow's technology and protect the nation from the increasing cyber threat." Commenting on the announcement, Dr Godfrey Gaston, CSIT Director, said: "Queen's University Belfast is excited to be a delivery partner on this £13.5 million project. Cyber security is a significant societal challenge which CSIT is addressing through its globally recognised research excellence. "Building on our unique model of innovation, CSIT will deliver cutting edge academic research insights and engineering resources to the 72 start-ups based at LCIC. The project will support engineering and innovation jobs here in Belfast and deliver wider economic benefits to the region." He added: "CSIT has been at the forefront of UK cyber security research, innovation and economic impact since being established in 2009. During this time our Centre has utilised a unique model of innovation which marries world leading academic research with industrially experienced engineering capability to establish and support the growth of cyber security companies across the UK and helping them reach new markets across the globe. We are excited to be involved in delivering the LCIC which will enable us to support the next generation of companies in this dynamic and strategically important industry." CSIT is the UK's Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) for cyber security, and the UK's largest cyber security focused university technology research, development and innovation centre. The theme of CSIT's research roadmap is securing our digital tomorrow. CSIT will continue to lead on the new technologies needed for the seamless integration of electronic security into future Smart Cities and Internet of Things (IoT), including: • quantum-safe cryptographic architectures; • malware detection methods that can counteract advanced evasion technologies; • securing highly distributed networks for critical infrastructures; and • AI-enabled security analytics to provide to real-time threat indicators The London Cyber Innovation Centre will boost the thriving East London digital cluster, spur the development of cutting-edge technology in this rapidly growing industry, and help to mitigate critical security risks facing businesses across all sectors. It will help introduce fresh innovations into established commercial markets, shortening implementation lag and attracting vital talent and investment into the UK. A catalyst for startups, the Centre will run six accelerator programmes over three years, driving the development of solutions for the most pressing global cyber security challenges. Forging relationships between buyers, investors, leading academics and entrepreneurs. Startups accepted to the cohort programmes will receive world-class technical support, state-of-the-art testing facilities, dedicated engineering support, mentoring and business advice. The Centre will work with large organisations to closely understand their specific challenges and support the innovators who will help solve them. An industry led Innovation Forum will bring in members of large organisations to ensure each cohort addresses challenges directly relevant to the market. Claire Cockerton, CEO of Plexal, said: "The UK has a strong heritage in information security innovation and a healthy business environment for start-ups to scale. Our future international standing will depend on the delivery of a robust and forward-thinking cyber security sector which will enable us to drive the 4th industrial revolution: a future where intelligent automation, regulatory compliance and seamless orchestration across business tools is natural." Stephen Wray, Director of Cyber Innovation at Deloitte, said: "The new Centre will provide UK cyber innovators with a platform to develop their products with exactly the right market fit. We are delighted to support with both our extensive cyber domain expertise and global market access." Robert Hannigan (CMG), former Director of GCHQ and Chair of the Centre's industrial advisory board said: "The London Cyber Innovation Centre will be the launch pad for a whole generation of new cyber security companies, benefiting both the UK's economy and its security." For more information and to register, click here: http://www.plexal.com/cybersecurity/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/CSITpartnerswithPlexalandDeloittetodeliver135millionCyberInnovationC... |
| Description | CSIT SHORTLISTED FOR RESEARCH LABORATORY TEAM OF THE YEAR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) has been shortlisted for Research Laboratory Team of the Year in the Irish Laboratory Awards 2019. CSIT has been announced as finalists in the Research Laboratory Team of the Year category, which celebrates the perfect blend of individuals who represent the ideal definition of team in a laboratory or research group working in either a commercial lab, at a third level or research institution and laboratories working in the public service and health care facilities. CSIT, a research centre based at Queen's University Belfast, was established as the UK's national Innovation & Knowledge Centre (IKC) for cyber security in 2009 and was one of the first research labs in the UK to be accredited by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research. Professor Máire O'Neill, Principal Investigator for CSIT, said: "The laboratory team at CSIT work to achieve the commercialisation of emerging technologies through world-class research, new value and venture creation and an entrepreneurial approach in the area of cyber security. This unique environment encourages collaboration among academics, researchers, engineers, industry and government to accelerate the results of cyber and physical security research through to commercial application. The whole team is proud of the impact of the work that we do together and we are delighted to have been shortlisted in the Irish Laboratory Awards Research Laboratory Team of the Year category." Launched in 2013, the Irish Laboratory Awards are the premier awards programme in Ireland for recognising and celebrating innovation and research within Ireland's laboratories. The winners will be revealed at the 2019 gala awards and dinner on Thursday 7 March at the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/CSITSHORTLISTEDFORRESEARCHLABORATORYTEAMOFTHEYEAR.html |
| Description | CSIT SUPPORTS SECURE TICKET DELIVERY START-UP TIXSERVE AT TIME OF INCREASED CYBER ATTACKS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) based at Queen's University Belfast has announced Kildare based start-up Tixserve as the newest addition to its associate membership programme. The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) based at Queen's University Belfast has announced Kildare based start-up Tixserve as the newest addition to its associate membership programme. Research from the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement has revealed that 50 per cent of organisations with over 500 employees have suffered a cyber-attack in the past 12 months. At a time when cyber-attacks continue to rise, CSIT and Tixserve will work together to combat cyber-crime within the ticketing industry. Tixserve is a paperless ticket fulfilment platform offering ticket sellers and fans the most secure, convenient, fast and cost-effective way of purchasing tickets. The ground-breaking, patent-pending solution that Tixserve has developed features the innovative use of proven 'track and trace' technologies which solves ticket abuse and greatly enhances the ticketing experience for consumers. CSIT encourages collaboration among academics, researchers, engineers, industry and government to accelerate the results of cyber and physical security research through to commercial application. Existing CSIT industry members include Allstate, Direct Line Group and Thales. While the membership programme is open to organisations of all sizes, the associate membership programme is specifically designed to enable start-ups and SMEs to access CSIT expertise. Judith Millar, Business Development Manager, CSIT commented: "CSIT is pleased to announce this new partnership with Tixserve through our associate membership programme. Tixserve is a highly innovative start-up company, introducing secure, paperless tickets that have the potential to revolutionise the entertainment industry, and the secondary ticket sales market." Security within the entertainment and sporting sectors is currently in the spotlight following recent announcements of cyber breaches. US ticket distribution website Ticketfly, a subsidiary of Eventbrite, suffered a major data breach that exposed the email addresses and other personal data of more than twenty-six million people. Ticketmaster's UK site suffered a data breach impacting five per cent of customers, up to 40,000 people with some reporting financial losses. Tixserve's B2B clients are existing ticket-sellers for live events in sport, music and theatre. The unique secure, interactive and content-rich digital ticket is delivered instantly to mobile phones and enables ticket sellers to know their customer, reduce distribution costs, control ticket exchange and benefit from new ways of generating revenues. Managing Director of Tixserve Patrick Kirby said: "When we founded Tixserve, we set out to help the ticketing industry to reduce dependence on paper and to meet the expectations of the mobile generation. We wanted to create a digital ticket that enhances the user experience for fans, delivers commercial benefits for ticket-sellers, and offers cast iron security. "Partnering with CSIT gives Tixserve a competitive advantage with access to CSIT's cutting-edge knowledge, research and resources, enabling us to future-proof our platform and consistently offer our clients the latest appropriate technologies in this rapidly evolving sector." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/CSITSUPPORTSSECURETICKETDELIVERYSTART-UPTIXSERVEATTIMEOFINCREASEDCYB... |
| Description | Captture the Flag Competition for NI Civil Service Conference, Newcastle, Co Down |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Staged a Capture the Flag Competition for the NI Civil Service at their annual conference in Newcastle, Co Down in August 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Capture the Flag Competition, B-Sides Conference, Belfast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Hosted a Capture the Flag Competition as part of the B-Sides, Belfast conference held in September 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://bsidesbelfast.org/about.html |
| Description | Cyber Security & Privacy Forum, Brussels, Belguim |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented the SAFEcrypto project to an audience of cryptographic practitioners and EU Commission staff. Also presented our approach to innovation within the project and participated in a panel discussion with project co-ordinators from across Europe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | CyberFirst Defenders - 23 - 27 July [Crozier, O'Neill] |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | CyberFirst Defenders residential hosted for NCSC to encourage young people into cyber security |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/education-skills/11-19-year-olds |
| Description | Danish Homeland Security Conference in November (Mills) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Danish Homeland Security Conference in November (Mills) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Digital DNA, Belfast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a panel discussion on cybersecurity for enterprises , innovators and SMEs. Giving practical advise for those bewildered by the threatening nomenclature and emotive language used in the sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | DigitalDNA - NICyber panel discussion chaired by CSIT (Millar) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Digital DNA is an annual digital and creative industries conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://digitaldna.org.uk/ |
| Description | ENISA-FORTH Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Maire O'Neill gave a tutorial on "Practical implementation of lattice-based cryptography". Gavin McWilliams presented a poster on SAFEcrypto project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://nis-summer-school.enisa.europa.eu/ |
| Description | ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sarah McCarthy presented a SAFEcrypto project update and research results in the area of quantum-safe cryptology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.etsi.org/events/1296-etsi-iqc-quantum-safe-workshop-2018 |
| Description | EXCLUSIVE BRIEFING WITH FORMER SECRETARY OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, MICHAEL CHERTOFF |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | he Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) hosted an exclusive cyber security briefing event with Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff on Friday, April 20th, 2018 at the ECIT Institute, Queen's Road, Belfast. The event was attended by many individuals from Northern Ireland's cyber community and was a fantastic opportunity to get a global insight into the cyber security issues and grand challenges that the industry faces today. Chertoff commented "Cyber security issues are now among the most significant that the world faces. That means we have to collaborate together to come up with strategies that are reasonable but effective because we have a global system, and if one part of that system fails the ripple effect is felt throughout the entire system." Chertoff explained "I always liken cyber security issues to health issues. The human body keeps out a lot of dangers but it also recognises that there will be bacteria, germs and viruses that will get in and so we want to build resilience to fight back against infection. There is a similar approach in cyber security." "I was very impressed with CSIT and glad to have the opportunity to speak there. What CSIT is doing seems very promising in transforming Belfast into an innovation hub". For those who were not able to attend this insightful event, a short video is now available highlighting some of the key discussions explored on the day. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/ExclusivebriefingwithFormerSecretaryofUSDepartmentofHomelandSecurity... |
| Description | European Security Research, Dublin, Ireland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presented the SAFEcrypto project to a group of European security standards bodies and highlighted the need to migrate to quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms in our critical infrastructures. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | From Connected Toys to Nuclear Power Plants - Why Hardware Security Matters at IoT Belfast - Dr Neil Hanley 12 Dec |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 'From Connected Toys to Nuclear Power Plants - Why Hardware Security Matters' at IoT Belfast - Dr Neil Hanley 12 Dec |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.meetup.com/IoTBelfast/events/253946812/ |
| Description | Fujitsu World Tour, London, 12 July 18 (Millar) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Fujitsu global technologists conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.fujitsu.com/uk/microsite/world-tour-2018/ |
| Description | Global Grand Challenges Summit, co-organized by US National Academy of Engineering, UK Royal Academy of Engineering, and Chinese Academy of Engineering, Beijing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof Maire O'Neill attended the Summit and presented her work on the SAFEcrypto project in September 2015 in Beijing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | HARDWARE SECURITY EXPERTS COME TOGETHER IN LONDON AT THE INAUGURAL RISE ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Hardware security experts come together in London at the inaugural Research Institute for Secure Hardware and Embedded Systems (RISE) Annual Conference, organised by CSIT, Queen's University Belfast, who are core partners in RISE with the Universities of Cambridge, Birmingham and Bristol. RISE, which was launched in November 2017, is one of four cyber security institutes in the UK and is a global hub for research and innovation in hardware security. The institute is hosted by Queen's and is jointly funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The Internet of Things has led to increased demand for hardware security research and innovation with growing security needs in embedded and networking devices, as well as in cloud services. An increase in the use of smart devices means that there are now many new attack methods and surfaces for criminals and hackers to exploit. In light of recently publicised hardware attacks such as the Spectre, Meltdown and Foreshadow, and the alleged Chinese hardware hacking of Amazon and Apple servers, this conference brings together leading hardware security experts from academia and industry to discuss the current challenges in the area and the projects they are working on to address these challenges. Jo Van Bulck from KU Leuven (co-author of the Foreshadow attack, which found vulnerabilities in Intel processors) delivered the first key note speech of the day discussing 'Leaky processors and the RISE of hardware-based trusted computing', and introduced their recent work on several new transient execution attacks that target Intel, ARM and AMD processors. Patrick Koeberl from Intel Labs was the second key note addressing the topic of 'Vehicle to Cloud: Security Research Challenges for Intelligent Vehicles.' Prof Máire O'Neill, Director of RISE commented: "RISE is in an excellent position to become the go-to place for high quality hardware security research. A key aim is to bring together the hardware security community in the UK and build a strong network of national and international research partnerships. We work closely with leading UK-based industry partners and stakeholders, transforming research findings into products, services and business opportunities, which will benefit the UK economy. This conference presents an opportunity to reflect on the highlights of RISE to date and strengthen our future plans to tackle the global problem of cyber threats." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/HardwaresecurityexpertscometogetherinLondonattheinauguralRISEAnnualC... |
| Description | HSBC GBM does the Medici Effect (Mills, Miller, Crozier) 6 March 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | HSBC GBM does the Medici Effect (Mills, Miller, Crozier) 6 March 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | IRISH ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING PRESENTS PARSONS MEDAL TO PROF SIR MCCANNY AT A CEREMONY IN BELFAST |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The IAE presented the Parsons Medal to Prof Sir McCanny at a ceremony in Belfast, onboard HMS Caroline, on 25 October. A crowd of esteemed engineers, academics and Prof Sir McCanny's friends and family attended the day's festivities. Prof Sir McCanny is emeritus professor in electronics and computer engineering at Queen's University, Belfast (QUB) and was Director of the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT). He received a knighthood in the 2017 New Year's Honours in recognition for his services to higher education and economic development, and has published five research books, 360 peer-reviewed research papers, and holds more than 20 patents. He received a record level of funding for his research between 1984 and 2017, which amounted to approximately £110m. Throughout his career, Prof Sir McCanny made a significant contribution to innovation. He and his researchers have developed data-storing technology, with much of Prof Sir McCanny's focus being on the use of silicon to produce chips for digital and video signal processing. Films including Jurassic Park and Schindler's List have used technology developed by Prof Sir McCanny and his research students. As well as ECIT, Prof Sir McCanny was also responsible, within QUB, for developing the vision that led to the creation of the non-profit Catalyst Inc Science Park in Belfast. Developed from a brownfield site, there are now more than 200 companies employing 3,000 people, paying in excess of £115m per annum in salaries. Additionally, Prof Sir McCanny spearheaded the Centre for Secure Information, a world-leader in cyber security. Established in 2009 and part of QUB, this helped create a new business cluster in Belfast that today comprises more than 40 companies and employs in excess of 1,400 people. The IAE is an all-island body promoting excellence in engineering and technology for the betterment of the island of Ireland. This year's Parsons Medal ceremony took place in Belfast in honour of Prof Sir McCanny, onboard HMS Caroline, a C-class light cruiser that saw action during WW1. HMS Caroline was the ideal venue for the ceremony, as she was powered by four Parsons steam turbines - invented by Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, eminent Irish engineer, and namesake of this medal. The medal was presented by his descendant, the Earl of Rosse, Sir Brendan Parsons. Speaking at the event, President of the IAE, Prof Tony Smyth said: "I think you will agree that Sir John is an inspiration for the wide range of work he has undertaken and his commitment to engineering and technology." Honorary Secretary of the academy, Bill Grimson was the next to speak, saying: "The IAE is pleased to award the Parsons Medal to Sir John McCanny in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the advancement of the application of engineering, science and technology that result in significant social and economic impact." Prof Sir McCanny said he was deeply honoured to be presented with the Parsons Medal, adding "this very much represents the pinnacle of achievement for an engineer in Ireland.". He paid tribute to the support and contributions of his colleagues at Catalyst Inc, Norman Apsley and newly appointed CEO, Steve Orr, the team at the Institute of Electronics Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), and his family and friends. He also thanked the IAE for the award, and Sir Brendan Parsons, who presented to medal to Prof Sir McCanny. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/IrishAcademyofEngineeringpresentsParsonsMedaltoProfSirMcCannyatacere... |
| Description | ISO/IEC JTC1 SC27 Working Group 2 (Cryptography) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented the SAFEcrypto project to the members of SC27 WG2 at their meeting in Abu Dhabi on October 2016. SAFEcrypto had requested to be recognised as an offical liaision point with the committee. This request has now been granted and we can contribute directly to international standardisation in the area of quantum-resistant cryptography. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | ITSS Immersive Cluster Meeting - Lead by Nigel McAlpine - 7 September (Crozier) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Immersive Technologies Industry Group Workshop on Cyber Security |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | LONDON CYBER INNOVATION CENTRE WELCOMES FIRST COHORT OF INNOVATIVE UK-BASED CYBER SECURITY COMPANIES |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A new cyber innovation centre, which will be partly delivered by the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen's University Belfast, has been officially opened by Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA) will be run by Plexal in the East London Innovation Centre, which is located on the fast-growing Here East digital and creative campus developed and owned by Delancey's DV4 fund. The centre is being delivered in partnership with Deloitte's cyber team and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen's University Belfast. The centre's opening coincides with specially commissioned research by LORCA that reveals more than half of large businesses have suffered a cyber-security attack in the last 12 months, and almost a quarter of UK businesses (24 per cent) do not think their cyber security solutions are fit for their needs. As the business threat of cyber crime increases, the new study of 500 UK C-level executives also reveals that more than half (53 per cent) do not have a formalised protocol in place for cyber-attacks. Most breaches or attacks are via fraudulent emails - such as attempting to coax staff into revealing passwords or financial information or opening dangerous attachments. Despite this, the majority of businesses (70 per cent) surveyed said they haven't purchased a cyber security solution from a startup company or SME in the last two years. The reasons why they might not seek external specialist help depend on the size of the company: the largest proportion of SMEs (37 per cent) chose awareness of the solution as the key challenge when implementing a new and innovative solution to cyber threats. This contrasts to larger companies surveyed, where integration concerns were considered the most significant barrier (47 per cent). The government-funded centre for cyber security innovation will help position the UK as a global leader in the growing field of cyber security and keep the nation safe from online threats. LORCA will help some of the UK's brightest cyber security stars across all stages of growth address business challenges and achieve greater impact with their innovative solutions. It has also announced the ten organisations that will make up its first cohort, including B-Secur which specialises in using biometric heartbeat solutions as a means of authentication, as well as for health and wellbeing purposes. LORCA has also announced that Lloyds Banking Group will be the first founding partner. As part of their mission to ensure the financial services sector is sufficiently prepared for cybercrime, Lloyds Banking Group will be closely involved in selecting and supporting innovators, over and above Government funding, with a specific focus on cyber security in the financial industry. Plexal, which operates London's largest innovation space and specialises in helping high-tech startups in artificial intelligence, augmented reality and the Internet of Things, will run the £13.5m innovation centre in Plexal City at Here East, on the site of London's Olympic Park. LORCA will be delivered in partnership with Deloitte's cyber team and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen's University Belfast in a cross-disciplinary team with strategic, entrepreneurial, engineering and cyber security technical skills. Lydia Ragoonanan, Director of LORCA, said: "The threats posed to businesses by cyber-attacks are continually changing. We're proud to be working with industry to understand their needs, with investors who can help develop the solutions scale at pace, and with incredible innovators who are helping secure UK's position as a world leader in cyber security. By bringing all these things together in our new centre we will stay ahead and help British businesses grow and succeed." Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said: "Britain's future prosperity will be based on its digital technology and no technology can work without cyber security so expanding this sector is critical to our future. "It's fantastic to open this new centre where some of our most talented entrepreneurs and innovative companies will develop the cyber security technology of tomorrow. This will boost London's booming tech sector and benefit businesses across the country. "We are investing £1.9 billion to protect the nation from cyber threats, have introduced new laws to strengthen our defences, and developed a wealth of free help and guidance for businesses available through our National Cyber Security Centre." Louise Cushnahan, Innovation Programme Manager at CSIT, said: "CSIT is delighted to be a partner in LORCA. We will replicate our unique innovation model to assist the startup community within the new centre. This will be achieved through our dedicated engineering support and delivery of an academic engagement and thought leadership programme. This is a strategically important initiative and we are excited to start working with the next wave of UK cyber innovators." Stephen Wray, Director of Cyber Innovation at Deloitte, said: "We are supporting clients solve cyber challenges in over 150 countries. LORCA will connect innovators with these global market opportunities. We look forward to bringing our domain expertise to help amplify the impact of LORCA Members for the benefit of the UK economy." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/LondoncyberinnovationcentrewelcomesfirstcohortofinnovativeUK-basedcy... |
| Description | London Lattice Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Ciara Rafferty presented SAFEcrypto work on lattice-based cryptography to a special interest group of researchers and industrial cryptographers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | NI Cyber - Cyber resilience - 23 Jan CSIT (Millar) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | NI Cyber - Cyber resilience - 23 Jan CSIT (Millar) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.nicyber.tech/ |
| Description | NI Fintech Envoy Group - Chancellor of Exchequer Briefing - 25 July (Crozier) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Consultation event with Chancellor of Exchequer on Brexit and Fintech |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | NIST Workshop on Cybersecurity in a Post-Quantum World |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Maire O'Neill presented a paper on 'Practical Lattice-based Digital Signature Schemes' and Dr Liz O'Sullivan participated in a panel discussion on key management architectures for quantum-resisitant cryptography. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | PST 2018 - 28 Aug (Sezer, Gaston, Mills, Crozier, Millar, McCrory) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 16th Annual Privacy, Security and Trust international conference. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://pstnet.ca/pst2018/ |
| Description | Public Sector Cyber Security Northern Ireland 2019 (Crozier) 14 March 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Public Sector Cyber Security Northern Ireland 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://cybersecurityni.holyrood.com/ |
| Description | QUEEN'S CYBERSECURITY EXPERT PROFESSOR MÁIRE O'NEILL WINS PRESTIGIOUS BLAVATNIK AWARD |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Queen's University Belfast cybersecurity expert Professor Máire O'Neill has been awarded US$30,000 in the second annual Blavatnik Awards in the UK, which honour outstanding young scientists under the age of 42. The Blavatnik Awards, established by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and administered by the New York Academy of Sciences, recognise and support exceptional young scientists and engineers aged 42 years or younger. Professor O'Neill, Professor of Information Security in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen's; Principal Investigator at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen's; and Director of the UK Research Institute in Secure Hardware and Embedded Systems (RISE) at CSIT, has been awarded a finalist title in the Physical Sciences & Engineering category. She has been awarded the prize due to her world-class reputation for research and invention in the field of hardware security, in particular for her work developing attack-resilient computer hardware platforms and chip designs. Speaking about the award, Professor O'Neill said: "It is an honour to be recognised by the Blavatnik Family Foundation for my work in hardware security. "The increase in the number of connected devices through both cloud and Internet of Things technologies has led to growing security and privacy concerns. A strong hardware security foundation is essential in realising effective security in these ICT systems. "My research seeks to provide practical and effective hardware security solutions that meet the real-time computation and resource-constrained requirements of ICT systems, services and applications." Professor O'Neill was the youngest engineering professor in Queen's University history; the youngest Irish Academy of Engineering fellow; and is a former UK Female Inventor of the Year. Now in their second year in the UK, the 2019 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists received 83 nominations from 43 academic and research institutions across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. A distinguished jury of leading senior scientists and engineers from throughout the UK selected the Laureates and Finalists. Professor O'Neill will be honoured at a gala dinner and ceremony at the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum in London on Wednesday 6 March 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/QueenscybersecurityexpertProfessorMaireONeillwinsprestigiousBlavatni... |
| Description | QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY INVESTS £500K IN STATE-OF-THE-ART CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH LAB |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Queen's University Belfast is investing £500k in a brand new state-of-the-art cyber security research lab at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT). The facility, which is based at the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) at Queen's, will create a stronger service and innovation driven engagement model of academic research to address global challenges within the cyber security industry. CSIT will work with local and international corporations, start-up companies and SMEs to form a strong response to cyber security attacks. The CSIT Test lab includes a high-speed network interconnected via a multi-gigabit optical fibre to the public Internet. The experimental test network is a collection of diverse information and communication technologies with unique connectivity properties. It also includes a state-of-the-art Cyber Range, which is a virtual environment that is used for cyber-defence training and cyber technology development. With extended high-speed traffic capture and storage capability, the new lab will allow researchers at CSIT, and their partners, to undertake advanced malware monitoring and reverse engineering. The researchers will also be able to explore the most prevalent cyber-attack methods, including Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), by generating synthetic attack replay and monitoring features. Professor Sakir Sezer, Head of Connected Systems Security at CSIT, explains that this is a significant investment for the research community in Northern Ireland, with opportunities for supporting and promoting innovation within cybersecurity. He says: "With cyber-attacks and emerging threats becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex, applied research and innovation in cybersecurity depends on data-sets and well equipped state-of-the-art experimental labs and shared research infrastructures. "The CSIT Test Lab is one of the first UK-wide research infrastructures providing an experimental playground for both academia and industry to collaborate, innovate and share equipment, tools, experiments and data-sets. We are very proud of our new custom-built Cyber Range which will allow us to connect remotely and share our facilities on an ad-hoc basis with our partners in the UK, US, Europe and Asia." Professor Sezer adds: "The lab gives Queen's University Belfast and CSIT new experimental capabilities for application (software) and appliance (hardware) penetration testing, which is highly relevant for the local cyber security cluster member companies. "By combining all the new capabilities, the lab facilitates a highly configurable platform for many widespread communication technologies, enabling state-of-the-art 'capture the flag and other red/blue team' cybersecurity challenge games and specialised cybersecurity staff training." Judith Millar, Business Development Manager at CSIT, comments: "This new extension of the CSIT research infrastructure provides the essential technologies and tools to deliver critical services and training for the local Northern Ireland Cyber Security Cluster. "SMEs and start-ups will be able to access the latest cyber security technologies, infrastructure and synthetic test-data for testing and product validation through this impressive research facility. Training, interoperability and penetration testing support by CSIT for start-ups and SMEs are vital for competitive advantage, economic success and added value for the local economy." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/QueensUniversityinvests500kinstate-of-the-artcybersecurityresearchla... |
| Description | Royal Irish Academy/American Chamber of Commerce Innovation Awards 2015, 2016, 2017, Professor McCanny member of he awards committee |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards are a joint initiative of the Royal Irish Academy and the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. They recognise and acknowledge exemplary ideas, originating in Irish organisations, making a social and economic impact through research innovation in meeting market needs involving collaboration with US companies. The Awards operate on an all-Ireland basis and are awarded in three categories: •Multinational Corporation Award •SME Award •Higher Education Award |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016,2017 |
| URL | https://www.ria.ie/grants-and-awards/us-ireland-research-innovation-awards |
| Description | SECURING CONNECTED DEVICES: AN ARMS RACE - ACADEMY DISCOURSE BY PROFESSOR MÁIRE O'NEILL |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | ABOUT THE DISCOURSE With the rapid proliferation of pervasive electronic devices in our lives, the internet of things (IoT) has become a reality and its influence on our day to day activities is set to further increase with a projected 125 Billion connected devices by 2030. However, this poses serious security and privacy issues as we will no longer have direct control over with whom and what our devices communicate. Counterfeit, hacked, or cloned devices acting on a network are a significant threat. In addition, IoT devices are often low-cost in area, low-power and typically are restricted in both memory and computing power. This talk will outline the challenges in addressing security for resource-constrained IoT devices and some of the solutions currently being considered. The impact of quantum computers on security will also be discussed. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Professor Máire O'Neill (FIAE, MRIA) has a strong international reputation for her research in hardware security and applied cryptography. She is currently PI of the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), QUB, and Research Director of the £5M UK Research Institute in Secure Hardware and Embedded Systems (RISE), funded by EPSRC and the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). She also leads an EU H2020 SAFEcrypto project in the area of practical quantum-safe cryptography. She previously held an EPSRC Leadership Fellowship (2008-2014) and was a former holder of a UK Royal Academy of Engineering research fellowship (2003-2008). She has received numerous awards for her research work which include a 2014 Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal and British Female Inventor of the Year 2007. She has authored two research books and has over 140 peer-reviewed conference and journal publications. ABOUT THE EVENT Where: Academy House, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 Date: 7th November 2018 Time: 6pm |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/SecuringConnectedDevicesAnArmsRace-AcademyDiscoursebyProfessorMaireO... |
| Description | THREE LEADING QUEEN'S RESEARCHERS RECOGNISED IN PRESTIGIOUS MOBILE INDUSTRY AWARDS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Three researchers from the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) at Queen's University Belfast have been shortlisted as finalists in the esteemed Mobile World Scholar Challenge. The Mobile World Scholar Challenge is a global competition that showcases the best mobile research taking place in the world. Dozens of applications from universities around the world were submitted during the two-month application period, and five finalists were chosen by GSMA, the trade body that represents the interests of mobile network operators worldwide. Researchers from ECIT received an impressive three out of the five finalist places for their research, which represents the best in ground-breaking new technology. The three finalists from ECIT are Dr Niall McLaughlin, Nan Wang and Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi. Their research spans a variety of complex subjects within the mobile industry such as; Deep Learning for Mobile Malware Detection, Multi-Access Edge Computing, and 5G Network infrastructure. Finalist Nan Wang, Postgraduate Research Student at ECIT, said: "It is an honour for my research to be recognised by the esteemed GSMA. My research is focused on Edge Computing and ECIT is leading the way in ensuring the adoption of this new technology. "I have designed an Edge Computing system and developed a software framework for providing computing services on the system. Through this system multiple traditionally Cloud-hosted applications are able to service users from their adjacent places such as a home router. Consequently, delays experienced by application users are reduced." The finals of the competition will take place at MWC19 in Barcelona, Spain on 27 February 2019. MWC19 is the largest gathering for the mobile industry in the world, bringing together the latest innovations, leading-edge technology from more than 2,400 companies and over 100,000 delegates. The event showcases cutting edge ideas poised to impact the mobile world. The Mobile World Scholar Challenge forms part of the event and highlights new and impactful ideas from the academic and research communities across the globe. Professor Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, Director of ECIT at Queen's University, commented: "I am delighted that our researchers have been recognised for the cutting-edge research that they have produced which will greatly impact the mobile industry on a global scale. "To be recognised by GSMA, the global community of mobile network operators, is testament to the work that is being carried out across disciplines daily at ECIT. I wish each of our team members the very best of luck for the final and look forward to seeing the impact of their work on the mobile industry." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/ThreeleadingQueensresearchersrecognisedinprestigiousmobileindustryaw... |
| Description | Teaching Ethical Alternatives to Child Hackers (TEACH) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A day long workshop designed for school age students who are known to the police as hackers / potential hackers. The workshop explored the legal and ethical issues around illegal access to computing systems and highlighted the career opportunities for talented individuals who stay on the right side of the law. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | U105 Radio Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gavin McWilliams was interviewed about the launch of the SAFEcrypto project and the growing importance of cybersecurity to the Northern Ireland economy. Broadcast in May 2015. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | WORLDWIDE SUPPORT PROGRAMME ALLOWS CYBERSECURITY COMPANIES AND ENTREPRENEURS TO EXPLORE NEW MARKETS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Global EPIC 'Soft Landing Programme' will offer companies and entrepreneurs a unique opportunity to 'soft land' for a trial period in the market of one of the Global EPIC ecosystems. It will provide a low risk entry trial to companies and entrepreneurs entering a new international market, accessing the resources they need to more readily tap into commercial opportunities. The Soft Landing Programme, which will be launched in the coming weeks, is operated by the Global Ecosystem of Ecosystems Partnership in Innovation and Cybersecurity (Global EPIC), a worldwide collaboration between security ecosystems to co-create and adopt world-changing solutions to high-impact cybersecurity challenges, both current and emergent. Several other Global EPIC keystones will join the programme later this year. Within the soft landing programme, the ecosystems will provide, without cost to the companies and entrepreneurs, connections to their partner network, matchmaking with potential business partners, a meeting space, guidance on recruiting talented employees and market circumstances, incubator facilities and guidance on immigration and legal issues, leading to the possibility of establishing a permanent presence in the foreign market. David Crozier, President of Global EPIC and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement at Queen's University of Belfast's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) said: "One of the founding principles of Global EPIC is that of "glocalisation" as it pertains to tackling the worldwide challenge that cybersecurity presents whilst simultaneously realizing local economic impact for our partners. This soft landing programme represents the first tangible manifestation of coordinated delivery by our diverse partners around the globe which will offer real benefit to innovative cybersecurity companies by providing support to enter new markets." Richard Franken (Executive Director The Hague Security Delta Foundation): "Collaboration on a world-scale is crucial and sharing expertise is an important aspect of that. This is not only about talking but also about actually doing things together. By allowing innovative SMEs and start-ups to explore new markets and let them collaborate within a new cluster, this initiative will do just that." The participating ecosystems in the soft-landing program are: bwtech@UMBC (Baltimore, U.S.A.), Carelton GCR (Ottawa, Canada), Centre for Secure Information Technologies - CSIT (Belfast, U.K.), Cyber Wales (Cardiff, U.K), Hague Security Delta (The Hague, Netherlands), ITRI (Taipei, Taiwan), Kosciuszko Institute (Krakow, Poland), City of Surrey (Surrey, Canada), UNB (Fredericton, Canada) For more information on how to 'soft-land' in one of these markets, visit https://globalepic.org/softLanding |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.qub.ac.uk/ecit/News/WorldwideSupportprogrammeAllowsCybersecurityCompaniesandEntrepreneur... |
| Description | Workshop on European Smart-Grid Cybersecurity - Emerging threats and countermeasures |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The third SPARKS Stakeholder Engagement Workshop was held in Belfast on 26th August 2016. The workshop was very well attended and a number of local companies (SMEs) and utilities were among the 50+ participants drawn from across Europe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://project-sparks.eu/events/workshop-on-european-smart-grid-cybersecurity-emerging-threats-and-... |