Cyber Security and Forensics research
Cyber security is inherently multi-disciplinary, and real-world cyber security problems need real-world solutions. To be effective cyber security research needs to be set in a wider security context. It is impossible to separate out cyber security from physical and personnel security, just as it is impossible to consider national defence and security issues without considering organisational and citizen security.
Our research brings together computer science with social and behavioural science to address cyber security challenges holistically. We are looking at secure software development and the interaction between software developers and security practitioners, we’re examining how people make cyber security risk decisions in different environments and varying physiological conditions and we’re developing ways of understanding how to build converged security teams that bring together cyber, physical and personnel security functions.
We are also looking at applications of AI, machine learning, and data science to cyber security problems, including intrusion detection, malware classification, and threat analysis and prediction.
Our research
Research topics
- Cognitive Cyber Security
- IoT Security and Forensics
- Human factors in Cyber Security
- AI applications in Cyber Security
- Social engineering
- Cloud security, network anomaly detection, and malware mitigation
Methods and facilities
Our research takes advantage of a range of qualitative and quantitative approaches, combining expertise in formal methods, computations intelligence, social and behavioural sciences.
The School also hosts several cyber security and forensic computing facilities, including:
- Cyber Security and Digital Forensics laboratory
- Virtual cyber range for simulation and training
Partners
Some of our partners include:
- University of Peloponnese
- NATO
- Cranfield University
- Thales
- Airbus
- Cybercrime Research Institute
Publications
Our research is published in academic journals as well as practitioner focused publications such as the CREST Security Review and The Conversation.
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Project highlights
Members
Dr Mo Adda
Mr Oluwatobi Fajana
Dr Alexander Gegov
Dr Ella Haig
Dr Rinat Khusainov
Dr Alaa Mohasseb
Dr Gail Ollis
Dr Paolo Serafino
Dr Stavros Shiaeles
Mr Martin Sparrius
Dr Rahim Taheri
Dr David Williams
Dr Shikun Zhou
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