SICSA* Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance Cyber Security in Scottish Universities Dr Martin Beaton Cyber Security Business Development Executive
What is SICSA? Collaboration of Scottish Universities whose goal is to develop and extend Scotland s position as a world leader in informatics and Computer Science research and Education 30 SICSA Funded research Staff Offered more than 90 PhD prize studentships Summer Schools Fellowships Informatics Ventures Supporting Scotland s technology innovators and entrepreneurs (CEO Masterclass, EIE, DEMOfest, IV Tuesday)
SICSA Universities University of Aberdeen University of Abertay University of Dundee University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Napier University University of Glasgow Glasgow Caledonian University Heriot-Watt University Robert Gordon University University of St Andrews University of Stirling University of Strathclyde University of West of Scotland
Cyber Security Research by Sector Anonymity Social Network Analysis Biometrics Systems Security CCTV/Image Recognition Usability Cloud Testing/Validation Complexity Cybercrime Cryptography Fraud Digital Forensics Steganography Ethical Hacking Natural Language Formal Methods Communication protocols/networking Human-Computer Interaction Authentication Intelligence Analysis Self-Healing Interfaces Quantum Modelling Text Mining Privacy Database Security Proofs Identity Management Trust
Examples of Research Jinchang Ren University of Strathclyde Visual Surveillance, Archive Restoration, Intelligent Information Processing, Pattern Recognition.. George Weir University of Strathclyde Cybercrime, digital forensics and network security Karen Renaud University of Glasgow Usability of Security Systems, Graphical Authentication Mechanisms, Electronic Voting, Privacy Ishbel Duncan University of St Andrews Cloud Security, Computer Security and Terrorism, Network Security, Penetration Testing, Privacy, Security and Trust in Software Systems and the Internet
Why Partner with an HEI? Mandatory Requirement Track Record Financial Credibility Established Frameworks for Leading Researchers Requiring Impact SDI/SE/Scotland Europa Funding 2007-2012 University of Edinburgh 27M (top 5 in UK) Heriot Watt 10M University of Glasgow 10M University of Dundee 5M University of St Andrews 3M University of Strathclyde 3M
How do I partner with an HEI in Cyber Security? Find partner group(s) Existing relationships Contact Interface/Universities Contact Cyber Security Business Development Find other European Partners Universities can help Contact Cyber Security Business Development
Interface Journey of Engagement Funding Scottish SMEs HEI Collaboration 5000 Fact finding Travel
PEER Funding SICSA Funding (SFC & SE) Support to enable engagement of Scottish SMEs in collaborative European Projects 1000/ 3000/ 10000
Horizon2020 Security Calls DS1-2014 Privacy DS2-2014 Access Control DS3-2015 The role of ICT in Critical Infrastructure Protection DS4-2015 Secure Information Sharing DS5-2015 Trust eservices DS6-2015 Risk management and assurance models FCT-1-2015 Tools and infrastructure for the fusion of big data include cyber offences generated data for forensic investigation FCT-6-2015 Law Enforcement capabilities 2: Detection and analysis of terroristrelated content on the Internet FCT-16-2015 Ethical/Societal Dimension Topic 4 - Investigate the role of social, psychological and economic aspects of the processes that lead to organised crime (including cyber related offences) DRS-12-2015 Critical Infrastructure Protection topic 1: Critical Infrastructure smart grid protection and resilience under smart meters threats DRS-14-2015 Critical Infrastructure Protection topic 3: Critical Infrastructure resilience indicator - analysis and development of methods for assessing resilience
Contact Martin Beaton Martin@informatics-ventures.com Rm 8.11 Appleton Tower 11 Crichton Street University of Edinburgh EH8 9AB Cyber Breakfast 25 th February http://tinyurl.com/nzb9wc3