KIRCCS News

Professor of Cyber Security, Shujun Li, from the School of Computing and the Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Cyber Security (KirCCS) has commented on the challenges of reputation systems to fully manage the authenticity of their users due to freedom of speech and provides advice for businesses on communicating productively with users who have left negative reviews. Customer reviews are at the c...

Dr Budi Arief, Senior Lecturer at the School of Computing and member of the Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Cyber Security (KirCSC), is collaborating with PhD student Tom Seed and Emeritus Professor Andy King, on a new project titled "Symbolic Computation for Mainstream Verification". The project is funded by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), via the Research Institute in Verified Trustwort...

Congratulations to Keenan Jones, currently undertaking a PhD in Computer Science at the School of Computing, who has been highly commended for his poster on ‘Hacktivism and Social Media: Analysing the Anonymous Collective on Twitter‘ for the SPRITE+ Showcase: Research Snapshot poster competition. Keenan’s research involves the application of computational methods to analyse the behaviours of cybercriminals...

For Safer Internet Day (9 February 2021), Kent academics provide some top tips for staying safe online. The annual event, which started in 2004 as part of the EU SafeBorders project, is now celebrated across the globe and aims to bring people together to make the internet a safer and better place for all, and especially for children and young people. This year's theme is "Together for a better internet" and our experts have provided their tips...

The division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) is pleased to announce the publication of a new book titled Security of Ubiquitous Computing Systems, recently published by Springer and free for all to access and download. The book was co-edited by Professor Julio Hernandez-Castro, a member of Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre ...

Kent has established the Institute of Advanced Studies in Cyber Security and Conflict (SoCyETAL), a University-wide hub promoting interdisciplinary research and educational activities in cyber security and conflict. SoCyETAL will further extend cyber security research of the Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Cyber Security (KirCCS), especially within its Socio-Technical Security and Privacy research theme, into wider areas such as...

Dr Harmonie Toros, Reader in International International Conflict Analysis at Kent's School of Politics and International Relations has been awarded a Research Fellowship for National Resilience with the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Dr Toros' research within the Fellowship will focus on the Gendered Narrative Analysis on violent extremism. Leading a team of national se...

Professor Shujun Li and former Computing Research Associate Dr Tasmina Islam, both from the School of Computing and the Kent Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Cyber Security (KirCCS), have won a Best Paper Award at HICSS 2021 (54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences), for their joint work with five other researchers from the University College London (UCL), TRL Ltd and the University of Surrey. As part of...

A team of Kent students has recently been selected for the finals of the 4th Annual UK Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge. This is the first time that the University and Kent's new Institute for Advanced Studies in Cyber Security and Conflict (SoCyETAL) will be represented at the competition. The team of 4, coached by Dr Gareth Mott, is comprised of Undergraduate and Postgraduate students from the School of Computing, Kent ...

Dr Virginia Franqueira, Lecturer in Cyber Security and Sarah Turner, Research Student, both of the School of Computing, presented two live sessions as part of Cyber First's EmPower Cyber Week. CyberFirst was set up by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to develop the UK's next generation of cyber professionals. EmPower Cyber Week took place over five days and involved a series of recorded and live events, s...