There is a funded PhD position on “Control flow verification and integrity of executed instructions for the protection of run-time data in Tokens, Internet-of-Things, Mobile Devices and Cyber Physical Systems”, supervised by Konstantinos Markantonakis.
More information can be obtained from https://www.findaphd.com/search/projectdetails.aspx?PJID=44472
The ISG Smart Card and Internet of Things Security Centre (SCC) was invited to deliver a presentation in the
7th INFOCOM SECURITY CONFERENCE (http://www.infocomsecurity.gr/en/),
29 – 30 March 2017 – Athens, Divani Caravel, Athens, Greece.
Professor Konstantinos Markantonakis presented the main findings of the recently completed “Secure High-Availability Avionics Wireless Network” (SHAWN) project funded by Innovate UK, in terms of the security and privacy challenges on the wireless networks in the Avionics environments. Along with the newly started three-year project, “Data to Improve the Customer Experience” (DICE), funded by EPSRC. The project, among others aims to examine new challenges in security and privacy that were not present in the exiting smart ticketing infrastructures.
The ISG was offered a stand among the conference exhibitors. It was an excellent opportunity to disseminate the ISG’s promotional material and to meet prospective students.
“It is now the top annual event for information security in Greece. Since 2011, it has been charting a rising course, mirrored by numbers and attendance statistics, as well as the overall recognition by this industry, the scientific and technology community of IT professionals. The 2017 event attracted more than 2.200 visitors and was supported by more than 45 sponsor companies, covering a wide range of subjects on information security, through 40 main presentations and 15 parallel-running workshops, that took place.”
The next Smart Card Centre Open Day will be on August 30th 2017, in the Picture Gallery, Founders Building, Royal Holloway, University of London.
The Smart Card Centre Open Day is a free exhibition (50:50 mix of industry and student exhibits) for sponsors, supporters, lecturers, students and visitors as a friendly and informal networking event.
More details can be found at this page.
A paper written by Raja Naeem Akram, Konstantinos Markantonakis, Sharadha Kariyawasam, Shahid Ayub, Amar Seeam, and Robert Atkinson, “Challenges of Security and Trust in Avionics Wireless Networks” has won the best paper award in the security track at IEEE/AIAA 34th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), September 2016.
The abstract of the paper is:
“Avionics networks have a set of stringent reliability and safety requirements. In existing deployments, most of these networks are based on wired technology, which provide a high degree of reliability and safety. Furthermore, it simplifies the security management of the network as certain assumptions including an inability for an attacker to access the network can be safely made. The proposal for having an Avionics Wireless Network (AWN), as being developed by multiple aerospace working groups, promises reduction in complexity of electrical wiring harness design & fabrication, reduction in wiring weight, increased configurability, and potentially monitoring of otherwise inaccessible moving or rotating aircraft parts. While providing these benefits, the AWN must ensure that it provides at a minimum the equivalent levels of safety offered by the wired network. Substituting the wired network for a wireless network, even for a specific set of well defined and non critical tasks, brings a whole set of new challenges related to assurance, reliability, and security. In this paper, we discuss the security and trust challenges an AWN deployment might face along with highlighting potential directions for solutions. Furthermore, as a case study we will elaborate on AWN deployment variants like Secure High-Availability Avionics Wireless Networks (SHAWN). Finally, the paper makes suggestions that set the agenda for security, reliability and trust work that could if successful provide an AWN system, meeting the required safety standards.”
We are delighted to welcome Daniele Sgandurra to the Smart Card Centre. 
He will be lecturing on the MSc Module Computer Security (IY5512), and will also be Deputy Director for Distance Learning. Daniele will be supervising MSc projects and undertaking research on IoT security.
Congratulations to Dr Sarah AbuGhazalah!
Sarah successfully defended her PhD thesis (Mutual Authentication Protocols for RFID Schemes) and passed subject to minor corrections.
Founder Director of the Smart Card Centre, Professor Keith Mayes becomes Head of the School of Mathematics and Information Security on Sept 1st 2016
Professor Markantonakis is the lead organiser of the first ISG Open Day on June 22nd 2016.
The Open Day is designed to showcase our world leading Information Security department featuring presentations from current research students, exhibitions and demos, talks from ISG staff and keynote lectures from exciting guest speakers. There will be opportunities to network and engage in discussions with current professionals who are based here at Royal Holloway.
The event is sponsored by:
Thales, GSK, KPMG, Qinetic and Royal Holloway Enterprise
With effect from January 2016, Professor Konstantinos Markantonakis takes over as the Director of the Smart Card Centre
Congratulations to Dr Mehari Msgna, who successfully defended his PhD thesis and passed subject to minor corrections.
