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CSIT

The Centre for Secure Information Technologies
Securing our digital tomorrow

About CSIT

CSIT is the UK’s Innovation and Knowledge Centre for cyber security. Based at Queen’s University Belfast and founded in 2009, our mission, to couple major research breakthroughs in the field of secure information technologies with a unique model of innovation and commercialisation to drive economic and societal impact for the nation has not wavered since then.

As we predicted, cyber security challenges have grown exponentially in the last decade. A safe and secure cyberspace is fundamental to making the UK the safest place in the world to live and work online.

Cyber security is at the epicentre of privacy and trust in the global digitalised society.

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WHAT WE DO

RESEARCH

CSIT brings together complementary research clusters to carry out research focused on market informed grand challenge areas.

BUSINESS

CSIT operate a membership model that recognises the importance of having appropriate partners to help shape and direct our research agenda. 

ENGINEERING

The Engineering team at CSIT is responsible for bridging the gap between research outputs and commercial exploitation. 

DISCOVER

Máire O'Neill
RESEARCH DIRECTOR

Professor Máire O'Neill 

Professor O’Neill (FIAE, MRIA) has a strong international reputation for her research in hardware security and applied cryptography. She has received numerous awards, which include a Blavatnik Engineering and Physical Sciences medal, 2019, a Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal, 2014 and British Female Inventor of the Year 2007. 

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CYBER SECURITY MASTERS COURSE

An innovative programme at the forefront of technical advances in cutting-edge cyber security topics such as cryptography, computer forensics, malware, networking, software development, as well as investigating the increasingly important legal and ethical issues in cyber security.

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CYBER SECURITY PHD VACANCIES

CSIT has a number of exciting research vacancies where the successful applicant will develop and refine appropriate research skills and learn to carry out significant, high-quality, original research in cyber security.

10 YEARS OF IMPACT AT CSIT

This short video gives a quick overview of CSIT's highlights over the past 10 years since it's inception.

We have exciting plans for the future under the theme of ‘Secure Connected Intelligence’. Investments in infrastructure are already coming on stream as part of the Belfast City Region deal. We are looking to the East and West, North and South, to build a coalition of partners across the academic, industrial, government and investment communities to build on the core investment to date and cement CSIT’s position as a strategic national asset.

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The Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT)
Queen's University of Belfast
Northern Ireland Science Park
Queen's Road, Queen's Island
Belfast
United Kingdom
BT3 9DT

Phone: +44 (0) 28 9097 1700 
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Email: info@ecit.qub.ac.uk 
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