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Queen's joins CIISec as an Academic Partner
10 August, 2020
CIISec is delighted to welcome Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) as a new Academic partner.
Queen’s academics part of advisory group on StopCOVID NI app development
30 July, 2020
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are providing independent oversight and expert advice to the team developing the new StopCOVID NI app.
CWI researcher wins Best Student Paper at INMMiC
24 July, 2020
The International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits (INMMiC) 2020 was held virtually on 16-17th July from Cardiff, Wales.
Queen’s Centre for Secure Information Technologies profiled in newly published government roadmap
3 July, 2020
The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s University is being used by the UK Government as a case study on how investment in research, development and innovation can deliver economic impact to the surrounding area and beyond.
Queen’s academic part of £33m funding boost to develop zero emission ferries
26 June, 2020
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast are part of a £33 million UK Government innovation grant to develop zero emissions ferries in Belfast over the next four years.
Queen’s academic receives funding to enhance farmed chicken welfare research
14 May, 2020
Academics from Queen’s University have been awarded $310,738 for research towards intelligent welfare monitoring of chickens farmed for their meat.
Dr Paul Miller appointed Deputy Director of CSIT
6 May, 2020
Dr Paul Miller has been appointed the role of Deputy Director of the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT).
Dr Blesson Varghese awarded Royal Society Short Industry Fellowship with BT
5 May, 2020
Dr Varghese will partner with BT as part of this fellowship which aims to build collaborative links between industrial and academic sectors.
ECIT team awarded 'best paper' at IEEE DATE conference
23 April, 2020
LORCA announces open call for fifth cohort of cybersecurity innovators
25 March, 2020
Government-backed innovation programme launches recruitment for new group of scaleups.
Queen’s University Belfast joins UKDSC as an Associate Member
13 March, 2020
The UK Defence Solutions Centre (UKDSC) is pleased to announce that Queen’s University Belfast has become a UKDSC Associate Member.
World leading network intelligence technology developer Titan IC to be acquired by Mellanox
3 March, 2020
The deal signals the latest boost for Belfast’s thriving technology sector.
Researcher creates drone system to give early warning on natural disasters and act as wifi hotspot
5 February, 2020
ECIT researcher has invented a low cost telecommunication system using drones which provides early warning on natural disasters and acts as a wifi ‘hotspot’ when phone signal is disrupted during extreme weather.
UK cyber security sector worth £8.3 billion, research by Queen’s University Belfast reveals
30 January, 2020
The UK’s cyber security industry is now worth an estimated £8.3 billion, with total revenues in the sector up 46 per cent since 2017, research from Queen’s University Belfast has revealed.
Researcher develops algorithm to make artificial intelligence fairer
29 January, 2020
A researcher from Queen’s University Belfast has developed an innovative new algorithm that will help make artificial intelligence (AI) fairer and less biased when processing data.
World leading cybersecurity expert assigned Regius Professorship
20 January, 2020
World leading cybersecurity expert Professor Máire O’Neill has been assigned a rare and prestigious Regius Professorship by the Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast.
Ground-breaking research could lead to safer and faster security scanners at airports
16 January, 2020
Airport security queues could be slashed and screening for weapons could become much more effective after Queen’s University Belfast researchers have been awarded £1 million to develop a ground-breaking solution.
LORCA welcomes their fourth cohort of cyber innovators
15 January, 2020
This week LORCA introduced 20 scaleups selected to join their fourth cohort of cyber innovators, which is their largest and most international yet.
Queen’s University and Rakuten Mobile to set up Edge Computing hub in Belfast
8 January, 2020
Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s newest mobile network operator, is collaborating with Queen’s University Belfast to set up an Edge computing hub, which will be based in Belfast.
CSIT PhD researcher takes over Pete Tong's radio show this Christmas
18 December, 2019
What exactly is 6G and how much of a leap forward would it be?
5 December, 2019
Prof Simon Cotton, director for the Centre for Wireless Innovation in Belfast, is part of a team already looking beyond 5G into the world of 6G.
Dr. Georgios Karakonstantis elevated to Senior Member of IEEE
28 November, 2019
Dr. Georgios Karakonstantis has been elevated to the grade of Senior Member of IEEE for his achievements; a recognition achieved by only 8% of IEEE's 425,000 members across 160 countries.
Dr Varghese Presents Work on Fog Computing at ACM/IEEE Symposium, Washington D.C.
26 November, 2019
Fog computing is expected to become the next major computing paradigm that will change the way we use the Internet behind the scenes.
Hardware encryption market projected to reach 413.85 Billion USD by 2021
21 November, 2019
The Research Institute of Secure Hardware and Embedded Systems (RISE) hosted their 2nd Annual Conference at the National Liberal Club in London on 21st November 2019.
The Centre for Wireless Innovation host 4th mm-Wave symposium
23 October, 2019
LORCA Launches Open Call for Fourth Cohort of Cyber Security Innovators
7 October, 2019
LORCA has launched a global open call for our fourth cohort of cyber scaleups.
Professor Máire O'Neill elected as Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
4 October, 2019
The Royal Academy of Engineering has elected Professor Máire O'Neill, Acting Director of ECIT and Director of the £5M EPSRC/NCSC-funded Research Institute in Secure Hardware and Embedded Systems (RISE), as a Fellow.
Centre for Wireless Innovation ranked 5th in Europe in the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking 2019
3 October, 2019
The Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI) at Queen’s University Belfast has been ranked 28th globally in the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects in Telecommunication Engineering.
Prof Máire O'Neill appointed to global technology policy council
30 September, 2019
Máire O’Neill, Acting Director of ECIT, has been appointed to the newly formed global technology policy council by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Universities launch new City Deal website
12 September, 2019
Queen’s University Belfast and Ulster University have launched a new joint website as part of their £30 million commitment to the Belfast Region City Deal (BRCD).
Spies and Dolls: The Future of IoT Security
30 July, 2019
Professor Máire O’Neill was among an impressive line-up of speakers at the inaugural TEDx event at Queen's University Belfast.
The Secretary of State visits ECIT
13 June, 2019
The Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, visited ECIT and toured the new CSIT Cyber Range and CWI Keysight Millimeter-Wave research lab
Professor Máire O'Neill appointed to UK Artificial Intelligence Council
16 May, 2019
Professor Máire O'Neill has been appointed to a body designed to develop the UK artificial intelligence (AI) sector.
Queen’s University Belfast backs cyber security sector with funding for 40 MSc scholarships
15 May, 2019
Queen’s is helping secure Northern Ireland’s status as a global cyber security hub by offering 40 full scholarships worth over half a million pounds for its specialist Applied Cyber Security MSc programme.
ECIT is building a five strong team to develop a new mobile network concept
14 May, 2019
A researcher from The Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) has been awarded a major grant that will allow him to build a five strong team to work on developing a new mobile network concept.
CSIT supports cyber company, Surevine, to improve security in critical infrastructure supply-chains
19 March, 2019
The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) at Queen’s University Belfast, has provided extensive engineering support to innovative cyber security company, Surevine, which will support better in critical infrastructure supply-chains.
LORCA launches open call for its third cohort of cybersecurity innovators
18 March, 2019
The London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA) launches the open call for its third cohort of cyber innovators.
ECIT Researchers win major global award for solving a 5G Network Challenge
8 March, 2019
A team of researchers at Queen’s University Belfast’s Centre for Wireless Innovation have won a global award for their work in creating a solution which will reduce the cost and complexity of 5G mobile networks.
Three leading Queen’s researchers recognised in prestigious mobile industry awards
13 February, 2019
Three researchers from the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) at Queen’s University Belfast have been shortlisted as finalists in the esteemed Mobile World Scholar Challenge.
ECIT High Performance Computing Team supports start-up recognised for ‘Outstanding Innovation’
6 February, 2019
As part of InterTradeIreland’s innovation programme, FUSION, ECIT researchers worked alongside CreVinn Teoranta to develop cutting edge solutions in hardware acceleration for high performance computing.
CSIT SHORTLISTED FOR RESEARCH LABORATORY TEAM OF THE YEAR
25 January, 2019
The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) has been shortlisted for Research Laboratory Team of the Year in the Irish Laboratory Awards 2019.
Queen’s researchers design a new computing system that can reduce delays on smart devices
14 January, 2019
Computer scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have designed a new innovative system to reduce delays on smart devices.
Queen’s cybersecurity expert Professor Máire O’Neill wins prestigious Blavatnik Award
11 January, 2019
Queen’s University Belfast cybersecurity expert Professor Máire O’Neill has been awarded US$30,000 in the second annual Blavatnik Awards in the UK, which honour outstanding young scientists under the age of 42.
The Centre for Wireless Innovation celebrates 60 years of Microwave Engineering at QUB
21 November, 2018
The Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI) at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) hosted a workshop on "Research Advances in Radio Frequency Through Millimetre Wave Radio Communications Technologies" to celebrate 60 years of Microwave Engineering at QUB.
University Defence Research Collaboration in Signal Processing Host Annual Conference
20 November, 2018
The University Defence Research Collaboration (UDRC) will host the 8th conference of the Sensor Signal Processing for Defence (SSPD) series which will be held in Brighton on the 9-10 May.
ECIT Director recognised for outstanding contributions to computing
13 November, 2018
The world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery), has named Professor Dimitrios Nikolopoulos among 49 Distinguished Members recognised for outstanding contributions to the field.
Irish Academy of Engineering presents Parsons Medal to Prof Sir McCanny at a ceremony in Belfast
12 November, 2018
The IAE presented the Parsons Medal to Prof Sir McCanny at a ceremony in Belfast, onboard HMS Caroline, on 25 October. A crowd of esteemed engineers, academics and Prof Sir McCanny’s friends and family attended the day’s festivities.
CWI researcher receives another international best paper award for his work
5 November, 2018
Dr Michalis Matthaiou, a researcher at the Centre of Wireless Innovation (CWI) at Queen’s University Belfast, won Best Paper Award at the 2018 International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing (WCSP) in Hangzhou, China.
Securing Connected Devices: An Arms Race - Academy Discourse by Professor Máire O'Neill
1 November, 2018
This Academy Discourse by Professor Máire O'Neill is the eighth in the series sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran
Parsons Medal awarded to Queen’s University Belfast’s Prof Sir John McCanny
10 October, 2018
The Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE) has announced that Professor Sir John McCanny CBE FRS FREng FIAE of Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) will receive this year’s Parson’s Medal.
Worldwide Support programme Allows Cybersecurity Companies and Entrepreneurs to Explore New Markets
4 October, 2018
Today, 9 global cyber security ecosystems in 5 different countries announced a 'Soft Landing Programme'.
CSIT SUPPORTS SECURE TICKET DELIVERY START-UP TIXSERVE AT TIME OF INCREASED CYBER ATTACKS
9 July, 2018
The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) based at Queen’s University Belfast has announced Kildare based start-up Tixserve as the newest addition to its associate membership programme.
QUEEN’S STUDENT CREATES SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT COULD BE ‘GAME-CHANGER’ FOR DETECTING INSURANCE FRAUD
26 June, 2018
A Queen’s University Belfast student has developed software which can detect insurance fraud quickly.
A Queen’s University Researcher wins best PhD award for 2018
5 June, 2018
A Queen’s University Researcher has been awarded the Best PhD award for 2018 by the European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP).
Queen’s University invests £500k in state-of-the-art cyber security research lab
1 June, 2018
Queen’s University Belfast is investing £500k in a brand new state-of-the-art cyber security research lab at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT).
CSIT announces jobs boost for cyber security industry
8 May, 2018
Ten new research and engineering jobs are being created at Queen’s University Belfast, to meet the demands of new contracts and the rapidly growing cyber security industry in Northern Ireland.
New Keysight Millimeter-Wave research lab opened at Queen’s University Belfast
24 April, 2018
A new millimeter-wave research lab has been opened by Keysight Technologies, Inc. in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast.
Kainos colleagues master new skills in cyber security
14 December, 2017
Four employees from Kainos will graduate today (Thursday 14 December) with a Master’s in Applied Cyber Security.
£5m UK Hardware Security Institute launched at Queen’s University Belfast
Technology | 22 November, 2017
A £5m multi-university Research Institute to improve hardware security and reduce vulnerability to cyber threats has been launched at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), Queen's University Belfast.
Queen’s University researcher wins prestigious 2017 Newton Prize
Technology | 15 November, 2017
A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded the 2017 Newton Prize in Vietnam for his work designing a wireless communications system which can withstand natural disasters such as an earthquake, tsunami or hurricane.
Queen’s researcher creates communications system that can battle a natural disaster
Science and Technology | 24 October, 2017
A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has been shortlisted for the 2017 Newton Prize after he created a robust wireless communications system which can battle through an earthquake, tsunami or hurricane.
Kainos and Queen’s University Belfast partner to pilot eLearning initiative
31 January, 2017
Distance learning programme will see Kainos staff turn on-the-job training and expertise into world-class qualifications in cyber security subjects
Professor Sir John McCanny
9 January, 2017
Congratulations Trung Duong For Winning An IEEE Best Paper Award
20 December, 2016
Dr Trung Q Duong wins a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Prize 2016
Congratulations Dr Trung Duong! | 22 November, 2016
CSIT partners with ETRI on ₩380M IoT security project
20 October, 2016
Recognition for pioneering work
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Government-backed cyber security pre-start up programme launches
CSIT | 8 June, 2016
Cyber London and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies invite applications for joint programme to encourage entrepreneurship in cyber security
Queen’s welcomes award of Northern Ireland’s first Regius Professorship by Her Majesty the Queen.
Regius Professorship | 6 June, 2016
Queen’s University Belfast has welcomed the announcement that it has been awarded Northern Ireland’s first Regius Professorship by Her Majesty the Queen.
Financial technology firm Intelligent Environments partners with CSIT to combat cybercrime
CSIT | 1 June, 2016
Queen’s University Belfast’s Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) collaborates with digital financial solutions firm Intelligent Environments through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales launches Queen’s University’s first Global Research Institute
23 May, 2016
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has officially launched Queen’s University Belfast’s first Global Research Institute today (Monday 23 May 2016).
Queen's University receives Royal award for strengthening cyber security
CSIT | 25 February, 2016
The Centre for Secure Information Technologies at Queen’s – a major hub for research and innovation in electronic engineering and cyber security – will receive a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.
Justice Minister addresses international cyber summit
CSIT | 15 March, 2016
Justice Minister, David Ford has highlighted work ongoing through the Organised Crime Task Force to tackle cyber crime.
Queen's Uniserver project awarded almost €5 million of European funding
DSSC | 17 May, 2016
The UniServer project “A Universal Micro-Server Ecosystem by Exceeding Energy and Performance Scaling Boundaries ” led by Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded €4.8million from the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program.
Royal Academy of Engineering Research awared a Fellowship to ECIT Researcher
CWI | 25 February, 2016
The Royal Academy of Engineering, with additional support from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, has awarded eight Research Fellowships to some of the UK’s top engineering researchers working on projects from X-ray imaging to antibiotic resistance.