SPRITE+ 2020 Sandpit is in Full Swing!

Welcome to SPRITE+ New Co-Director!

Early Career Researcher Online Socials!

SPRITEHub Glossary Goes Public!

SPRITE+ Expert Fellow Spotlight!

New Funding Calls Added to SPRITEHub!

New Job and Career Opportunities!

SPRITE+ Members - News and Publications

Q&As with Icons of Engineering & Technology

Countering Drones: Finding and neutralising small UAS threats - Phase 2

Digital Security by Design (DSbD): Building the software ecosystem - Scoping Workshop

The 14th edition of COVID-19: IoT and Cybersecurity.

Special Issue on Security and Privacy in D2D-aided Fog Computing Environment: Current Progress and Future Challenge

Call for applications: Turing Internship Network

International Workshop on Cyber Forensics and Advanced Threat Investigations in Emerging Networks

Postgraduate Courses in Protective Security and Maritime Security

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IEEE published Q&A with the recipients of their 2020 awards: https://ethw.org/IEEE_Awards (bottom of the page)

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition is seeking proposals that can develop the technology needed to counter Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS) and demonstrate how these can be integrated together to form a capable system.

Deadline: 31 July 2020 (extended).

More info here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/countering-drones-finding-and-neutralising-small-uas-threats-phase-2

This online scoping workshop will solicit input from across the software engineering community. The focus will be on the enablement of the software ecosystem to support the development of products and services based on DSbD’s new security approach.

When: 30 July 2020, 14:00-17:00

More info, and to register: https://web-eur.cvent.com/event/5095dd42-ea95-4c84-b5ba-f86669a31aab/summary

PETRAS published its July 2020 issue, discussing NHSX contact-tracing app, Coronavirus (Safeguards) Bill 2020, and "stalkerware" apps among other things.

More info on current and previous issues here: https://petras-iot.org/update/covid-19-the-internet-of-things-and-cybersecurity/

This special issue is focused on security and privacy issues in fog computing and device-to-device communication.

Submission Deadline: 15th November 2020

More info here: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-information-security-and-applications/call-for-papers/security-and-privacy-in-d2d-aided-fog-computing-environment

Turing Internship Network is a national engagement scheme between its business partners and doctoral students across the UK who are studying any topic with a data science and/or AI focus.

Deadline: 10 August 2020, 12:00 BST

More info here: https://www.turing.ac.uk/work-turing/internships

The workshop brings together researchers and practitioners working on cyber forensics and threat investigations for emerging networks to disseminate current research issues and advances.

Deadline for submissions: July 25 , 2020.

More info here: https://cfati.conceptechint.net/index.html

Interested in the challenge of fostering human security and building secure communities? Then the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations flexible blended learning postgraduate courses are perfect for you.

To find out more click here: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/areas-of-research/trust-peace-social-relations/study-with-us/study-with-us-postgraduate/

An online sandpit with members, experts, and project partners!

After a rigorous selection process, participants are now taking part in our online sandpit on Trust, Identity, Privacy, and Security in the post-covid digital economy.

5 virtual sessions have been designed to inspire new ideas, collaborations, and projects, with the sandpit culminating on 27 July 2020.

https://spritehub.org/meet-the-team/

With Professor William "Bill" Lee retiring, we welcome a new SPRITE+ co-director, professor Deeph Chana - Co-Director of the Institute for Security Science Technology at Imperial College, London and the founder and Director of a technology development consultancy specialising in critical-infrastructure and smartcity applications.

Deeph's bio is available on the "Meet the Team" page, and we will publish his Career Journey at a later date.

https://spritehub.org/early-career-researchers-resources/

ECR Online Socials regularly attract speakers and participants on ECR-related themes, from Knowledge Exchange Partnerships, to work-life balance. Check the latest summaries for the previous meeting, and take part in the next one!

The current program for ECR social is available, and you can suggest your own topics! https://spritehub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ECR-Online-Social-Schedule.pdf

https://spritehub.org/spritehub-glossary/

We have worked behind the scenes for the past few months to amalgamate a glossary of terms across digital trust identity, privacy, and security. The glossary is now live with terms, definitions, and sources to learn more about each term. Take a look.

Let us know if you feel that some terms are missing!

https://spritehub.org/2020/06/24/sprite-expert-fellow-spotlight-joseph-hamm/

We continue to publish Career Journey interviews with SPRITE+ Project Partners, Experts, and Members.

This time the spotlight is on SPRITE+ Expert Fellow Joseph Hamm – Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Environmental Science and Policy Program at Michigan State University (MSU).

How did he get to that role? Find out in this interview.

https://spritehub.org/funding-calls/

We have a number of funding calls published from Horizon 2020, UKRI, PETRAS, and NIHR - check them out!

https://spritehub.org/jobs-and-career-development-opportunities/

We have added a number of career opportunities to our "jobs and career development" page, with a call for a Media Lab Director, as well as a PhD studentship on applying psychological research to cyber security challenges. Take a look.

What is it like to participate in a Witness Seminar in the time of COVID-19?
Our member Robin Renwick published an opinion piece on Witness Seminar experience around privacy and technology for COVID19 pandemic. Take a look here: https://www.trilateralresearch.com/what-is-it-like-to-participate-in-a-witness-seminar-in-the-time-of-covid-19/


Cyber Diplomacy: A Systematic Literature Review
Our member, Amel Attatfa, had their paper accepted to KES 2020 International Conference General Track. Congratulations! Amel's profile and the paper will be accessible here: https://rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/persons/amel-attatfa


Security Tips for Working from Home
Our SPRITE+ Member Dr. Seyedmostafa Safavi has kindly shared his IT security tips for working from home. Check them out here: https://spritehub.org/2020/07/20/security-tips-for-working-from-home/


SPRITE+ Member in Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2020!
Our member Kiran Bhagotra has been listed as one of the Most Influential Women in UK Tech by ComputerWeekly.com: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252485588/Most-Influential-Women-in-UK-Tech-The-2020-longlist

She was also mentioned in the Reflections from Week One of the Tech Hubs Go Global Virtual Programme (https://dcmsblog.uk/2020/07/reflections-from-week-one-of-the-tech-hubs-go-global-virtual-programme/), and in the Evening Standard (https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/facebook-admits-thousands-of-apps-breached-data-guidelines-a4487916.html).