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'Geoprivacy project - Barriers and facilitators of geographic data sharing', 24 November 2021, 15.00-16.30, online. Read more here.
'PETRAS Securing the Future: Knowledge Exchange & Networking Event', 25 November, 10.30-15.00, online. Read more here.
'Career thoughts and questions', 26 November 2021, 10.00-10.45, online. Read more here.
'Silence is golden?', 30 November 2021, 09.00-12.00, online. Read more here.
'Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security', 14 December 2021, Cambridge. Read more here.
'Why people engage in counterproductive work behaviour and what can prevent this?', 21 March 2022, 09.00-17.00, Amsterdam. Read more here.
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| Career and PhD opportunities |
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Research Associate in Machine Learning, University of Portsmouth. Closing date: 31 October 2021. Read more here.
Lecturer in Information Security x 2, Royal Holloway University of London. Closing date: 31 October 2021. Read more here.
Members of the Science, Engineering and Technology Board, EPSRC. Closing date: 15 November 2021. Read more here.
PhD Studentship in Uncertainty Quantification for Robust AI through Optimal Transport, University of Surrey. Closing date: 15 November 2021. Read more here.
PhD Studentship in Securing IoT over wireless networks using emerging blockchain, University of the West of England (Bristol). Closing date: 23 November 2021. Read more here.
Junior, Senior and Lead Software Engineers, GCHQ. Closing date: 25 November 2021. Read more here.
PhD Studentship in Digital Twins of Physical Optical Networking Infrastructure, University of Cambridge. Closing date: 02 December 2021. Read more here.
Lecturer (E&R) in Quantitative Criminology, University of Exeter. Closing date: 05 December 2021. Read more here.
PhD Studentship in EPSRC Trustworthy Autonomous System Node in Security, Lancaster University. Closing date: 07 December 2021. Read more here.
PhD in Analysis and Interpretation of Human Behaviour Using Artificial Intelligence through Multi-Sensor Approach, Cranfield University. Closing date: 15 December 2021. Read more here.
RISCS Prize Competition: Optimizing the use of UK Government survey data on cyber security. Closing date: 20 February 2022. Read more here.
See the SPRITE+ jobs and career opportunities board to stay up to date with the latest listings relevant to digital TIPS.
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| Call for papers |
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Intelligent Signal Processing for Complex Industrial Systems Manuscript, Journal of Signal Processing Systems. Submission deadline: 28 October 2021. Read more here.
Internet of Behavior for Emerging Technologies, ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (TOSN). Submission deadline: 30 October 2021. Read more here.
Reflections on Responsible Research and Innovation for Trustworthy Autonomous Systems, Journal of Responsible Technology. Submission deadline: 20 December 2021. Read more here.
Economics of Financial Technology Conference, 11 May-13 May 2022. Submission deadline: 07 January 2022. Read more here.
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| Data for Good Sponsorship Programme |
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IOTICS have launched their Data for Good Sponsorship programme, funding spaces to accelerate speed to innovate, enabling the creation of MVPs, projects and trials that can be reused and scaled. Read more here.
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| PETRAS announces 'At The Edge' podcast series |
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The PETRAS National Centre of Excellence for IoT Systems Cybersecurity’s ‘At the Edge’ podcast series explores how the Internet of Things (IoT), AI and cybersecurity technologies may help (or hinder?) humanity with its greatest challenges of tackling climate change and achieving Net Zero targets. Read more here.
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| Connected Everything Early Career Researcher Placement Scheme |
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This call is to support PhD students and ECRs gain first-hand experience of industry engagement as either a virtual or onsite placement. Awards will be made up to a maximum of £5,000 (funded at 80% fEC) with £30,000 available in the overall budget. Read more here.
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| Issue alerts |
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International Journal of Information Security. Volume 20, Issue 6.
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| Registration now open: Hints and tips for successful stakeholder engagement |
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SPRITE+ is pleased to partner with PETRAS to deliver an online workshop for Early Career Researchers on 12 November 2021 (14.00-15.30).
This workshop will focus on hints and tips for successful stakeholder engagement, covering key topics such as what academic researchers should emphasise and how research should be packaged when contacting or pitching to stakeholders. We have an impressive line-up of contributors representing a diverse set of industries and sectors. There will be an opportunity to listen to their top tips and ask questions during our panel discussion.
Confirmed speakers include: Peter Hazell (Cyber-Physical Security Manager at Yorkshire Water), Wendy Jephson (Head of Research & Ideation, Market Technology at Nasdaq), Conrad Thompson (Business Transformation Expert, Organizational Agility at PA Consulting Group Ltd) and Rob Kerner (CEO at Inogesis).
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| Registration now open: Connecting the Greater Manchester Cyber Ecosystem |
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SPRITE+ is pleased to partner with the Greater Manchester Cyber Security Advisory Group to host an in person event on 11 November 2021 (15.30-18.00) to bring together representatives of the city-region’s cyber ecosystem in Greater Manchester.
This event will feature talks from SPRITE+, Greater Manchester Cyber Security Advisory Group and national government representatives, with plenty of time for networking over drinks.
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| Registration now open: Discribe Hub+ Introduction // Substantive Projects Funding Call |
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We are pleased to host the ESRC Digital Security by Design Social Science Hub+ (Discribe) team to introduce their Substantive Projects Funding Call.
We invite you to join our online event on 10 November 2021 (14.30-16.00) to learn about the latest Discribe Hub+ funding call. There is £800,000 to award in this round, and the Discribe Hub+ expect to fund at least 4-5 projects of at least 12 months duration.
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| Registration now open: SPRITE+ Expert Fellows' Meeting |
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Registration is now open for the Expert Fellows' meeting at the spectacular Titanic Centre, Belfast on 11/12 April 2022.
We have a great couple of days planned including guest speakers, dinner and drinks, and lots of networking time. During our meeting we'll be working together to scope the future of digital Trust, Identity, Privacy, and Security (TIPS). Stakeholders - including industry reps, government, and UKRI - will be closely involved and our recommendations will inform future funding and policy decisions.
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| More projects funded via the SPRITE+ Sandpit |
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In July 2021 we welcomed 35 participants from 25 different organisations to our online sandpit focussed on the theme of 'digital vulnerabilities'. Five teams secured funding for their four month projects which will explore aspects of digital vulnerability from technical, social, and socio-technical perspectives.
Congratulations to the 'FiVu: Using Design Fiction to Identify Future Vulnerabilities in Bio-IOT' project team, which is led by Dr Charles Weir (Lancaster University), Dr José-Rodrigo Córdoba-Pachón (Royal Holloway University of London), Professor Lynne Coventry (Northumbria University) and Dr Soteris Demetriou (Imperial College London).
Congratulations to the 'Buy Now Pay Later in the UK: Current and emergent digital vulnerabilities' project team, which is led by Dr Lindsey Appleyard (Coventry University), Dr Jo Briggs (Northumbria University), Dr Lucia Cervi (Lancaster University), Dr Deepak Padmanabhan (Queen's University Belfast), Dr Gauri Sinha (Royal Holloway University of London) and Dr Tahir Abbas Syed (University of Manchester).
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| SPRITE+ Member Spotlight: Elvira Perez Vallejos |
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The spotlight today is on Elvira Perez Vallejos – Associate Professor of Digital Technology and Mental Health at the University of Nottingham, and a SPRITE+ member.
Find out more about Elvira's inspiring journey!
"I try to make sure children’s rights are respected online in the same fashion they are respected offline".
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| Rising Star: Keenan Jones |
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Rising Stars is a blog series featuring SPRITE+ Early Career Researchers (ECRs).
Our Rising Star this month is Keenan Jones, PhD Candidate at the University of Kent.
Learn more about Keenan's work on the use of powerful language models as a means of deceiving authorship analysis models.
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| Registration now open: SPRITE+ meet-up with the London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA) |
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Join us at LORCA on 26 November 2021 (13.30-17.00) to discuss emerging research challenges and opportunities, and strengthen networks amongst our academics, stakeholders, and industrial partners.
This meeting will include a keynote presentations, elevator pitches by SPRITE+ Expert Fellows and LORCA start-ups as well as plenty of time for discussion and networking.
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| Calling SPRITE+ Expert Fellows |
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Expert Fellows are invited to give elevator pitches at our in person meeting in London at LORCA on 26 November 2021 (see details above). This is a fantastic opportunity to share your research with academic colleagues, stakeholders and industrial partners.
We invite SPRITE+ Expert Fellows to give a 3 minute elevator pitch to cover the following:
1. Introduce yourself
2. Outline your expertise
3. Highlight topics on which you are keen on collaborating with partners and start-ups
If you'd like to give an elevator pitch, please email admin@spritehub.org with the title of your pitch by 29 October.
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| SPRITE+ Top Tips Series: Being an effective PI |
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The SPRITE+ Top Tips series aims to provide training and development opportunities for early career researchers.
We are pleased to announce that the next session in this series will be delivered by Professor Bill Lee (Bangor University).
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| SPRITE+ funded Digital Technologies, Power and Control Challenge Working Group publish blog |
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The Digital Technologies, Power and Control project brings together a diverse, cross-disciplinary group of academics, stakeholders and non-academic communities to address pressing needs in security, privacy, identity and trust.
The latest blog discusses technology assisted courtroom judgements alongside selected literature.
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| SPRITE+ funded FiVU team are recruiting a research assistant |
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The RA will help the team in their 3 month project to identify vulnerabilities, beyond current threats, and with the use of creative fiction. They will work with fiction fans, software designers, psychologists, systems thinkers and specialists in information security.
The RA will prepare, run and validate fiction results from a survey to be used in an online workshop with software designers and other important stakeholders. They will be responsible for the workshop organization, data collection, analysis and dissemination resulting from these activities. M.Sc. or PhD level is required. Interested? Contact c.weir1@lancaster.ac.uk for further details.
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The newsletter is published every last Wednesday of the month. Deadline to include your news piece is every second-last Friday of the month.
Learn more about benefits of SPRITE+ membership.
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