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8 fully funded DEL PfG PhD Studentships in the areas of:
- Data Security
- Network Security
- Wireless Enabled Security
- Intelligent Surveillance Security Systems
have been announced for the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT)
The research will be housed within the UK's £25M strategic Centre for Secure Information Technology (CSIT) at the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (www.ecit.qub.ac.uk).
CSIT will build on strong established industrial, global research connections and collaborations and a strong track record of successful technology transfer in technologies such as data and network security, wireless security and intelligent surveillance.
A major aim will be to produce novel and disruptive high value systems solutions that have significant market impact for the benefit of the wider UK economy.
Read the full studentship information ...
5th Millimetre-Wave Users Group Meeting - 14 May 2009: Delegates outside the Institute of Electronics, Communications & Information Technology (ECIT), Queen's University, Belfast
The (5th) meeting of the Millimetre-Wave Users Group was held on Thursday, 14 May 2009 at the Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), Queen's University. This meeting, pioneered by the National Physical Laboratory (Teddington, London) provides exchange of ideas amongst the leaders in the field of mm-wave technology. Amongst some of the highlights was a tour of ECIT’s world class microwave and mm-wave measurement facilities, which included a demonstration of a highly specialised mm-wave network analyser (one of two in the UK). Measurements were demonstrated of 300-400GHz frequency selective surfaces, designed and fabricated at QUB, some of which are due to be flown in advanced meteorological satellites. Nick Ridler, Chairman of the National Physical Laboratory Millimetre-wave Users Group, described the event, especially the facilities’ visits, as “really first rate.”
Further information is available on the NPL website
The Centre for Secure Information Technologies has released five new recruitment opportunities in the following areas:
- Senior Engineering R&D Manager - Intelligent Surveillance Systems
- Senior Engineering R&D Manager - Data Security/Network Security
- Senior Engineer - Data Security Systems
- Engineer - Network Security Systems
- Engineer - Intelligent Surveillance Systems (2 Posts)
Further details can be found at www.csit.qub.ac.uk/Jobs
Dr. Susanta Kumar Parui is a senior lecturer from Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. He joined the Queen’s University’s Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT www.ecit.qub.ac.uk), in May 2009 as a Visiting Research Fellow for six months sponsored by a prestigious ‘Research exchange with China and India’ Fellowship Award from Royal Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Parui obtained his Bachelors, Masters and PhD degrees in Electronic Engineering with specialism in Microwave Engineering from University of Calcutta. He served in Industry for six years as a Control and Instrumentation Engineer. For the last nine years he has worked with the Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur.
Bengal Engineering and Science University was established in 1856 and is the second oldest Engineering Institute in India. There he is involved in teaching for under-graduate and graduate students and research work in the Electronics and Telecommunications Department. His research interest includes Electromagnetics, Microstrip Antenna and Circuits, as well as Electromagnetic Bandgap Structures. He has published in 25 conference proceedings and 10 referred Journals.
While at Queens, Susanta will be carrying out research work in the High Frequency Laboratory on new types of antennas that can be deployed in next generation mobile basestations. Professor Vincent Fusco who leads the research activity in ECIT, into high frequency electronics said,’ Queens has, for the past year, been forging links with Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur. This is another important step in developing lasting relationships between our respective Faculties’.
ECIT director, Professor John McCanny (centre) joins Queen’s University's Vice-Chancellor, Peter Gregson and ETRI's Senior Vice President, Dr Myung-Joon Kim for the signing of the memorandum of understanding.
Queen's University Belfast today announced plans to collaborate with South Korea's largest government-funded ICT research centre on a variety of projects in the area of information and data security.
The university has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country's Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), a leading centre of international expertise in telecoms and IT security. The partnership is potentially worth around £1 million per year over four years which will be used to fund work in areas ranging from network security and data security to intelligent video analysis.
Co-operation will include collaborative research and development projects to be undertaken by staff at Queen’s University's Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) and at ETRI in South Korea. Other planned activities include joint seminars and the exchange of information, publications and personnel.
The signing of the agreement follows a recent visit to South Korea by a senior ECIT team - which included Dr Maire O'Neill, an international authority on hardware cryptography - during which Invest Northern Ireland officials in the region set up meetings with ETRI.
ECIT director, Professor John McCanny, says he is delighted that Invest NI's initiative has culminated in a formal partnership with a premier international research institute.
“The agreement to collaborate with ETRI reflects the quality of our work here at ECIT in a number of key technology areas, all of which have major commercial potential.
“This is a very significant partnership which will ensure that the quality of our research continues to be of the highest international standard. It will provide opportunities to leverage Korean financial investment and it will also allow us to share models for achieving technology transfer and commercialisation,” adds Professor McCanny.
Welcoming the agreement, ETRI's Senior Vice President, Myung-Joon Kim said:
“The signing of the memorandum of understanding represents a major opportunity for collaboration between Queen's and ETRI. By combining the strengths of both institutions, it will bring about significant synergies that will ensure our collaborative leadership in Information Security Technology from research activities through to commercialisation.”
Invest Northern Ireland’s Managing Director of Innovation and Capability Development, Tracy Meharg added: “Northern Ireland’s universities have a world-renowned reputation for the high quality of their research capability. The signing of a memorandum of understanding between ECIT in Queen’s and ETRI of South Korea creates a platform to drive increased international collaboration and commercialisation of our research base for the benefit of the local economy.”