Now hiring: Specialist Technician (Communication Systems & Networks Lab)
The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Bristol is seeking applications for a Specialist Technician to oversee the Communication Systems and Networks Lab. The deadline for applications is 15th April 2021. Find out more and apply.
SWAN Research Team Spotlight: Sarmad Ozan (PhD Student)
Celebrating the first full year of the SWAN Prosperity Partnership, this spotlight blog series takes a deeper dive into the recent work of our Post-Doctoral Researchers, our aligned PhD students, and research team members from across the Partnership. In the latest blog in this series, we asked Sarmad Ozan, an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training … Read more
SWAN’s Initial RF Penetration Test-Bed
SWAN’s postdoctoral researchers, with valuable input from our industrial partners, have built their first Radio Frequency (RF) penetration test-bed (pen-test facility) using LoRa as the candidate air interface technology. A pair of SODAQ explorer evaluation modules populated with the RN2483 LoRaWAN transceiver and stack have been deployed in a pair of Tescom TC-5916A RF screened … Read more
SWAN Research Team Spotlight: Dr Vaia Kalokidou (Senior Research Associate)
To celebrate the first full year of the SWAN Prosperity Partnership, this spotlight blog series will be taking a deeper dive into the recent work of our postdoctoral researchers, our aligned PhD students, and research team members from across the Partnership. Next in this series, we spoke SWAN Senior Research Associate, Dr Vaia Kalokidou, about her work … Read more
NSTIx Cyber Pipe-cleaning Project: a precursor to SWAN’s work on LoRa
By 2050, more than 60% of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas1, making significant use of networked smart sensors through the Internet of Things (IoT). However, interconnectivity of data, sensors and networks, will introduce cyber vulnerabilities. Through the National Security Technology & Innovation Exchange (NSTIx), a small consortium based project was … Read more
SWAN Research Team Spotlight: Simon Wilson (PhD Student)
The SWAN Prosperity Partnership has just completed the first full year of the project’s 5-year lifespan. To celebrate this, we are going to be taking the opportunity to highlight members of our research team, both in the University of Bristol, and within our partner institutions. This new blog series will take a deeper dive into … Read more
Apply now: PhD studentship in Secure Wireless Agile Networks (SWAN)
***Applications now closed*** Title: PhD Studentship in Secure Wireless Agile Networks (SWAN) Type of award: PhD Research Studentship Department: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Scholarship details: Scholarship covers full UK/EU (EU applicants who have been resident in the UK for 3 years prior to prior to the start date of their studentship) PhD tuition fees and … Read more
Building the SWAN Knowledge Base: Learning from our Industrial Partners
When our team kicked off the SWAN (Secure Wireless Agile Networks) Prosperity Partnership in February 2020, we eagerly started planning a series of training seminars for our research team aimed at filling the initial gaps in our knowledge base. Little did we know that we would soon all be working from home as a part … Read more
Call for Papers: Emerging Security Technologies for 6G
A call is now open for papers on Emerging Security Technologies for 6G. Read the full details and submission guidelines on the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) website. This paper will be published in the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine. Important Dates Manuscript Submission Deadline: 30 November 2020 First Review Due: 28 February 2021 Revision Sue: 30 March 2021 Acceptance … Read more
Protecting wireless networks from cyber-attacks receives £6.1 million funding boost
Cyber security and wireless experts from academia and industry will join forces to tackle the growing threat posed to wireless networks by cyber-attacks, thanks to a £6.1 million funding boost from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and industry. Read the full announcement from the University of Bristol and the UK Government.