Now hiring: Research Associate/Senior Research Associate RF Cyber Security
***Applications now closed*** Do you have skills in RF electronics design and testing, an understanding of modern wireless communication standards, and/or experience in applying ML techniques to detection and optimisation? If so, we are seeking talented and motivated researchers to join the Communication Systems and Networks (CSN) research group at the University of Bristol on a variety … Read more
SWAN Research Team Spotlight: Evangelos Xenos (PhD Student)
In the latest blog in our ‘spotlight on research’ series, we caught up with Evangelos Xenos, one of the two PhD students on the EPSRC-funded SWAN studentship. Now a year into his studies, Evangelos is beginning to build out his research project and is gathering data on his hybrid network architecture using various modelling techniques. … Read more
SWAN Research Team Spotlight: Chuanting Zhang (Senior Research Associate)
Our spotlight blog series aims to highlight the work of our research team across the SWAN Prosperity Partnership, showcasing the contributions of our post-doctoral researchers, PhD students, academics, and industrial partners. This time, we spoke to our newest team member, SWAN Senior Research Associate Dr Chuanting Zhang, who joined the University of Bristol in March … Read more
International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2022
SWAN PI Mark Beach and Co-I Tommaso Cappello will be heading to Denver, Colorado from 19th to 24th June to spread the word about the University of Bristol’s research capabilities in the field of RF and microwaves at the IEEE’s premiere conference, the International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2022. Two technical papers will be presented (We2C-3 … Read more
SWAN Research Team Spotlight: Dr Shuping Dang (Co-Investigator, University of Bristol)
Alongside our team of post-doctoral researchers, PhD students, and industrial experts, SWAN also benefits from the expertise of aligned academics at the University of Bristol. Dr Shuping Dang, Lecturer at the University of Bristol, joined the CSN research group and Smart Internet Lab in June 2021. Since then, he has been contributing to the SWAN … Read more
SWAN Research Team Spotlight: Steve Wales (Lead Researcher, Roke Manor Research)
EPSRC Prosperity Partnership projects aim to tackle problems of national importance through co-creation and innovation between academia and industry. As a partnership project, SWAN’s research programme is enriched by the knowledge and expertise of our industrial partners. In the next of our ‘spotlight’ research blogs, we spoke to Steve Wales, Lead Researcher at Roke Manor … Read more
Applications now open: Research Associate/Senior Research Associate in RF Cyber Security
***Deadline extended to 9th January 2022*** Applications are sought for the post of Research Associate/Senior Research Associate in RF Cyber Security within the Communication Systems and Networks (CSN) research group (part of the Smart Internet Lab). The successful applicant will join the EPSRC Prosperity Partnership on Secure Wireless Agile Networks (SWAN) with experimentally driven research in one or … Read more
PhD Opportunity: EPSRC funded 4-year PhD studentship in Secure Wireless Agile Networks (SWAN)
***Applications now closed*** PhD applications are sought for immediate start in the Communication Systems & Networks research group, part of the Smart Internet Lab, funded through our EPSRC Prosperity Partnership in the field of Secure Wireless Agile Networks (SWAN). This studentship will focus on applied machine learning in wireless networks and secure antenna design, and … Read more
SWAN Research Team Spotlight: Dr Manish Nair (Senior Research Associate)
In our spotlight blog series, we have been speaking to our Post-Doctoral Researchers, our aligned PhD students, and research team members from across the SWAN Prosperity Partnership to highlight their recent work within the project. Next in our spotlight series, we asked one of our newer team members, SWAN Senior Research Associate Dr Manish Nair … Read more
IoT Security Foundation Virtual Conference 2021
Title: IoT Security Foundation Virtual Conference 2021 Date: Wednesday 3rd – Thursday 4th November 2021 Venue: Virtual Event Website: https://iotsfconference.com Description The 7th Annual Internet of Things Security Foundation Conference is a two-day virtual event on 3rd – 4th November that will illuminate and educate delegates with the latest developments in IoT cyber security across … Read more
SMART:2021 Future Networks Research Conference
22nd-24th September 2021 The Smart Internet Lab is delighted to invite you for a virtual, FREE Inaugural SMART:2021 Future Networks Research Conference. Together with our PhD students, staff and industrial experts from Samsung, BT, Vodafone, KETS, OneWeb, DigitalCatapult, IoT Security Foundation, InterDigital and GSMA we have a rich programme including: 5G and beyond End to end … Read more
Profiling reported SNR from LoRa sensors deployed in Bristol
In the Winter 2021 issue of the SWAN newsletter, we shared an article about a precursor project to SWAN’s work on LoRa, which was funded by the National Security Technology & Innovation Exchange (NSTIx). Building on the LoRa gateway deployments and sensors provided through this pipe-cleaning project, an initial measurement campaign has been conducted to … Read more
Developing methods of RF fingerprinting to improve the resilience of LoRaWAN networks
The ever-increasing use of low-power wireless sensor technology for sensing and monitoring applications, including use cases within critical infrastructure, identifies a need to make this technology robust against cyber-attacks. Within SWAN, we have adopted LoRaWAN, a proprietary low-power wide area technology developed for the Internet of Things (IoT), as a candidate technology for detailed evaluation … Read more
SWAN Research Team Spotlight: Jiteng Ma (PhD Student)
In the last blog in our ‘spotlight’ series, we spoke to Dr Gavin Watkins, Programme Leader at Toshiba Europe Limited, about his work co-supervising one of SWAN’s PhD students, Jiteng Ma. In speaking to Gavin, we explored how this kind of collaboration between academia and industry contributes to the process of knowledge exchange within the … Read more
Applications closed: Research Associate/Senior Research Associate in RF Cyber Security
***Applications now closed*** Applications are sought for the post of Research Associate/Senior Research Associate in RF Cyber Security within the Communication Systems and Networks (CSN) research group (part of the Smart Internet Lab). The successful applicant will join the UKRI Prosperity Partnership on Secure Wireless Agile Networks (SWAN), with specific skills in one or more of … Read more