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Accreditation

Our work has been recognised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as one of the first eight Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACEs-CSR).

The scheme aims to

  • enhance the quality and scale of academic cyber security research and postgraduate training being undertaken in the UK
  • make it easier for potential users of research to identify the best cyber security research and postgraduate training that the UK has to offer
  • help to develop a shared vision and aims among the UK cyber security research community, inside and outside academia

Each ACE-CSR is required to meet tough minimum standards

  • a commitment from the university's leadership team to support and invest in the university's cyber security research capacity and capability
  • a critical mass of academic staff engaged in leading-edge cyber security research
  • a proven track record of publishing high-impact cyber security research in leading academic journals and conferences
  • sustained funding from a variety of sources to ensure the continuing financial viability of the research team's activities

Across the UK 19 universities have been recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research.

Centre Lead

The ACE is led by Professor Nicolas Race, who is a professor of Networked Systems. We pride ourselves on our Interdisciplinary socio-technical systems approach to solving cyber security challenges. This interdisciplinary approach applies to our Cyber Security Master's Degree programme.

Nicholas Race

Professor Nicholas Race

Professor of Networked Systems

Cyber Security Research Centre (Networking), DSI - Foundations, SCC (Networking), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence), Security Lancaster (Networks), Security Lancaster (Systems Security)

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TAS-S: Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Node in Security
01/11/2020 → 31/10/2024
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DSI: GEM: translational software for outbreak analysis
01/11/2019 → 01/05/2021
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H-unique: In search of uniqueness - harnessing anatomical hand variation
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2024
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BioTM Project
01/05/2018 → 31/03/2019
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SL: Statement voting
01/05/2018 → 30/04/2020
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5GRIT : 5G Rural Integrated Testbed
01/04/2018 → 30/09/2019
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Rutherford Fund Strategic Partner Grant 2018
01/04/2018 → 31/03/2019
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Effective cooperative multicast towards 5G non-orthogonal multiple access systems
31/03/2018 → 30/03/2020
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Enable Ancillary Services bY Renewable Energy Sources
01/03/2018 → 31/12/2021
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SL: Upside Energy Ltd (KTP)
01/03/2018 → 29/02/2020
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Autonomous Remote Inspection and Repair in Hazardous Environments
02/01/2018 → 01/01/2020
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Cyber Risk as Systemic Risk in Financial Services
01/01/2018 → 01/01/2025
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NG-CDI : Next Generation Converged Digital infrastructure
01/11/2017 → 31/10/2023
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CASE: Nextgeneration physical security devices exploiting 2D materials
01/10/2017 → 30/09/2021
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Royal Society University Research Fellowship
01/10/2017 → 31/03/2021
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Towards Ultimate Convergence of All Networks
01/10/2017 → …
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TrackWater: Supporting High-Value, Low-Cost Rail Network Drainage Asset Management
01/10/2017 → 31/03/2019
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The Manipulative presentation techniques of control and coercive offenders
01/07/2017 → 30/04/2018
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Intelligent Computer Vision agents Optimising Safety and Train Dwell Times
01/05/2017 → 30/04/2018
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Forex Trends Clustering Analysis using Machine Learning
01/04/2017 → 30/09/2017
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TERALINKS: TERAhertz high power LINKS using photonic devices, tube aplifiers and smart antennas
01/04/2017 → 31/12/2019
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Why Johnny doesn't write secure software? Secure Software development by the masses
01/04/2017 → 31/12/2021
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GetAMoveOn: transforming health through enabling mobility
01/03/2017 → 28/04/2017
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INITIATE : UK Interconnected Test Beds to support a research and innovation internet evironment
01/02/2017 → 31/01/2021
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H2020: AffecTech - Personal Technologies for Affective Health
01/01/2017 → 31/03/2021
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EPSRC Internship
01/10/2016 → 31/12/2016
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Newton RCUK-CONACYT Cost-efficient and radiation-tolerant pixel detectors for ionising radiation based on thin-film technology
14/08/2016 → 31/12/2019
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Encyclopaedia of Shakespeare's Language
01/05/2016 → 31/10/2019
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Resilient communication services protecting end-user applications from disaster-based failures
01/03/2016 → 29/02/2020
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Cyber Security of the Internet of Things
29/02/2016 → …
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Cyber Security of the Internet of things
28/02/2016 → 31/08/2019
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LUSTRE: Student training in data management and open science
01/02/2016 → …
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DYPOSIT -Dynamic Policies for Shared Cyber-Physical Infrastructures under Attack
01/12/2015 → 30/11/2019
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SWIFT - Simultaneously Wireless Information and Energy Transfer
01/12/2015 → 30/11/2018
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A Situation Aware Information Infrastructure
02/11/2015 → 04/09/2017
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Geospatial Innovations in the Digital Humanities: A Deep Map of the English Lake District
19/10/2015 → 19/10/2018
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CREST: Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats
01/10/2015 → …
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Data-Driven Precision Surface Water Management for Urban Environments
01/09/2015 → 31/05/2017
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Serially missed appointments in the NHS: a linkage pathfinder project to inform interventions
01/09/2015 → 31/08/2017
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Early Detection of Insider Threats by Autonomous Analysis of User Behaviour Evolution
21/07/2015 → 20/01/2019
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IS 2015 - Robotics and autonomous systems
01/06/2015 → 31/12/2015
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Institutional Sponsorship 2015
01/06/2015 → 31/03/2016
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New Machine Learning Methods Paradigms to Address Big Data Streams
17/03/2015 → 16/03/2017
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Improving wireless information security by using physical layer dynamics
16/03/2015 → 15/03/2017
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Novel Machine Learning Paradigms to address Big Data Streams
16/03/2015 → 15/06/2017
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Research Investment Equipment Grant
09/03/2015 → 31/03/2015
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Smart ICT Technology Research for Smart City: Big Video Data Analytics Research
01/02/2015 → …
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Economics of Assurance Activities
01/01/2015 → 31/03/2015
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H2020: TWEETHER: Travelling wave tube based W-band wireless networks with high data rate, distribution, spectrum and energy efficiency
01/01/2015 → 30/09/2018
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SenseSourcing
01/12/2014 → 01/07/2015
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Understanding Corporate Communications
01/12/2014 → 01/10/2016
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VardSourcing
01/12/2014 → 01/07/2015
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Early Detection of Insider Threats by Autonomous Analysis of User Behaviour Evolution
01/10/2014 → 31/03/2018
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FST DTG Case: The Home Automation Cloud, SCC and Demopad Software Ltd
01/10/2014 → 31/03/2018
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MUMBA: Multi-faceted Metrics for ICS Business Risk Analysis
01/10/2014 → 31/12/2017
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Towards Ultimate Convergence of all Networks (TOUCAN)
11/08/2014 → 31/12/2020
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Maritime Cyber Security
01/06/2014 → …
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Science and Applications of Graphene and Related Nanomaterials (GrapheneNOWNANO
01/04/2014 → 30/09/2022
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EU FP7 funded Project: Cross-Layer Research on Green Cooperative Cognitive Radio Networks and Services (CROWN)
01/04/2014 → …
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Hybrid Risk Management for Utility Providers
01/04/2014 → 30/09/2017
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Semantic Annotation and Mark Up for Enhancing Lexical Searches (SAMUELS)
01/01/2014 → 31/03/2015
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EPSRC: Abstraction-Level Energy Accounting and Optimisation in Many-core Programming Languages (ALEA)
31/12/2013 → 30/12/2016
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FI-Content2
01/11/2013 → 31/12/2014
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FP7: GN3plus: Cross-site Evaluation of an OpenFlow assisted Video-on-Demand Distribution Service
24/10/2013 → 31/03/2015
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Iconic Religion: How Imaginaries of Religious Encounter Structure Urban Space
02/09/2013 → 31/08/2016
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GAMMA: Global ATM Security Management
01/09/2013 → 30/11/2017
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Future of International Law and Cyber Warfare (Funded by SECURITY FUTURES)
17/07/2013 → 19/07/2013
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AURORA: Automated Real-time On-board video/data Analytics
01/06/2013 → 30/11/2014
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Deception project
01/05/2013 → …
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CASE: Autonomous Object Detection & Tracking in Real Time
22/04/2013 → 21/10/2016
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CASE: Autonomous Object Detection and Tracking in Real Time
22/04/2013 → 21/10/2016
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FP7: FI Content 2: Future media Internet for large-scale CONTENT experimentation 2
01/04/2013 → 31/03/2015
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ESRC centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science - CASS
31/03/2013 → 30/03/2018
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Cordinated Airborne Studies in the Tropics (CAST)
01/02/2013 → 31/07/2016
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The role of ideology, belief and commitment in motivations, justifications and catalysis for action in the face of uncertainty
01/02/2013 → 30/11/2015
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Cognitive resources scheduling designs towards green wireless systems
07/01/2013 → 06/07/2016
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Autonomous Object Detection and Tracking
01/01/2013 → 30/06/2016
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FP7: Generic & Highly Organic, Shape-changing interfaces
01/01/2013 → 30/06/2016
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RCUK-SUP: Inspiring the Next Generation of Researchers
01/01/2013 → 31/12/2016
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Secure Cloud Computing for Critical Infrastructure
01/01/2013 → 31/12/2015
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Understanding the Influences of Financial Reporting, Corporate Disclosure and financial media on the Corporate Financial Information Environment
01/12/2012 → 30/11/2014
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FP7:RELYONIT
01/10/2012 → 31/01/2015
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GAMMA: Growing Autonomous System Mission Management Applications
01/10/2012 → 30/09/2015
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GaSb quantum dots for a room temperature light-matter interface
01/10/2012 → 30/08/2017
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Growing Autonomous Mission Management Systems
01/10/2012 → 30/09/2014
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FP7: OFELIA open flow in Europe: Linking infrastructure & applications
01/09/2012 → 30/09/2013
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FP7: STEER; Social Telemedia Environment for Experimental research
01/09/2012 → 30/11/2014
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Metaphor in End of Life Care
01/09/2012 → 28/06/2014
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Development of methods, algorithms and software for autonomous novelty detection by moving camera
01/06/2012 → 31/07/2012
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Telling Tales of Engagement: The Wray Broadband Project
01/06/2012 → 30/11/2013
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Religion, Discourse and Diversity: UK/Canada Collaboration
18/05/2012 → 17/05/2015
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IU-ATC Phase 2: Inidia-UK Advanced Technology Centre in Next Generation Networks Systems and Services
01/05/2012 → 30/04/2015
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FP7: Spatial Humanities
01/01/2012 → 31/12/2016
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ESRC studentship James Stone
03/10/2011 → 30/09/2014
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CASE: Smart wastewater network
01/10/2011 → 31/03/2015
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Corpus Research in Early Modern English
01/10/2011 → …
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Towards socially aware content centric networking
01/10/2011 → 30/09/2014
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CASE: Risk Management in Wireless Sensor Networks
01/08/2011 → 31/07/2015
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FP7: iCOP
01/06/2011 → 30/11/2013
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ICA: Malware detection and prevention based on application specific behavioural monitoring
01/06/2011 → …
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STAKE: real time spatio-temporal analysis and knowledge extraction through evolving clustering
14/03/2011 → 31/12/2013
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Understanding and managing energy use in future networks
01/03/2011 → 30/11/2013
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DART: Digital Advanced Rural Testbed
01/02/2011 → 31/07/2013
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FP7: SVETLANA
01/08/2010 → 31/12/2012
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FIRM
01/01/2010 → 30/06/2013
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UAS Passive Sense, Detect and Avoid Algorithm Development
01/10/2009 → 31/12/2009
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Assisted carriage proposal: Intelligent leader follower algorithms for ground platforms
01/09/2009 → 30/11/2009
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IU-ATC of excellence in next generation networks systems and services
01/07/2009 → 30/04/2012
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ICA: Personal remote vehicle communication
01/10/2008 → …
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FP7: GINSENG
01/09/2008 → 28/02/2012
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FP7: WISEBED
01/06/2008 → 31/05/2011
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FP7: CLARIN
01/01/2008 → 30/06/2011
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FP7: P2P-NEXT
01/01/2008 → 30/04/2012
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FP7:INTERSECTION
01/01/2008 → 31/12/2009
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Trials of mobile IP functionality and applications
01/12/2007 → 30/11/2008
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Towards robust attack detection in wireless mesh networks
01/11/2007 → 31/03/2008
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Variability in child language
01/04/2007 → …
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Understanding complex working memory and its development
01/02/2005 → 31/07/2008
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