The Northumbria Cyber Security Research Group (NCSRG) is a cross-faculty, multi-disciplinary group which combines technical research on biometric encryption, wireless sensor networks, web security protocols, and image recognition, with human-centred work on usable security, privacy, trust and behaviour change.

As a core pillar of the University’s recently established Digital Living theme, the NCSRG recognises both the virtual and physical risks associated with the connected smart city. Our aim is to understand and address the security vulnerabilities which exist at the intersection of people, technology and place.

Nationally, we have secured good partnerships with, inter alia, British Telecom; Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Price Waterhouse Cooper; Microsoft Research, Cambridge and the Home Office.  Internationally we are working with CESG; Future Cities Lab 2 (Singapore), Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (USA); Mobile Life Centre (Sweden); Smart Living Lab (Switzerland). Our staff have secured significant funding from RCUK and others in recent years.