The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Singapore’s National Research Foundation have announced a joint £2.4million research call, which will fund six joint research projects over the next three years. The projects will see UK and Singapore-based researchers collaborating to develop solutions that will enhance the resilience of systems and infrastructure to cyber attacks.
As connected global hubs and open economies, cybersecurity is of great importance to the UK and Singapore. Recognising the importance of collaboration in this area, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cybersecurity was signed by the UK’s Cabinet Office and Singapore’s Cybersecurity Agency during Prime Minster David Cameron’s visit to Singapore in July 2015. This joint research programme implements the joint R&D collaboration element of the MoU and has been welcomed by both governments.
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General Matt Hancock, said: “The research partnership between British and Singaporean universities will help both of our countries keep pace with the evolving cyber threat. I have no doubt that these projects will produce ground-breaking cyber security research and help protect us from threats online.”
The Singapore-UK joint grant call seeks to strengthen knowledge and capabilities in cybersecurity and foster closer collaboration in cybersecurity research between the researchers of both countries. The grant call closed in July 2015 with a total of 22 proposals received. All submitted proposals were evaluated jointly by cybersecurity experts of both countries.
The projects that will be funded under this programme are:
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Tom Austin-Morgan
Source: www.newelectronics.co.uk