Information and Security research

Voice biometrics

The OCTAVE project will relieve end-users from the inconvenience of dealing with textual passwords.
Face biometrics

Face biometrics is used intensively as a tool to identify individuals. However, this has ignited concerns about the individual(s) identifiable in a recording.
Pattern recognition in cells

Our Dendritic Morphology and Computation team investigates the influence of neuronal structure on healthy and pathological brain function.
Large-scale video streaming

Groundbreaking new video streaming technology launched.

Research Theme Champion: Dr Farshid Amirabdollahian (School of Computer Science)

Information is vital to innovation in a rapidly changing world. With the advancement of information and communication technologies, an ever-increasing large volume of data contributes to solutions addressing societal challenges such as health and demographic change and ageing, food security, and clean energy.

The wide-spread use of Information Technology in every sector of life highlights the value of this commodity which necessitates its security. The theme of information and security encompasses strong research in areas such as robotics, artificial intelligence, algorithms, and biocomputation, as well as cyber security, biodefense and civil protection.

This page gives you direct access to some of our key projects and offers links to the Research Centres and Groups, degree courses, PhD opportunities, news and public engagement that come under the Information and Security research theme.

Key projects

Cyber Security

The Cyber Security Centre provides training, teaching and research in the fast paced topics of cyber security and digital forensics...

Face biometrics

Face biometrics has been used as a tool to identify individuals. However, this has ignited concerns about the individual(s) identifiable in a recording...

Biocomputation

Research involves the development of computational models to study biological systems, and the application of biologically-inspired machine learning algorithms ...

Compiler technology

The major focus of the Compiler Technology and Computer Architecture (CTCA) group is coordination programming...

Video streaming

A breakthrough technology that permits live, high quality and large-scale event video streaming over a Wi-Fi network...

OCTAVE

The proliferation of smart services calls for unsupervised authentication at a distance...

See more key projects
- ICT for Healthcare
- KASPAR the social robot
- Public policy and restorative justice
- Stroke rehabilitation at home
- Toxicological sciences

Research Centres and Groups

abstract - a meeting room in the LRC Information and Security research at the University of Hertfordshire takes place across a number of Research Centres, Groups and disciplines:

Doctorates, degrees and courses

A female PhD student We offer one of the most diverse range of research degree programmes in the UK.

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BBC 2 documentary follows Kaspar the robot helping autistic child communicate

Kaspar, the School of Computer Science’s robot at the forefront of android technology being developed to treat children with autism, featured in the BBC Two programme “Two Robots and Us”...

16 January 2018
Hertfordshire student wins industry prize for software business

A student from the University of Hertfordshire won a cash prize for their start-up innovative software business at the University Alliance Innovating Future Business competition on Wednesday 10 May 2017....

10 May 2017