Events (89)

Tech-Talk: Stable Probabilistic Routing Schemes for High Mobility Ad hoc Networks, Mustafa Bani Khalaf, PhD Candidate, School of Computing
Dec 5, 2012

Location	2pm-3pm, F29
Description	Talk tile: Stable Probabilistic  Routing Schemes for High Mobility Ad hoc Networks  Speaker: Mustafa Bani Khalaf, PhD Candidate, School of Computing  In this talk, we investigate efficient strategies for supporting stable probabilistic route discovery in Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs). MANETs usually use broadcast mechanisms to discover routes between nodes by flooding the network with RREQ packets. Usually, routes of the high mobility nodes have frequent breakages which result in discovering the same routes frequently. Hence, uncontrolled RREQ packets can cause more channel contention and increase packets collision rate. This is well-known as the broadcast storm problem, and different probabilistic solutions have been suggested to mitigate its side effect. Unlike other proposed schemes, In this study we utilize the probabilistic concept to develop new probabilistic routing schemes called Velocity Aware Probabilistic (VAP) route discovery schemes, to solve the frequent link breakages problem and guarantee that all constructed links are stable in MANETs.  Node velocity is anticipated as a key parameter to control the routing function among the nodes. Routing in Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET) communications is also handled in this talk. Simulation experiments confirm that our proposed model significantly outperforms existing well known solutions in terms of RREQ packet overhead and link stability.    Bio: Mustafa Bani Khalaf is a PhD candidate at the School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University. He joined Edinburgh Napier in January 2010. He received his BSc and MSc in computer Science from the Jordan University for Science and Technology in 2007 and 2009. His PhD thesis is on group communications in Mobile ad hoc Networks (MANETs) and Vehicular Ad hoc Networks (VANETs). Mustafa has already reported a number of his findings in international scholarly journals and IEEE conferences proceedings. He is currently at the writing-up stage. He is a member of the Networks Theme at IIDI under the supervision of Dr Ahmed Al-Dubai and Professor Bill Buchanan. Mustafa is a Chartered Engineer and a member of IEEE.    
People	Emma Hart Ahmed Al-Dubai
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IIDI-developed information sharing governance architecture safi.re showcased at Digital by Default
Dec 3, 2012

Description	Professor Bill Buchanan showcased work on Structured Analysis and Filtering InfoRmation Engine (safi.re) at Digital by Default: smarter public services in London on 4 December 2012. safi.re is an information sharing governance architecture which supports the end-to-end design, modelling and implementation of policy into aspects of workflow and business processes. Work on safi.re is currently supported by a Scottish Enterprise Proof-of-Concept grant. The current work on the safi.re project involves a wide range of collaborators including Sitekit, Microsoft, miiCard, HoIP, and  MyDex.
People	Bill Buchanan Owen Lo Andreas Steyven
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IIDI-developed information sharing governance architecture safi.re showcased at Scottish Enterprise high impact entrepreneurship event
Nov 29, 2012

Description	IIDI staff were amongst the invited presenters at the Scottish Enterprise Showcase for High Impact Entrepreneurship in Glasgow on 19th November. They showcased work on Structured Analysis and Filtering InfoRmation Engine (safi.re). safi.re is an information sharing governance architecture which supports the end-to-end design, modelling and implementation of policy into aspects of workflow and business processes. Work on safi.re is currently supported by a Scottish Enterprise Proof-of-Concept grant. For further information, please download the safi.re leaflet in pdf format.    
People	Bill Buchanan Owen Lo
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IIDI team helps set up top level meeting of clinical and social care leaders in the Scottish Parliament
Nov 22, 2012

Description	Prof Bill Buchanan and Richard Lewis have helped to bring together the leaders in clinical and social care governance in Scotland to debate the future for the data sharing of clinical and social care data across health and social care boundaries. The event will take place on 10 December 2012 in the Scottish Parliament, and is hosted by Richard Simpson MSP. Overall the high-level meeting aims to provide a road-map for the future of digital clinical governance in Scotland, and support the sharing of information across domain boundaries. This will also include the integration of the citizen and 3rd sector organisations. A follow-up event is planned in 22 Feb 2013 at the Scottish Parliament, where a larger set of leaders will debate the area.
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Professor Bill Buchanan presents at Hospital Directions 2012
Nov 22, 2012

Description	Professor Bill Buchanan gave a presentation entitled "Delivering patient centric care through Cloud Computing" at the Hospital Directions Conference 2012, London Olympia on 22nd November 2012. The presentation (available to download as a PowerPoint file) draws on the work Professor Buchanan's research group within IIDI, and in particular two TSB/EPSRC-funded projects that investigated the integration of (1) cloud-based infrastructures within hospitals (secondary care), and (2) cloud-based systems into assisted living. The team is currently working on a novel governance infrastructure for a range of application areas, including health care. This work is funded by a Proof-of-Concept grant from Scottish Enterprise.  Overall the research work has attracted significant interest from a wide range of companies, and aims to make a valuable impact on health and social care in the UK. The focus of the work is to produce a secure, robust and scaleable architecture for health care, and other related areas.
People	Bill Buchanan Owen Lo Andreas Steyven
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Code and Secrets Public Engagement Lecture now on-line
Sep 17, 2012

Description	On-line version: http://youtu.be/7WoR2h1KnpM As we move into an information age, we are all becoming increasing dependent on the Internet in our social and business lives. A fundamental part of this change is the need for information infrastructures which are secure, robust and scaleable. In this public engagement lecture, Prof Buchanan will present some key principles around Computer Security, and look towards the future of the Internet. Using a series of fun challenges and audience interactions, this presentation outlines a range of methods that are used within computer security, and ultimately shows that virtually every security method can be broken in some way. This video provides an outline of the things that were covered in the public engagement event on Codes and Secrets within Monday 10 Sept 2012 (6-8pm) at the Merchiston Campus of Edinburgh Napier University. The associated Web site is at: http://asecuritysite.com and the slides are at: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/40355863/public_engage_new3.pdf    
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IIDI Professor to give invited IET talk on Big Data related to Health Care Clouds
Aug 6, 2012

Description	Prof Buchanan will present some of the key methods used to develop the Cloud4Health platform at: The IET Seminar on Big Data: Turning big challenges in to big opportunities 5 December 2012 London, UK www.theiet.org/big-data
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Codes and Secrets: Public Engagement Event announced
Jul 6, 2012

Location	10/9/2012
Description	Codes and Secrets: Computer Security and Digital Forensics A Public Engagement Lecture by Prof Bill Buchanan, Edinburgh Napier University As we move into an information age, we are all becoming increasing dependent on the Internet in our social and business lives. A fundamental part of this change is the need for information infrastructures which are secure, robust and scaleable. In this public engagement lecture, Prof Buchanan will present some key principles around Computer Security, and look towards the future of the Internet. Using a series of fun challenges and audience interactions, this presentation outlines a range of methods that are used within computer security, and ultimately shows that virtually every security method can be broken in some way. In conclusion the presentation will look at new challenges such the Cloud Computing and in the usage of mobile devices, and try to see into the future. Date: 6pm, Room A.17,  Merchiston, Monday 10 September 2012. More details from Bill Buchanan (w.buchanan@napier.ac.uk) More details at: http://codes.eventbrite.co.uk/
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IIDI Professor to give an invited talk at Hospital Directions in the London Olympia
Jul 6, 2012

Location	21/11/2012
Description	IIDI Professor Bill Buchanan is to give invited talk at Hospital Directions at the London Olympia around Cloud4Health: http://www.hospitaldirections.co.uk/
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IIDI Professor Bill Buchanan joins ICT in Education Excellence Group
Jul 2, 2012

Description	IIDI Professor Bill Buchanan joins ICT in Education Excellence Group. Schools IT excellence group set up    Experts consider digital communications for pupils Education Secretary Michael Russell has appointed the Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Muffy Calder to convene an ICT Excellence Group to consider the future development of the schools’ intranet ‘Glow’. The new ICT excellence group will draw on the experience and expertise of end-users, and educational technology experts to scope the long-term user-centred future of Glow. Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell said: “It is crucial that the next generation of Glow allows schools to harness the power of technology for learning, to keep pace with rapidly evolving developments and speak the language that young people speak online. “Professor Calder’s group will have the challenge of imagining a future for the service that can be customised to the individual requirements of our young people, is dynamic and can remain relevant for years to come. I look forward to receiving their advice later this year.”   Background Glow is currently used by teachers, pupils and parents to support learning and share resources. Developed in 2005 as an education intranet with a potential user base of 1.5 million users, comprising learners, parents and carers, teachers and other staff supporting education across Scotland.  It provides: A trusted and safe environment for online activity by pupils, practitioners and parents.A variety of online tools to enable national communication and enhance learningAccess to a range of educational resources.Communities of practice that offer teachers opportunities to share and collaborate   The group members are now announced as follows: Prof Muffy Calder, Prof Ian Sommerville, Prof Mike Sharples, Mr Ewan McIntosh, Mr Charlie Love, Prof Bill Buchanan, Mr Hamish Budge, Prof Jeff Haywood, Mr Neil Winton, Mr Tony Rafferty, Mr Fraser Speirs, Mrs Jaye Richards Hill and Mr Martin Dewar who will facilitate the involvement of two school pupils in the group. The group are: -Prof Muffy Calder, Chief Scientific Adviser, Scottish Government - Prof Ian Sommerville, Professor of Software, University of St Andrews - Prof Mike Sharples, Professor and Chair of Educational Technology, Open University -  Mr Ewan McIntosh, Director, NoTosh - Mr Charlie Love, Teacher of Computing,  Cults Academy Aberdeen - Prof Bill Buchanan, Professor in the School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University - Mr Hamish Budge, Education Support Officer, Comhairle Nan Eilean Sar, Isle of Lewis - Prof Jeff Haywood, Vice Principal Knowledge & Management, CIO & Librarian, University of Edinburgh - Mr Neil Winton, Principal Teacher of English, Perth Academy - Mr Tony Rafferty, National Parent Forum of Scotland - Mr Fraser Speirs, Head of Computing and IT, Cedars School of Excellence - Mrs Jaye Richards Hill, Former Learning Community Principal Teacher - Mr Martin Dewar , Digital Director, Young Scot (who will also facilitate the involvement of two school pupils in the group) - Professor Stephen Heppell,  Chair in New Media Environments, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice, Bournemouth University The Cabinet Secretary’s recent statement on the immediate future of Glow can be found here: http://www.engageforeducation.org/2012/06/glow’s-next-phase/  
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Scotland’s Digital Security and Cybercrime Staff Skills Shortage: Addressing the Issues
Jun 28, 2012

Location	17:15
Description	Outline[Flyer] This symposium aims to bring together businesses, public sector organisations and education providers, to discuss the upskilling of the Scottish workforce in the face of new and emerging threats around digital security and cybercrime. With a cyber security problem costing Scottish businesses an estimated £5 billion a year, do our staff have the specific skills required to tackle the issues head on? Agenda 5.15pm-6pm – Registration, drinks/canapés and networking 6pm-7.30pm – Presentations: Introduction: Tom McEwan, Edinburgh Napier University.Speaker: Eamonn Keane, Detective Inspector, SCDEA E-Crime.Speaker: Federico Charosky, Managing Consultant, Vacta Security Science.Speaker: Professor Bill Buchanan, Director of CDCS, School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University.Summary: Tom McEwan 7.30pm-8pm – Networking, drinks/canapés and close
People	Gordon Russell Bill Buchanan Rich Macfarlane
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IIDI Professor presents on "Realising the vision" at Connect ICT event in Glasgow
Jun 14, 2012

Location	Glasgow
Description	IIDI Professor (Bill Buchanan) presents on "Realising the vision" at Connect ICT event in Glasgow: http://connectict.holyrood.com/agenda
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

IIDI Professor gives endnote presentation at National Information Security Conference
Jun 13, 2012

Description	IIDI Professor (Bill Buchanan) has given an endnote presentation at National Information Security Conference: http://www.nisc.org.uk/docs/Agenda%20FINAL%20v4.1.pdf
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

On Interdisciplinary Research: Green Computing and Communication Workshop 24th May (10:30 to 4:00) B2-School of Computing, Merchiston
May 24, 2012

Location	10:00 to 16:00
Description	On Interdisciplinary Research: Green Computing and Communication Workshop   24th May (10:30 to 4:00) B2-School of Computing, Merchiston   We are organising a workshop on sustainability and green computing/communications. The workshop covers a wide range of topics, including green IT, green buildings and data centres and green logistics. The aim is to promote interdisciplinary research activities across our centres.    Speakers will be from different fields (Computing, construction, logistics &supply chain and communications), from academia (Edinburgh Napier, Aberdeen, Heriot-Watt) and industry (Cisco and Alcatel-Lucent).
People	Ahmed Al-Dubai
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Professor Bill Buchanan to give presentation at Scottish Information Assurance Forum seminar
Apr 10, 2012

Description	Professor Bill Buchanan will be giving an invited presentation at the Scottish Information Assurance Forum in North Lanarkshire on 13th June. The presentation is entitled "Future risks – including the rise of the hacktivism". Abstract: As organisations move towards infrastructures which are highly dependent on their Web infrastructure, they are now at great risk from external parties who can use a number of motivations, such as for a political agenda, to compromise their activities. This presentation will show a number of recent cases which have resulted in serious loss of business confidence, and outline methods that can be used to support the detection and mitigation of the risks. Details of the seminar can be found at http://www.nisc.org.uk/docs/Agenda%20DRAFT%20v%201.2.pdf
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Professor Bill Buchanan to serve on panel at the Future of Public Service Delivery conference, Glasgow, 14th June
Apr 7, 2012

Description	Professor Bill Buchanan will be serving on a panel at the Future of Public Service Delivery conference in Glasgow on 14th June. In this session the panel will address the question: How close is Scotland to creating a ‘digital public sector’ whose goal is to improve public services and the ease which they are accessed by citizens?" Further details of the conference can be found at http://connectict.holyrood.com/
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Cloud4Health team present at Dynamic Earth e-Health event
Feb 28, 2012

Description	More details at:http://ehealth.holyrood.com/agendaand:http://ehealth.holyrood.com/speakersand the presentation here:http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/binary/publicationid/13371494/dl/file
People	Bill Buchanan Owen Lo
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Prof Bill Buchanan invited as expert presenter on Cloud in the NHS event
Feb 28, 2012

Description	More details are at:http://www.healthtechibe.co.uk/workshops
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Major e-Health Symposium to showcase new e-Health Platform (cloud4health)
Feb 19, 2012

Location	17/05/2012 Craiglockhart
Description	The Symposium will run on 17 May 2012. It aims to present some of the research and best practice around next generation health care infrastructures, and how they could be used to bring benefits to all the stakeholders involved. It will also presents the key deliverables from collaborations involved in the creation of a novel secure and robust e-Health Platform.More details at:http://cloud4health.eventbrite.co.uk/and on the platform at:http://cloud4health.com
People	Bill Buchanan Owen Lo Alistair Lawson
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Professor Bill Buchanan gives invited talk at Cybercrime conference
Feb 11, 2012

Description	Professor Bill Buchanan gave the closing presentation at:http://cybersecurity.holyrood.com/agendaThe presentation can be found at:http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/binary/publicationid/13369761/dl/file
People	Bill Buchanan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment