The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT)

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In 2008^[1] Queen's University Belfast's Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) was chosen to host The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), one of only seven UK Innovation and Knowledge Centres (IKCs). Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and UK Technology Strategy Board, IKCs are a key component of the UK's approach to the commercialisation of emerging technologies through creating early stage critical mass in an area of disruptive technology.^[2] CSIT is recognised by GCHQ and EPSRC as an Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACEs-CSR).^[3] It was one of the first tranche of eight UK universities conducting world class research in the field of cyber security recognised as ACE-CSRs in 2012.^[4]

CSIT's vision is to be a global innovation hub for cyber security.

World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit

CSIT hosts an annual World Cyber Security Technology Research Summit at the ECIT Institute in Belfast. The Summit is invite only and is a rallying point for world leading researchers, policy makers and leaders from the global cyber security industry to meet and share knowledge, insights and challenges through open innovation in an environment which encourages information sharing and frank discussions to take place.

A report summarising each years event is published:

Master of Science in Cyber Security

From September 2014 the Centre will deliver a MSc in Cyber Security program in co-operation with Queen's University Belfast's School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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