A joint call between the DE Theme and the cyber security strand of PaCCS “Establishing trust, identity, privacy and security in the digital economy” sought to support user-driven and interdisciplinary research that solves real problems in establishing trust, identity, privacy and security in the digital economy addressing one or more of the following research areas:
• Systems and their Ecosystems;
• Privacy preserving design and Anonymisation;
• Trusting and Consenting to Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing;
• Identity and Identity mechanisms;
• Cybersecurity and its economics and human dimensions;
• Broad applications of distributed ledger technologies;
The closing date was 13 October 2015. Applicants needed to demonstrate that their research projects have been co-created with user(s) and across disciplines. A brokerage event was held on 3 September 2015 at the Digital Catapult aimed at helping foster partnerships between both academics and users. 34 proposals (from 38 received) were considered at a panel meeting held on 2 February 2016. EPSRC has awarded grants to support the top 12 proposals (worth £13M) across the Digital Economy and PaCCS Research Themes (Table 1). ESRC have contributed funding of £0.25M to help support the research grant award to Monica Whitty. 21% of all submitted applications were led by female PIs increasing to 30% in the top 12 ranked proposals: We are proposing to bring the PIs together once every year at an event hosted by the Personal Data and Trust network to share and disseminate learnings. All bids were asked to ring-fence at least 5% of their funds for networking.
This is particularly good news as the 12 TIPS proposals and the two new TIPS area Fellowships represent a total of £15.3M funding from both the Digital Economy Theme and PaCCS Research Themes (nearly £3M is from PaCCS). Please note that the TIPS are Fellowships area will remain open until further notice. Full details can be checked on the EPSRC website.
The two new TIPS area Fellowships went to Prof Nigel Smart and Dr Lizzie Coles-Kemp and represent £2.3M investment from both DE and PaCCS. Details below.
1. Trust and Security in Numbers
Principal Investigator: Prof Nigel Smart
Research Institution: University of Bristol
Grant information: EP/N021940/1
2. ESSfES: Everyday Safety-Security for Everyday Services
Principal Investigator: Dr L Coles-Kemp
Research Institution: Royal Holloway, University of London
Grant Information: EP/N02561X/1
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Table 1: Top 12 ranked TIPS proposals
|
Rank |
PI Name |
Lead HEI |
GrantTitle |
Total grant value (£) |
|
1 |
Edwards |
Aberdeen |
Trusted Things & Communities: Understanding & Enabling A Trusted IoT Ecosystem |
1,101,551 |
|
2 |
Whitty |
Leicester |
DAPM: Detecting and Preventing Mass-Marketing Fraud (MMF) |
851,081 |
|
3 |
Treharne |
Surrey |
Improving customer experience while ensuring data privacy for intelligent mobility |
961,946 |
|
4 |
Collomosse |
Surrey |
TAPESTRY: Trust, Authentication and Privacy over a DeCentralised Social Registry |
852,825 |
|
5 |
Davies |
Lancaster |
PACTMAN: Trust, Privacy and Consent in Future Pervasive Environments |
1,010,163 |
|
6 |
Haddadi |
QMUL |
Databox: Privacy-Aware Infrastructure for Managing Personal Data |
1,230,248 |
|
7 |
Jones |
Swansea |
Data Release – Trust, Identity, Privacy and Security |
1,287,039 |
|
8 |
Ng |
Warwick |
Control and Trust as Moderating Mechanisms in addressing Vulnerability for the Design of Business and Economic Models (ConTriVE) |
1,018,154 |
|
9 |
Rodden |
Nottingham |
UnBias: Emancipating Users Against Algorithmic Biases for a Trusted Digital Economy |
1,139,111 |
|
10 |
Speed |
Edinburgh |
Ox-Chain: Towards secure and trustworthy circular economies through distributed ledger technologies |
990,597 |
|
11 |
Meiklejohn |
UCL |
Glass Houses: Transparency and Privacy in Information Economies |
978,335 |
|
12 |
Vanderbauwhede |
Glasgow |
Border Patrol: Improving Smart Device Security through Type-Aware Systems Design |
1,758,718 |
