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Cyber Security

Heriot-Watt paper with the words 'security' and 'computing' written in pen.

The Heriot-Watt University Cyber Security Research is interested in diverse aspects of cyber security research intersecting with the different themes of research of the Computer Science Department. In particular, we are interested in:

  • Usable security, developer-centred security, and the analysis of human factor in the security of systems
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) for security and the security of AI systems
  • Threat modelling and formal modelling and analysis of systems

The research spans both our Edinburgh and Dubai campus with cross campuses supervision of PhD students.