• Mobile computing systems performance and design
• Mobility management in heterogeneous wireless networks
• QoS integration for 4G mobile networks
• Energy efficient communication in Sensor Networks
• Communication in ad-hoc mobile networks
• IP networking
• Modelling of 3G mobile networks
• Capacity optimisation in GSM and GPRS networks
• Information forensics, security and trust
• Security as a Quality of Service issue
• Secure intrusion detection and extrusion detection algorithms for high speed networks
• Voice and video over IP
• Performance of e-commerce systems
• Internet computing system simulation
• Dynamic routing in broadband networks

In a recently completed EPSRC funded project “Stochastic Analysis of Congestion Control for Internet Traffic with Quality of Service Constraints (GR/S01658/01)”, new cost effective analytical models were developed for the most crucial Internet traffic congestion problem. The project has been overall evaluated as “tending to outstanding”.

A recently started State-based Inspection of Network security Behaviour for Improved attack protectioN (SINBIN) project, in collaboration with Syphan - a local industry, focuses on producing algorithms that are designed to efficiently detect complex multi-staged attacks, at high-speeds (10Gb/s), and which can quickly respond to changes in attack vectors and types without sacrificing speed or latency. For this purpose, a new state-of-the-art attack laboratory has been constructed in order to conduct the testing methodologies. Three PhD students and two MSc students are currently working on this project.

Taught MSc Programmes of one year duration are available:

• MSc in Mobile Computing
• MSc in Computing and Performance Engineering
• Msc in Mobile Applications
• MSc in Internet, Computer and System Security

Research Programmes leading to PhD:

• Research for MPhil/PhD as part of this research group (normally 3 years to PhD )

For more information see the MoCoNET website.