UCL Security Initiative

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The UCL Security Initiative
Why ?

• Because security is a major theme, and is high on
  the agendas of governments and funding agencies
• Because there is already a great deal of work
  going on within UCL on the subject
• Because we can take advantage of UCLs base in
  London, and an excellent set of contacts

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Departments who have expressed interest
UCL Security Initiative

• Bartlett
• Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
• Centre for Health Informatics
• Computer Science
• Chemistry
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Economics
• Electronic and Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geomatic Engineering
• Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science
• Laws
• London Centre for Nanotechnology
• Mathematics
• Medical Physics and Bioengineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• School of Public Policy
• SSEES
• UCL _at_ Adastral Park

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The UCL Security Initiative
What ?
UCL Security Initiative

• A means of fostering joint research and
  addressing in a coordinated manner the needs of
  government, industry and other parties
• Addresses security problems at all scales from
  personal crime to threats to critical
  infrastructure and emergency preparedness
• Director Business Development Manager

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Deliverables

• A single point of contact for multi-disciplinary
  security expertise
• Audit and consultancy to support risk and
  security management
• A base for shared cost research
• Access to the international science community
• Training
• Specific contract research
• Improved access to government-funded research
• eye on the horizon
• red team service
• Annual conference on advances in security

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Next steps
UCL Security Initiative

• Complete and submit Business plan
• Launch Barlow Lecture, 6 April 2005 by Nick Ross
• Presentation to London First and other interested
  parties
• Provosts Special Interest Dinner on Security, 20
  June 2005
• Produce brochure / prospectus based on todays
  presentations and other contributions
• Monthly seminar series
• Showcase event to prospective external partners

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Presentations

• Ingemar Cox, UCL_at_Adastral Park
• Gloria Laycock, Jill Dando Institute of Crime
  Science
• Tadj Oreszczyn, Bartlett
• David Andrews, Mechanical Engineering
• Alf Linney, Medical Physics and Bioengineering
• Nick Tyler, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Mike Horton, London Centre for Nanotechnology
• Stuart Robson, Geomatic Engineering
• Mick Flanagan, Electronic and Electrical
  Engineering

UCL Security Initiative