Merchiston Campus
10 Colinton Road
Edinburgh, EDH EH10 5DT
United Kingdom
In this session we shall be exploring Forensics of IT, Data Analytics and ISO Standards and Cyber Essentials with:-
Prof. Bill Buchanan - Professor in the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University, leads the Cyber Academy thecyberacademy.org, and a Fellow of The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS) and The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET). He currently leads the Centre for Distributed Computing, Networks, and Security, and works in the areas of security, next generation user interfaces, Web-based infrastructures, e-Crime, intrusion detection systems, digital forensics, e-Health, mobile computing, agent-based systems, and simulation.
Adrian Smales - Research Fellow and Ph.D. Researcher within the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University. Adrian’s main areas of expertise are Project Management, Security, and Senior Management. He is currently researching Health Informatics, including electronic health record governance and information sharing. One of his main research topics is using predictive analytics and cognitive computing. Other areas of expertise have been demonstrated as the project manager for the EU funded Dynamic Forensics Evaluation and Training (DFET) project coordinating at a national and European level, lecturing and managing partners. He is a specialist in secure management and sharing of data in key sectors such as healthcare, public services, and law enforcement.
Dr Abiola Abimbola - Director of Information Security at NetHost Legislation Ltd., who assist companies creating practical and strategic solutions to the challenges confronted due to the increasing complex range of IT legislation statutes and compliance standards- Data Protection and Information Security.
The agenda for the afternoon is as follows:-
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Refreshments and Networking |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Welcome and Introductions, Ralph Harkess, CeeD |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | The Cyber Academy, Professor Bill Buchanan, Director of The Cyber Academy |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Data Analytics, Adrian Smales, Researcher |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | Data Analytics Workshop |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | ISO Standards and Cyber Essentials, Dr Abiola Abimbola, Director of Information Security, NetHost Legislation Ltd |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Q&A |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Next Steps, Ralph Harkess, CeeD and Jamie Brogan, Head of Business Development at Edinburgh Napier University |
| 17:00 | Close |
There are no car parks at the campus however, there is metered parking available on the main road outside the campus building and on the side streets adjacent to the campus.
