The Royal Holloway Information Security Group (ISG) and its
Smart Card Centre (SCC) are pleased to announce that students
on the MSc in Information Security may now choose optional
modules to specialize in the field of smart card and RFID
(radio frequency identification) security systems from
September 2009. More details can be found
here.
Open Day 2009
Building on the success and popularity of previous events, the Centre is
planning its fourth academic/industry open day exhibition. Entrance is free and more details can be found
here.
ISG Wins Prestigious Award of the Best Information Security
Team!
The Information Security Group (ISG) at Royal Holloway,
University of London has been awarded the industry prize of
the Best Information Security Team (government) at the SC
Professional Awards. More details can be found
here.
Publication of new Smart Card Centre Text Book
Springer has published a new Smart Card Centre Text Book: Mayes
and Markantonakis, "Smart Cards, Tokens, Security and
Applications".
More details can be found
here.
Dr. Keith Mayes awarded IET Fellowship.
Dr. Keith Mayes, director of Information Security Group's Smart Card
Centre, has been awarded a prestigious IET
Fellowship. The Institute of Engineering and
Technology (IET) awards fellowships to researchers
and industrialist who demonstrate successful
leadership and outstanding services in the field of
engineering and technology before a panel of IET
members. More details can be found
here.
The SCC/ISG is selected to conduct the counter expertise
analysis of the Dutch OV-Chipkaart system.
The SCC/ISG is selected to conduct the
counter expertise analysis of the Dutch OV-Chipkaart system
on behalf of the Dutch government. It is in response to some
recently published attacks on Mifare Classic smart cards(on
which some OV-Chipkaarts are currently based).
The pdf file describe more details can be found
here.
ITSO and Transport for London Support Smart Card Centre
Research.
The ISG Smart Card Centre (SCC) is very
pleased to welcome ITSO, (a UK transport standardisations
organisation) and Transport for London (TfL) as Associate
Members.
The pdf file describe more details can be found
here.
ISG/SCC MSc student makes the news in Malta
Nathan Gatt, a ISG/SCC MSc student graduated in 2007, conducted his research on software privacy under the supervision of Dr. Keith Mayes, makes the news in Malta. More details can be found
here.
Open Day 2007
Building on the success and popularity of previous events, the Centre is
planning its fourth academic/industry open day exhibition. Entrance is free and more details can be found
here.
Visitor to Taiwan
Dr Keith Mayes (the Smart Card Centre Director) has been invited to Taiwan by the Taiwan Information Security Centre (TWISC). He will be giving guest lectures on Smart Cards/RFIDs and security attacks, during the August summer school.
Visitors From Taiwan
Two experienced researchers from Taiwan, Lien YuanHung and Sung Shun,
arrived as visiting scholars in Smart Card Centre in July 2007. They are
conducting cooperative research with the Smart Card Centre on the security of
RFID systems.
William Sirret, Receives his PhD
Following some excellent work in the Smart Card Centre, William Sirret was deservedly awarded his PhD in September 2007. He is now working for KPMG in Hong Kong, helping to expand their IT Security activities.
Open Day 2006
The departments third Open Day passed with great success and preparations are already being
made for a bigger and better event next year. More details can be found
here.
PhD Assistantships
The department is offering new Assistantships -
details.
Open Day 2005
The departments second Open Day passed with great success and preparations are already being
made for a bigger and better event next year. Comments from Keith Mayes and Photos can be found
here.
Departmental Visit
Visit by KDDI to the ISG-Smart Card Centre
Open Day 2004
The departments first Open Day passed with great success and preparations are already being
made for a bigger and better event next year. Comments from Keith Mayes and Photos can be found
here.
PhD Presentation
Qing Zhang gave an interesting presentation in Korea (Sept 2004) at the WISA2004 on mobile payment.
New Showcase Lab
The Smart Card Centre has been given an additional office to showcase smart card technology and the department's work.
2 new PhDs for 2003
Two new PhD research students have joined, to study smart card technology full time, for
the Smart Card Centre.
New Teaching Facility Opens
The Smart Card Centre now has a new teaching facility on RHUL campus, with the
capacity to provide 20 people the space and technology to explore the world of
Smart Cards.
Physical Smart card attack seminar by SiVenture
The 02/04 academic year got off to a good start with SCC partner's SiVenture visiting the
Information Security Group's master's students to give a seminar on smart card attacks and defenses.
