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The Information Security Group

The Information Security Group (ISG) at Royal Holloway is an interdisciplinary research group comprised of computer scientists and mathematicians. The group offers an active research environment with over ten established academic posts and a large number of research students, making it one of the largest academic security groups in the world. The group regularly hosts international visitors and has strong research links with a number of industrial and government institutions. A recent initiative has been the formation of the Smart Card Centre by Giesecke and Devrient, Vodafone and Royal Holloway. In 1998 Royal Holloway, University of London, was awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of the work of the ISG.

The ISG conducts research in areas such as the design and evaluation of cryptographic algorithms and protocols (where it contributes actively to the international standardisation process), smart cards, electronic commerce, security management, mobile telecommunications security, and the integration of security techniques into specific applications. Information about current members of the ISG and their research interests is available. There is also a list of former members of staff as well as PhD and MSc graduates.

The main activities of the ISG includes

Application forms and information packs for the MSc programmes can be obtained from the ISG secretary Ivy Davis. Application forms can also be downloaded from http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Studying/Graduate-School/. Additional information and information on other activities of the ISG may be obtained from the ISG administrator Mrs Pauline Stoner.

Recognition in 2003 New Year Honours List:
Dr Richard Walton, Visiting Professor in the ISG, was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year's Honours List. Dr Walton was formerly Director of the Communications-Electronics Security Group at GCHQ.