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The PETRAS National Centre of Excellence exists to ensure that technological advances in the Internet of Things (IoT) are developed and applied in consumer and business contexts, safely and securely. We do this by considering social and technical issues relating to the cybersecurity of IoT devices, systems and networks.

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PETRAS 2nd Strategic Research Fund (SRF)

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The latest news, including research updates and insights from world-leading experts on IoT topics impacting industry, the general public and the global governance of IoT.

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COVID-19: The Internet of Things and Cybersecurity

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Government announce proposal to make ‘smart’ products safer and more secure 
Event Opportunity for industry to connect with academic experts across the UK intending to bid to the 2nd Strategic Research Fund
Article Connected Toys: What Device Documentation Explains about Privacy and Security
Article, Publication Investigating consumer appetite for peer-to-peer energy trading
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Collaborate with PETRAS to achieve our objectives

PETRAS works in collaboration with academia, industry and government partners to ensure our research can be directly applied to benefit society, business and the economy.

The Centre connects over 120 industrial and government partners, along with 12 research institutions; UCL, Imperial College London, University of Oxford, Lancaster University, University of Warwick, University of Southampton, Newcastle University, University of Nottingham, University of Bristol, Cardiff University, University of Edinburgh and University of Surrey.

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Projects

PETRAS projects span the social and technical sciences and consider the issues of Privacy, Ethics, Trust, Reliability, Accessibility and Security as they relate to 'Internet of Things' devices, systems and networks.

This analytical framework helps us investigate how to practically mitigate potential threats and take advantage of the huge benefits that the application of IoT, AI and Machine Learning technologies can bring.

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Geopolitics of IIoT Standards (GISt)

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Uncanny AI (UnCanAI)
Early Anomaly Detection for Securing IoT in Industrial Automation (ELLIOTT)
Security Query-Based Systems (Sec-QBS)
The Reappearing Computer: Foregrounding Privacy in IoT (REAPPEAR)
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We are a consortium of 12 research institutions and the world’s largest socio-technical research centre focused on the future implementation of the IoT.

The 12 institutions  are UCL, Imperial College London, University of Oxford, Lancaster University, University of Warwick, University of Southampton, Newcastle University, University of Nottingham, University of Bristol, Cardiff University, University of Edinburgh and University of Surrey. Furthermore, four new research institutions are joining the Centre (subject to completion of contract execution), including Coventry University, Northumbria University, Tate, and University of Glasgow.