ISS welcomes Dr Lewis Cameron who will start on a two year research fellowship with Dr Murray Goulden

Dr Lewis Cameron will work on the EPSRC funded project Defense Against the Dark Artefacts and on a project on Dr Goulden’s project on smart homes.

A utopian vision of the future is of "smart appliances" in a "smart home" making domestic life simpler and caring for an aging population based on personalisation and control – the Internet connected fridge and kettle are popular examples. However, recent media reports about the use and exploitation of personal data have increased public awareness of some of the drawbacks, as well as the benefits, of the digital age. And that’s when companies are trying to act legally and the technology works. But, what do we do when "smart appliances" fail or software isn’t updated, exposing us to hackers? These "dark artefacts" are an enemy within the wall. Dr Murray Goulden and other scientists at the University of Nottingham, in collaboration with the University of Cambridge and Imperial College, are about to explore the potential challenges posed by the connections between cloud-based services and the Internet of Things (IoT) in the workplace and home.

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