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We develop new information technologies and their use in industry and commerce. We focus on ways in which this technology can inform areas like secure systems, risk management, cyber security and social media analysis.

Part of Electronics and computer science

About

Our group explores information technologies, and their use in industry and commerce. We work in industry sectors including:

  • ecology
  • health
  • media
  • e-government
  • oil and gas exploration
  • marine systems
  • education
  • transport

We collaborate with other organisations on funded research projects, through directly-funded contract research and development and through specialist consultancy.

This covers work in areas like:

  • secure systems
  • risk management
  • cyber security
  • crisis management
  • social media analysis
  • social behaviour in complex human-machine networks

Research highlights

A pangolin

Tackling the wildlife traffickers

Environment, sustainability and clean growth
Software will support efforts to curb illegal trade and bring criminals to justice

Empowering young people to make positive health choices during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health and wellbeing
Helping young people to make positive lifestyle choices has never been as important as it is now. LifeLab is working to ensure young people have a voice, and that they understand the choices they can make to reduce the impact COVID-19 on their lives.
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People, projects and publications

People

Professor Age Chapman

Professor of Computer Science

Connect with Age

Email: adriane.chapman@soton.ac.uk

Address: B32, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Doctor Arturo Vazquez Galvez

Engineering Research Fellow

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Doctor Brian Pickering MA, PGCert, MSc, DPhil, MBPsS, MBCS

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Brian

Email: j.b.pickering@soton.ac.uk

Address: B32, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Doctor Chris Duckworth PhD, MSci

Research Engineer

Connect with Chris

Email: c.j.duckworth@soton.ac.uk

Address: B32, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Professor Chris Freeman PhD, BEng, BSc, CEng, FIET

Professor

Connect with Chris

Email: cf@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Address: B1, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Doctor Dan Burns

Senior Enterprise Fellow

Connect with Dan

Email: d.burns@soton.ac.uk

Address: University Of Southampton Science Park, Enterprise Road, Chilworth, SO16 7NS (View in Google Maps)

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Doctor Daniel Spencer

Lecturer

Connect with Daniel

Email: d.c.spencer@soton.ac.uk

Address: B85, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Professor Hywel Morgan MBE

Director of Inst for Life Sciences (Int)

Connect with Hywel

Email: hm@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Address: B85, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Mr Ioannis Matthaiou

Research Fellow

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Mr Jack Tyson MInstP, MIET

Senior Research Assistant

Connect with Jack

Email: j.j.tyson@southampton.ac.uk

Address: B59, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

ORCID
My current project portfolio advances data-driven healthcare, 5G media service delivery and security in industry 4.0.
Professor Michael Boniface
Professorial Fellow in Information Techn
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