Security MSc by Research

Overview
With our Security research masters you can undertake your own security or privacy-related research project from a wide variety of interdisciplinary domains.

Why study the MSc Security by Research at Middlesex University?
Security is a huge challenge in computer science involving high-end technical challenges as well as an understanding and appreciation of the human aspects of systems. Nowadays, computer security is a cross cutting discipline ranging from cryptography via networks and programming, through to data science and the social sciences.

This research masters in Security allows students to work closely with one of our security experts to develop and carry out an in-depth research project of their own choice. The interdisciplinary study enables you to become an expert in a specific area of security and equip yourself with the skills and experience to advance a career in the security sector.

We currently have supervisors available in:

• Insider threats
• Cyber Security
• Cloud Security and Future Internet Security
• Networks and Operating systems
• Visualisation of Security related Data
• Multi-modal Biometrics
• Malware Analysis
• Financial Crime
• Digital Forensics
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forensics
• Crypto-currencies
• Anonymity and Social Network Analysis
• Profiling
• Programming Language Based Security
• Assessment of Security using Reverse Engineering
• Penetration Testing
• Security and Trust
• Privacy and Human Behaviour
• Probabilistic Modelling
• Cryptography
• Security Protocols
• Verification and Analysis