The Centre aims to make an impact in the world of IT based systems by implementing innovations that pull through advanced thinking and technologies into solutions for partners in industry and commerce. Teams work on secure systems, risk management, cyber security, crisis management, decision support, big data, information discovery, internet of things, social media analysis and social behaviour in complex human machine networks.
This range of expertise is applied across industry sectors as diverse as health, media, e-government, oil and gas exploration, marine systems, education, transport and security.
Examples of projects include:
As an applied research centre The Centre’s best work is in collaboration with others. They add value through their understanding of the research space and how it can be applied to the kind of real-world problems and challenges their partners bring and can:
Alongside these, the IT Innovation Centre is actively involved in broader discussion with industry and public institutions about the future of digital technology and its business and societal contexts, through strategic initiatives and expert groups, such as: