PETRAS is a research hub comprised of 9 world-leading universities and over 100 industry partners focused on cybersecurity issues related to the Internet of Things. The research addresses technical and social challenges across multiple scales from individual products and homes to entire cities and countries. PETRAS takes an interdisciplinary approach and examines themes of privacy and trust, adoption, economic value, standards and policy, and security.

1. East Midlands Cyber Security Forum
Dr Alisdair Ritchie – PETRAS Research Hub and University of Warwick
6th June 2017

2. PETRAS

3. •PETRAS is…..
 9 world leading universities via
the core and spoke model
Combined hub value: £23m
 Blackett Review expertise
 47 industry partners at
submission
 After 15 months this has grown
to 112 partners.
 Inter– and multi-disciplinary
focus

4. P
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Privacy
Ethics
Trust
Reliability
Acceptability
Security
Social
Technical

5. •A broad challenge
•System Design Scale
•Implantable and wearable sensors
•Products and Local Systems (Home, ...)
•Local Communities, Cities and Countries
•IndustryVerticals
 Infrastructure
 Mobility and
Transport
 Health
 Supply and
Control Systems
 Ambient
Environment
•Generic themes
 Privacy and Trust
 Adoption and
Acceptability
 Security and
Security
 Economic Value
 Standards,
Governance and
Policy
•Multiple Disciplines
•Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering

6. Privacy & Trust
Adoption & Acceptability
Economic Value
Standards, Governance and Policy
Safety & Security
PETRAS Themes

7. IoT Systems

8. A true system of Systems

10. Three aspects to every system
10
People
TechnologyProcesses

11. Scale

12. Scale Scale

13. Thank you!
Dr. Alisdair Ritchie
a.ritchie@warwick.ac.uk