Information Security Group

Chancellor: HRH The Princess Royal
Principal: Paul Layzell

The Information Security Group, or ISG, is one of the world's largest academic security groups and is based at Royal Holloway, University of London.

It is a research group of computer scientists and mathematicians. With ten established academic posts and a large number of research students, it is one of the largest academic security groups in the world. The group has research links with international industrial and government institutions.

Research areas include the design and evaluation of cryptographic algorithms and protocols to international standards, smart cards, electronic commerce, security management, mobile telecommunications security, and applying security in other areas.

In 1998 Royal Holloway, University of London, was awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of the work of the ISG.

Smart card centre

The centre was founded in October 2002 by Royal Holloway, Vodafone and Giesecke & Devrient. Its primary objective is to create a world-wide centre of excellence for training and research in "smart card" applications and related technologies. The centre head is Dr. Keith Mayes.

External links

Royal Holloway, University of London

Subdivisions	Information Security Group

People	Thomas Holloway Elizabeth Jesser Reid Chancellor: HRH The Princess Royal Principal: Paul Layzell

Student life	The Founder Insanity Radio The Orbital Royal Holloway Students' Union University of London Union

Other	Founder's Building History Bedford College

Affiliates	1994 Group Sepnet Universities UK University of London Institute in Paris

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Cryptography

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