CRANE

Upcoming

• A Whole Systems Approach to Securing Industrial CNI Systems – SEMINAR
  CyberFocus and the University of Manchester are supporting CRANE as regional delivery partners for a new North West cybersecurity hybrid seminar series open to all with an interest in cybersecurity. Our first seminar on 16 June at 11am-12 noon in Manchester will be given by Professor Dimitrios Pezaros, Director of the Cyberdefence and networked systems research (netlab)… Read more: A Whole Systems Approach to Securing Industrial CNI Systems – SEMINAR
• CRANE All-Hands Meeting
  24-25 June 2026, Bath University. A reminder to register for the CRANE All-Hands Meeting in June. An opportunity to strengthen connections, hear insights from guest speakers, participate in workshops, and help shape the future direction of CRANE.

Past events

• Scottish regional CRANE meeting
  Are you a cybersecurity researchers in Scotland? You are invited to join us at CRANE’s first Scottish regional CRANE event of 2026! Come join us and hear about the Scottish… Read more: Scottish regional CRANE meeting
• Creating a 4* Impact Case Study
  Taking place on Tuesday 12 May this webinar led by Bill Buchanan and Lynne Coventry will focus on how to identify and write a 4* impact case study
• CRANE – NE Regional Cyber Security Seminar Series
  The inaugural ‘CRANE – NE Regional Cyber Security Seminar Series’ will be held at Northumbria on 27 March (Friday) from 10:00 – 13:00, focussing on NE universities and industries supported… Read more: CRANE – NE Regional Cyber Security Seminar Series
• Cyber-Resilient Innovation Seminar
  Taking place on 26th March this hybrid event is open to researchers, students, and industry professionals, and is part of CRANE’s regional seminar series and organised in collaboration with Ulster University, Belfast, NI. This seminar will explore how cybersecurity awareness and research can support innovation, resilience, and responsible digital transformation.
• Robotics and Automation
  Taking place on 24 March 2026 in London this is an in-person event. This workshop forms part of the CRANE Horizon Scanning Initiative and builds on insights gathered through our recent Delphi survey.
• Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning
  Taking place on 23 March 2026 in London this is an in-person event. This workshop forms part of the CRANE Horizon Scanning Initiative and builds on insights gathered through our recent Delphi survey.
• Inclusive Careers Working Group Meeting
  This event took place online on Thursday 8th January 2026. By joining the WG, you will have the chance to shape how we approach inclusivity in CRANE. Whether you have lived experiences to share, innovative ideas to contribute, or just a passion for inclusion, your voice matters.
• Wales Regional Seminar Series: Multiparty Computation for Privacy Preserving Computing
  MPyC is a Python package introduced in 2018 as a versatile framework for programming MPC solutions. This seminar discussed aspects of secure multiparty computation taking MPyC as primary example. It highlighted developments in usability, security, performance, and deployment of MPyC typical for the wider developments in MPC, touching on a wide range of topics such as outsourcing, threshold cryptography, fixed-point arithmetic, vectorized processing, and public verifiability. Watch the event recording here.