Business School

Data communications, networking and security

Research in data communications, networking and security is concerned with the management of data security, the integration of pricing mechanisms with policy-based network management systems, m-commerce, competition in NGNs and market-based resource allocation methods.

Research efforts in this area include the following topics:

Security of information systems
The management of information system resources with a special emphasis on data security and information systems’ investments.
Pricing of pervasive networking services
Investigation into how to integrate pricing mechanisms with policy-based network management systems to facilitate ubiquitous services.
Viable business models for mobile commerce
How to develop a viable business model that improves the processes and results of m-commerce activities.
Competition in next generation networks (NGNs)
Development of dynamic models of competition between next-generation networks.
Computational incentive mechanism incubators
Software platforms for the design, implementation and testing of market-based resource allocation methods.