Overview
The research group was formed in October 1992
to perform research in Distributed Multimedia Systems and Security. It constitutes the biggest
research group within the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool John
Moores University.
The group does work in a variety of
areas, all centred around multimedia, networking and security. Major ongoing and
recently completed projects have considered ad-hoc and peer to peer networks,
networked appliances, ubiquitous computing, mobile computing
and wireless sensor networks. All of these rapidly developing
technologies are likely to have a major impact on future networking, especially
within the home where we are likely to see major developments occurring over the
next decade. We also have projects relating to distributed intrusion
detection, secure component composition, digital rights management
and computer forensics.
The group benefits from two dedicated research labs focussing
on Networked Appliances and Network Information Security. Both providing
state-of-the-art facilities, the labs support a number of projects including
internationally recognised research into the deployment of unstructured
services, dynamic service composition and peer-to-peer gateway technologies,
routing protocols for ad-hoc networks, dynamic Bluetooth routing to replace
network infrastructure during emergency situations, Bluetooth WLAN bridging and
denial of service and intrusion detection and prevention systems.
Distributed multimedia applications,
services and security pose challenging design and implementation problems
requiring imaginative and exciting solutions, and which the group is committed
to pursuing. Commercial interest in the area is growing very rapidly due to its
huge market potential; a fact reflected in the successful partnerships fostered
by the group and the annual PGNet and ACSF conferences that attract speakers
from both academia and industry.
Contact
Prof. Madjid Merabti
The Distributed Multimedia Systems and Security Research Group
School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Liverpool John Moores University
Byrom Street, LIVERPOOL, L3 3AF, UK.
Telephone : +44 (0) 151 231 2104
Fax: +44 (0) 151 207 4594
E-mail: m.merabti@ljmu.ac.uk
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