Dr. Siraj Ahmed Shaikh is a Reader in Cyber Security in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at Coventry University. He leads the Digital Security and Forensics (SaFe) Group. Siraj has been involved in researching large-scale distributed secure systems for over thirteen years.
As the automotive industry moves towards autonomous safety systems – enabling a car’s breaking system to react to safety threats without human involvement – Coventry University’s researchers are questioning whether current crash test dummies are up to the challenge of modelling safety requirements for the future.
Academics at Coventry University have uncovered complex social networks within age-old Icelandic sagas, which challenge the stereotypical image of Vikings as unworldly, violent savages.