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Research & Events

Stay ahead with expert-driven research and engage with industry leaders at our events.

Research Impact

Publications in 2025

Annual Research Funding

Research Projects

Industry Collaborations

$5M+

125+

26

30+

Research Areas

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Advancing AI technologies for healthcare, education, and sustainable development.

Projects: 15           Funding: $2.5M

Ransomware

Focuses on building authoritative, data-driven intelligence around real-world recovery outcomes, backup compromise patterns, and operator behaviors that impact restoration success.

Projects: 1            Funding: $0.75M

Cyber Insurance: Navigating Risk, Coverage, & Resilience in the Digital Age

A strategic initiative focused on cyber risk quantification, insurance coverage design, underwriting alignment, and post-incident resilience—helping organizations, insurers, and boards improve risk transfer decisions, claims defensibility, and recovery outcomes.

Projects: 2            Funding: $1M

Regulations in Cyber, AI, Privacy and Industry

A cross-disciplinary initiative focused on understanding, interpreting, and operationalizing global regulations across cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, privacy, and regulated industries—enabling organizations to translate regulatory requirements into practical governance, risk, and compliance actions.

Projects: 8            Funding: $1.2M

Upcoming Events

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Showcasing cutting-edge research from faculty and graduate students.

Expected Attendees: 500+

Feb 15, 2026

SHU Hackaton

Students present their research projects and innovations.

Expected Attendees: 300+

March 21, 2026

Security leaders must now understand how AI changes both the attack surface and the economics of recovery. How does AI accelerate ransomware kill chains? How can defenders use intelligence and quantification to anticipate recovery sabotage? And how can enterprises ensure recoverability in an environment where attacks are increasingly automated?

This roundtable brings together security and AI leaders to explore the intelligence and financial implications of AI-driven ransomware risk.

March 19, 2026

Expected Attendees: 20

Global leaders discuss climate action and sustainable technologies.

Expected Attendees: 200+

May 21, 2026

Recent Publications

AI Governance - The Executive Handbook of Safe and Resilient AI

Prof. A. Evans, Prof. A. Singh

Routledge (2026)

Navigating Supply Chain Cyber Risk

Prof. A. Evans, Prof. A. Singh, A. Golbin

Routledge (2025)

Enterprise Risk in Digital Business

Prof. A. Evans

Routledge (2023)

Managing Cyber Risk

Prof. A. Evans, Prof. A. Singh

Routledge (2019)

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