Professor Nicholas Race
Professor of Networked SystemsProfile
Nicholas Race is Professor of Networked Systems at Lancaster University. His research focuses on developing future networking services built upon Software Defined Networks and Network Functions Virtualisation. This includes new techniques to enhance the Quality of Experience of media streaming and support for the detection and remediation of network anomalies. He leads - a EPSRC/BT funded project that aims to develop a future network that is “autonomic”, with the capability to react and reconfigure infrastructure accordingly with minimal human intervention.
Research Overview
My research area is focused on the use of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) for a range of new networking services, with a particular emphasis on the benefits to security, monitoring and media distribution.
The application of SDN for security builds upon my previous work in developing lightweight intrusion detection mechanisms and security monitoring for Wireless Mesh Networks. In particular, recent research considers new approaches to security detection and remediation that have been made possible through the introduction of Software Defined Networking. My current work investigates how the combination of multi-stage monitoring techniques alongside SDN allows for the dynamic provisioning of resources in response to evolving monitoring conditions. Notably, our work in this area has led to the TENNISON framework which has recently been published and released as open-source software for the benefit of the security community.
I am the principal investigator of , an EPSRC/BT funded Prosperity Partnership. I am also the principal investigator at Lancaster of , an EPSRC/BBC funded Prosperity Partnership and . Previously I was the principal investigator at Lancaster of the , , , FI-CONTENT2, STEER, GN3plus, Fed4FIRE, OFELIA and P2P-Next EU projects.
Current Teaching
For the academic year 2021/22:
SCC365: Advanced Networking
Career Details
Academic Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy, Lancaster (2000)
1st Class B.Sc. Hons in Computer Science, Lancaster (1996)
Employment:
Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Science & Technology, Lancaster University, 2020 - present
Professor, School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, 2017 - present
Reader in Networking, School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, 2015 - 2017
Senior Lecturer, School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, 2008 - 2015
Lecturer, Computing Department & ISS, Lancaster University, 2003 - 2008
Research Lecturer, Computing Department, Lancaster University, 2001 - 2003
Research Assistant, Computing Department, Lancaster University, 2000 - 2001
Professional Role
Editorial board member of Computer Communications
Programme Co-Chair of DE2013: Open Digital
PC Member of key conferences in my field: ACM Multimedia, Multimedia Systems (MMSys), EWSDN
PhD Supervision Interests
Software Defined Networks (SDN), Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV), Network Orchestration, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Fog / Edge Computing, P4.
Selected Publications
Fawcett, L., Scott-Hayward, S., Broadbent, M.H., Wright, A., Race, N.J.P. 12/2018 In: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 36, 12, p. 2805 - 2818. 14 p.
Journal article
Mu, M., Fawcett, L., Bird, J., Trench-Jellicoe, J.M.E., Simpson, S., Stokking, H., Race, N.J.P. 02/2017 In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing. 11, 1, p. 180-195. 16 p.
Journal article
Fawcett, L., Mu, M., Hareng, B., Race, N.J.P. 14/07/2017 In: IEEE Communications Magazine. 55, 7, p. 144-150. 7 p.
Journal article
Rotsos, C., King, D., Farshad, A., Bird, J., Fawcett, L., Georgalas, N., Gunkel, M., Shiomoto, K., Wang, A., Mauthe, A.U., Race, N.J.P., Hutchison, D. 11/2017 In: Computer Standards and Interfaces. 54, 4, p. 203-215. 13 p.
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Mu, M., Broadbent, M., Farshad, A., Hart, N., Hutchison, D., Ni, Q., Race, N. 1/08/2016 In: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 34, 8, p. 2168-2184. 17 p.
Journal article
Georgopoulos, P., Broadbent, M., Farshad, A., Plattner, B., Race, N. 15/09/2015 In: Computer Communications. 69, p. 79-87. 9 p.
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All Publications
01/02/2023 → 31/01/2025
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01/01/2023 → 31/03/2027
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01/10/2022 → 30/09/2027
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01/10/2021 → 30/09/2026
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01/10/2021 → 30/09/2026
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01/10/2021 → 30/09/2025
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01/10/2020 → 30/09/2025
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01/03/2020 → 30/06/2022
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01/04/2018 → 30/09/2019
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01/11/2017 → 31/10/2023
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01/02/2017 → 31/01/2021
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01/12/2015 → 31/12/2017
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11/08/2014 → 31/12/2020
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01/12/2013 → 30/11/2014
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01/11/2013 → 31/12/2014
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24/10/2013 → 31/03/2015
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01/04/2013 → 31/03/2015
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01/09/2012 → 30/09/2013
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01/09/2012 → 30/11/2014
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01/06/2012 → 30/11/2013
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01/10/2011 → 30/09/2014
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01/02/2011 → 31/07/2013
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01/01/2010 → 30/06/2013
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01/01/2008 → 30/04/2012
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01/12/2007 → 30/11/2008
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01/11/2007 → 31/03/2008
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01/07/2006 → 31/07/2012
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01/01/2004 → ،
Research
SCC (Networking)
SCC (Networking)
- Cyber Security Research Centre (Networking)
- DSI - Foundations
- SCC (Networking)
- Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence)
- Security Lancaster (Networks)
- Security Lancaster (Systems Security)