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Cyber Security Risk Management;
Cryptocurrency and Illicit Money Flows;
Cloud-based Artificial Intelligence;
Women in Cyber: Addressing the Gender Gap Challenge
Anitha is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Cyber Security Management at Aston Business School and is Associate Director of the Cyber Security Innovation Centre. Anitha has delivered multiple research and consultancy projects aimed at supporting the cyber security sector, alongside working with stakeholders in the key areas of cyber security risk management, awareness and organisational training and development in cybersecurity. In delivering the initiatives Anitha also holds relationships with LEAs, regional cybercrime units and other resilience centres and academic partnerships.
She has led the design, development and delivery of an innovative MBA in cyber security that was aimed at middle-senior managers and included key areas such as:
As a STEM Ambassador in the West Midlands, Anitha collaborates with schools, youth organisations, employers and a range of partner organisations. She aims to inspire the next generation to help promote an interest and curiosity in STEM, increase STEM knowledge and develop STEM skills.
Anitha is also the steering group member of the Ethnic Minority in Cyber (EMiC) Network for under-represented professionals supported by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Project: KTP with BlueScreen IT (£202,024)
Working with BlueScreen IT Limited to establish, develop and manage a new R&D business unit to deliver next-generation technology for the cyber security industry.
(Role: PI, Project Ongoing; Dates: Aug2022- Jul2024)
Project: Digital Education for Developing Cybersecurity Skills (£400,000)
This funding from the WMCA is for an upskilling programme in cybersecurity. The Digital education project will be delivered in close collaboration with employers, recruiters, UK Cyber Security Council and the Ethnic Minority in Cyber (EMiC) network. The eight-month programme of bootcamps will help close the skills gap in cyber security in the West Midlands.
(Role: Co-I, Project Ongoing; Dates: Jul2022- Mar2023)
Project: CyberKali - Attracting Young Midlands Based Female Decision Makers into Cyber Security (£90,757)
CyberKali is delivered by a nationally leading consortium of the University of Warwick ACE-CSE and Aston Cyber Security Innovation Centre (CSI) in close collaboration with employers, recruiters, UK Cyber Security Council, the Ethnic Minorities in Cyber (EMiC) network, and several Birmingham based schools. The programme of activities is designed to: attract diverse learner cohorts; provide them with unique in-class cyber skills experiences; and provide exposure to resilient pathways to education and work particularly from the ethnic minorities background, into the cyber security careers.
(Role: Co-I, Project Ongoing; Dates: Jul2022- Mar2023)
Project: Privacy Enhancing Mechanism for Cyber Threat Intelligence (£7,500)
This project uses advance privacy protection technologies and adapt Differential Privacy methods to support development of privacy-enhancing mechanisms for public sharing of cyber threat intelligence (CTI).
(Role: Co-I, Project Ongoing; Dates: Jan2022 – Jul2022)
Project: Cyber Ecosystem Mapping (£180,000)
Project for Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), led by EY Government and Public Sector Cyber Security and Aston University.
This project provides DCMS with research and mapping of the UK’s cybersecurity ecosystem across all regions, to inform future investment and decision-making that will support sector-wide growth and integration.
(Role: Co-I; Dates: Feb2022 – Apr2022)
Project: Cyber Explorer (£53,960)
Project evaluating the gamification strategy in cyber skills acquisition. Cyber Explorers, an initiative led by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), showcases how the skills being taught in class are linked to real world situations, through an immersive, gamified learning experience. Aston is delivering this learning platform to teach cyber skills to school pupils in the WM region.
(Role: Co-I; Dates: Feb2022 – Sep2022)
Project: Cyber ASAP - Consent Management by Receipts (£31,942)
CyberASAP is a joint initiative of UK DCMS, KTN, and Innovate UK. Our project Consent Management by Receipts (CMbyReceipts) will look into novel approaches to operationalise Consent Management on the Internet, a key component of Data Protection, with Consent Receipts.
(Role: PI; Dates: Apr2022 – Jul2022)
Project: FinTech Cybersecurity Ecosystem - RKE Pump Priming Fund (£20,000)
This project enables knowledge exchange and policy support in the WM for research and mapping of the FinTech cybersecurity ecosystem; considered in this context to be the current environment, conditions and interventions that exist to influence or affect Fintech-focused cybersecurity companies.
(Role: Co-I; Dates: Jan2022 – Jul2022)
Project: Emerging Sensor Technologies and Data Analytics for Air Quality Monitoring and Impact on Health (£26,000)
(Role: Principal Investigator, Project successfully completed. This was aired at on BBC 1 Inside Out (in 9 regions across the UK) in February 2020 and received a lot of media attention).
Project: Cyber Security Readiness and Management Strategy at City Metropolitan District Council (£10,000)
(Role: Principal Investigator, Project successfully completed, this project has contributed to an impact case study submitted to REF2021)
Project: Horizon 2020 – New Business Models for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (NEWBITS) (£5.5M)
(Role: WP Co-Lead; Successfully completed and presented; Project Dates 2016 - 2019)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Aston University expert to talk on gender diversity and inclusion at major cyber security event
https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/aston-university-expert-talk-gender-diversity-and-inclusion-major-cyber-security-event
Aston University’s Cyber Security Innovation Centre celebrates International Women's Day with special event for local schools
https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/aston-universitys-cyber-security-innovation-centre-celebrates-international-womens-day
Aston University cyber security experts to work with EY on cyber security ecosystem research to support UK Government strategy
https://www.aston.ac.uk/latest-news/aston-university-cyber-security-experts-work-ey-cyber-security-ecosystem-research
Anitha is a steering group member of the Ethnic Minority in Cyber (EMiC) Network for under-represented professionals supported by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The vision of this network consisting of members from across the Midlands region is to:
PhD, Computing, Coventry University
MSc, Informatics, Coventry University
PG Cert, Higher Education, Coventry University
External Examiner, Computing Programme, INTO City, University of London
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25/04/22
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Vladlena Benson & Anitha Chinnaswamy
8/03/22
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Vladlena Benson & Anitha Chinnaswamy
1/03/22
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Nigel Walton & Anitha Chinnaswamy
9/11/20
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16/10/20
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