UQ Cyber Research Centre Partners

We are passionate about raising our community’s cyber security posture.

We have a strong track record of partnering with both public and private sectors to enhance capability and awareness around cyber security, data privacy and cyber affairs. We work with a diverse range of groups – from high school students to government leaders across the Asia Pacific.​
 

Engage with us

There are three main pathways for working with UQ Cyber:

Master of Cyber Security Capstone Projects

Industry partners may propose practial cybersecurity problems or research topics for Master of Cyber Security students. Projects normally commence each semester, run over two consecutive semesters, and are supported by a UQ academic supervisor.

• The partner identifies a problem, technology, dataset, product, or research question.
• UQ Cyber refines the topic into a suitable student project.
• The partner provides context, requirements, technical information, and feedback.
• Students conduct analysis, evaluation, prototyping, or experimental work.

Possible outcomes include a threat analysis, technology evaluation, proof of concept, software prototype, testing framework, experimental evaluation, technical recommendations, final report, and presentation. Successful capstones may lead to recruitment, sponsored research, PhD projects, joint research proposals, or further prototype development.

Joint Research Proposals

UQ Cyber and the industry partner may jointly develop and submit research proposals for competitive or co-funded opportunities, such as ARC Linkage Projects, Queensland Defence Science Alliance projects, Australian Government and Queensland Government research programs, Defence-related research opportunities, industry-funded research, and other university–industry collaborative schemes.

This pathway is suitable for cybersecurity challenges requiring sustained research, new technologies, prototypes, technical validation, practical implementation, translation, or commercialisation.

• Identify suitable funding opportunities.
• Define research objectives and expected industry outcomes.
• Prepare the proposal and project plan.
• Develop and test new technologies or methodologies.
• Build and evaluate prototypes.
• Produce software, datasets, reports, publications, or intellectual property.

The project scope, partner contributions, responsibilities, intellectual property arrangements, and expected outcomes will be agreed during proposal development.

UQ Cyber Centre Membership

Organisations seeking a strategic and longer-term relationship may become members of the UQ Cyber Research Centre. Membership may support a portfolio of activities rather than a single research project.

• Collaborative research and development projects.
• Access to UQ cybersecurity researchers and postgraduate talent.
• Joint grant and funding applications.
• Innovation and commercialisation opportunities.
• Technical seminars, workshops, and industry networking.
• Enhanced visibility through participation in UQ Cyber activities.

The membership structure, research priorities, governance arrangements, expected outcomes, and engagement activities can be tailored to the partner’s strategic needs.