About nasc research
nasc research at University College Cork is a research group that is advancing technology for connecting people and systems. We are making future networked systems secure, dependable and autonomous, enhancing the digital fabric on which modern society relies.
In the Irish language Gaelic, "nasc" means to connect or link, which is the ultimate goal in computer networking. For us, the individual letters in nasc also correspond to Networking, Autonomous Systems, and Cybersecurity, thereby also capturing the essence of our research.
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Recent News
30 Oct 2025
Stanford/Elsevier list of Worlds top scientists for 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Md Noor-A-Rahim and Dr. Muhammad Yeasir Arafat, within the nasc research centre, School of Computer Science, who are listed in the top 2% researchers list for 2025.
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04 Sep 2025
Vacancy: PhD Studentship position - Horizion Europe Project Q-Fence, nasc Research, School of Computer Science & Information Technology, UCC
PhD Studentship Position Q-Fence: Horizon Europe Project Project Title: Q-FENCE (Securing Tomorrow’s Digital Infrastructure with Quantum-Resistant Cryptography) Applications are invited for the role of a PhD Studentship to join our research team at the nasc Research Centre, with an anticipated start date of November 2025. The position is for 48 months, fully-funded PhD (Tax-free stipend of €25,000 p.a. and tuition fees covered at the EU rate,) which will be based at the School of Computer Science and Information Technology in University College Cork in nasc research centre.
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03 Sep 2025
Post Doctoral Researcher for Project Title: Q-FENCE (Securing Tomorrow’s Digital Infrastructure with Quantum-Resistant Cryptography), School of Computer Science & Information Technology, UCC
One Post-Doctoral position is available (36 Months, Fixed-Term, Whole-time Post) Project Title: Q-FENCE (Securing Tomorrow’s Digital Infrastructure with Quantum-Resistant Cryptography) (CONNECT2-T4)
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19 Jun 2025
2025 IEEE VNC Best Paper Award
Congratulations to Tengfei Lyu who was awarded the Best Paper Award at the 2025 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC). Title of Paper: Accuracy and Relevance: a Value of Information Based Prioritization of Perceived Objects for the ETSI Collective Perception Service Supervisors: Dr Aisling, O’Driscoll, Professor Dirk Pesch and Dr Noor-A-Rahim Md The paper was published in the 2025 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC) in Porto, Portugal, June 2025
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