Heriot-Watt’s security researchers and practitioners created the Institute of Applied Information Security (AIS) to address practical and real-life security challenges. We adopt a rigorous approach to provide dependable, optimized and innovative solutions.

Our Mission

• Provide out-of-the-box and vendor-independent approaches to solve real-life security challenges.
• Inspire and contribute to national and international information security policies and standards.
• Provide high-quality training to industrial and government partners.
• Support our students and graduates throughout their academic and professional journeys.