eptember 2011 Technology Analyst ICT / Security London Technology Network Background LTN (London Technology Network) is a not-for-profit

company working with the UK industry and academia to promote technical collaboration. Role LTN is seeking to hire a Technology Analyst with an ICT or Engineering background and experience or strong interest in the Security sector. LTN is largely funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the Enterprise Europe Network, with a strong emphasis on assisting local businesses succeed through innovation. The role of the Analyst is to help deliver this mission by facilitating collaborations between companies and universities. In doing so, the Analyst will frequently visit a number of academics and companies in and around London to identify their capabilities and needs, with the view to matching up potential collaborative partners surrounding specific projects. The Analyst will also be responsible for managing a number of technology profiles on the Enterprise Europe Network, using this as a tool to facilitate crossborder collaborations in Europe. In addition, the role will involve contributing to the organisation of networking conferences and training programmes hosted by LTN. The successful candidate will work in the Technology Team, which covers many disciplines alongside security, such as environmental technologies, information and communications technology and life sciences. The candidate will work closely with the Business Development Manager, and is likely to spend more time based in the office for the first few months, and will have increasing levels of responsibility for client visits outside of the office. The role could be highly stimulating and rewarding, operating in the space between science and business. A basic understanding of industry drivers will be most desirable, alongside a certain level of understanding of academia. The role is London-based (King's Cross) with limited local travel. Pay will be 30-32K. Candidates need to be eligible to work in the UK. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following qualities: PhD, MSc or a good degree in ICT or Engineering, preferably with applicability in industry Experience or strong interest in the Security sector. Work experience in industry (including internships) Ability to translate between highly technical and commercially relevant language Good team worker with excellent communication skills Ability to build good working relationships with external clients at a senior level Ability to grasp concepts very quickly and comfortable to work in a wide range of information and communications technology areas (such as electronics, information processing, software development, mobile, multimedia, sensors, telecommunication, etc...) Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail Self-starter with a positive attitude To apply for this position, please send CV and Covering Letter to Alessandro Faraci at a.faraci@LTNetwork.org

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Alessandro Faraci's Summary

Business Development Manager & ICT Leader at LTN London Technology Network. Doctorate degree from Imperial College London (UK), where I worked on improving the real-time 3D simulation of soft tissue deformation with force feedback for medical simulators. Main research interests include virtual reality, medical imaging, image processing, real time simulation, force feedback, human machine interface. BSc in Applied Mathematics and MSc in Statistics from the University of Genoa (Italy), I worked in IT consultancy in Madrid (Spain) where I managed the implementation of ERP systems at various corporate and government clients. Currently I facilitate relationships between senior academics and companies in London, East of England and South East of England to engage in high innovative technological collaboration with partners across the UK and Europe.

Specialties
Information & Communication Technologies, Simulation, Mathematics, Computing, Relationship Building.

Atkin largest engineering consultancy advanced rail network systems to innovative flood defence modeling

Carbon materials experts MAST Carbon have expanded the application of their products thanks to a key LTN contact at the University of Brighton.

World-leading sensor technology firm Smiths Detection sought answers on the immobilisation of antibodies for a new device, and London Technology Network helped to identify the expertise they needed at Kings College London. When Philips Shanghai sought expertise in the field of radio propagation through the human body, they turned to London Technology Network for help. The result was a successful collaboration with world-class researchers from Queen Mary, University of London.

Digital media company Otodio Limited had a tricky request for London Technology Network (LTN): they needed an expert with skills in both engineering andlinguistics to develop their latest product. The request was sent out to the LTNs network of academic contacts, a process that quickly uncovered the perfect partner at the University of Surrey.

LTN IS FUNDED BY 1. EC enterprise Europe ntwk

2. Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme

(CIP)
3. city of London 4. European regional development fund

What is the London Technology Network? London Technology Network is a not for profit, government-funded initiative that enables technology intensive companies worldwide to engage effectively with London's universities. LTN's technology consultants are experienced industry practitioners specialising in hardware, software, product engineering, informatics and life science, who assist London's higher education institutes to turn their ideas into action' .

LTN have recruited over 100 Business Fellows' from London's top university departments and have provided them with training on technology transfer, delivered by technologists from leading companies such as 3i, ARM, BAE, Bristol Myers Squib, Electronic Arts, Generics, Psion and SIRA, as well as technology transfer professionals from London's strongest research centres. LTN also hosts a series of networking seminars on a range of high tech, biotech and engineering topics, aiming to bring together academic and industry technologists and demonstrate the breadth and quality of London research. LTN's board includes representatives from some of the world's most respected higher education institutions, including Imperial College London, London Business School, King's College London and University College London. LTN has the same close working relationship with these universities as it does with all the other London-based universities and research centres. While the LTN was originally funded with money from the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), it has very close relationships with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), and Invest UK' which it uses to maximise the efficiency of its work with non-UK based companies. LTN also works closely with the London Development Agency (LDA) and Business Link for London. For more information on LTN please go to www.ltnetwork.org.

Overview
Cloud computing provides computation, software, data access, and storage services that do not require end-user knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system that delivers the services. Parallels to this concept can be drawn with the electricity grid, wherein end-users consume power without needing to understand the component devices or infrastructure required to provide the service. The concept of cloud computing fills a perpetual need of IT: a way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software. Cloud computing encompasses any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that, in real time over the Internet, extends IT's existing capabilities.
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Cloud computing describes a new supplement, consumption, and delivery model for IT services based on Internet protocols, and it typically involves provisioning of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources.
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It is a byproduct and consequence of the ease-of-access to

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remote computing sites provided by the Internet.

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This may take the form of web-based tools or

applications that users can access and use through a web browser as if the programs were installed locally on their own computers.

Cloud computing providers deliver applications via the internet, which are accessed from a web browser, while the business software and data are stored on servers at a remote location. In some cases, legacy applications (line of business applications that until now have been prevalent in thin client Windows computing) are delivered via a screen-sharing technology, while the

computing resources are consolidated at a remote data center location; in other cases, entire business applications have been coded using web-based technologies such as AJAX. Most cloud computing infrastructures consist of services delivered through shared data-centers and appearing as a single point of access for consumers' computing needs. Commercial offerings may be required to meet service-level agreements (SLAs), but specific terms are less often negotiated by smaller companies. [edit]Comparison Cloud computing shares characteristics with:
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Autonomic computing Computer systems capable of self-management.[7] Clientserver model Clientserver computing refers broadly to any distributed application that distinguishes between service providers (servers) and service requesters (clients).[8]

Grid computing "A form of distributed and parallel computing, whereby a 'super and virtual computer' is composed of a cluster of networked, loosely coupled computers acting in concert to perform very large tasks." Mainframe computer Powerful computers used mainly by large organizations for critical applications, typically bulk data processing such as census, industry and consumer statistics, enterprise resource planning, and financial transaction processing.[9]

Utility computing The "packaging of computing resources, such as computation and storage, as a metered service similar to a traditional public utility, such as electricity."[10] Peer-to-peer Distributed architecture without the need for central coordination, with participants being at the same time both suppliers and consumers of resources (in contrast to the traditional clientserver model). Service-oriented computing software-as-a-service.[11]

[edit]Characteristics Cloud computing exhibits the following key characteristics:

Agility improves with users' ability to re-provision technological infrastructure resources. Application programming interface (API) accessibility to software that enables machines to interact with cloud software in the same way the user

interface facilitates interaction between humans and computers. Cloud computing systems typically use REST-based APIs.

Cost is claimed to be reduced and in a public cloud delivery model capital expenditure is converted to operational expenditure.[12] This is purported to lower barriers to entry, as infrastructure is typically provided by a third-party and does not need to be purchased for one-time or infrequent intensive computing tasks. Pricing on a utility computing basis is fine-grained with usage-based options and fewer IT skills are required for implementation (inhouse).[13] Device and location independence[14] enable users to access systems using a web browser regardless of their location or what device they are using (e.g., PC, mobile phone). As infrastructure is off-site (typically provided by a third-party) and accessed via the Internet, users can connect from anywhere.[13]

Multi-tenancy enables sharing of resources and costs across a large pool of users thus allowing for:

Centralization of infrastructure in locations with lower costs (such as real estate, electricity, etc.) Peak-load capacity increases (users need not engineer for highest possible load-levels) Utilization and efficiency improvements for systems that are often only 1020% utilized.[15]

Reliability is improved if multiple redundant sites are used, which makes well-designed cloud computing suitable for business continuity anddisaster recovery.[16] Scalability and Elasticity via dynamic ("on-demand") provisioning of resources on a fine-grained, self-service basis near real-time, without users having to engineer for peak loads.[17] Performance is monitored, and consistent and loosely coupled architectures are constructed using web services as the system interface.[13] Security could improve due to centralization of data, increased securityfocused resources, etc., but concerns can persist about loss of control over certain sensitive data, and the lack of security for stored kernels.[18] Security is often as good as or better than under traditional systems, in part because providers are able to devote resources to solving security issues that many

customers cannot afford.[19] However, the complexity of security is greatly increased when data is distributed over a wider area or greater number of devices and in multi-tenant systems that are being shared by unrelated users. In addition, user access to security audit logs may be difficult or impossible. Private cloud installations are in part motivated by users' desire to retain control over the infrastructure and avoid losing control of information security.

Maintenance of cloud computing applications is easier, because they do not need to be installed on each user's computer.

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REFEREES FOR KEMI ARIYO Dr Chez Ciechanowicz(Project Supervisor at RHUL) Course Director, Information Security Group Royal Holloway, University of London Direct Dial: +44 (0)1784 443112 Email: Z.Ciechanowicz@rhul.ac.uk

OPEYEMI ONIFADE(FORMER BOSS IN DIGITAL JEWELS) CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER, GALAXY BACKBONE Email: - opeyemi.onifade@gmail.com Telephone: - +2348028365259 Oluwaseun Oridota(Former boss at Zain) Team Lead VAS Application Support Email: - oluwaseun.oridota@ng.airtel.com Telephone:- +2348022228208 Ayoola Iwayemi Shell PLC Email: - a.iwayemi@shell.com Telephone: - +2348055553011

Karthikeyan Sadasivasm ( former boss at reliance communications) TATA Indicom, India email:- s_karthik_ril@yahoo.com Telephone:- +919282109155