CyberASAP Year 9 Demo Day

When
25/02/2026 12.30 - 19.00
Location
London
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Overview

Discover cyber security prototypes with real commercial potential at the CyberASAP Demo Day.

As advancements in cyberspace continue to develop at an ever-accelerating pace, so too does the need to keep our highly-connected world safe. To do this, we need a continuous pipeline of innovative cyber security services and products.

Many of those originate in academic labs throughout the UK, with prototypes of some of the very best developed and accelerated via CyberASAP (Cyber Security Academic Start up Accelerator Programme), dedicated to helping realise the commercial potential of academic cyber research.

Now in its ninth year, CyberASAP provides academics with the expertise, knowledge and training needed to convert their research into technologies, products and services in this key sector of the global economy. The programme creates a pipeline to move great cyber security ideas out of the university lab and into the commercial market.

About the event

Taking cohorts with innovative cybersecurity solutions through their journey to commercialisation, the CyberASAP Demo Day is your chance to get involved with the development and implementation of these prototypes and bring them to market.

The CyberASAP Demo Day is your chance to get a first-look at these proofs of concept and meet the talented teams behind them for the very first time.

As well as meeting our current cohort, Demo Day will also feature a selection of our Alumni, all at various stages of commercialisation.

Who should attend?

All those interested in supporting the cyber security ecosystem are invited to attend this event, particularly Investors and potential commercial collaborators.

As there is limited capacity at the venue, we would invite you to express interest in attending by registering for the event, and one of the team will be in touch.

Outline Agenda

12:30 – Arrival, Registration and Networking with Lunch

12:30 – 14:00 – Alumni Showcase

14:00 – 16:30

  • Welcome & Introduction – Dr Emma Fadlon, Co-Director CyberASAP, Innovate UK Business Connect
  • Keynote Talk
  • Pitches from the CyberASAP Year 9 Finalists

16:30 – Demonstrator Showcase, Networking & Drinks Reception

19:00 – Event Close

CyberASAP Year 9 Projects

Cardiff University
CipherGrit: Real-time ransomware detection

Coventry University
AI-Driven Semi-Automated Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment for automotive cybersecurity (AutoTARA)

De Montfort University
PrivacyEye: Controlling Harmful Multimedia Sharing Among Children

Lancaster University
Photarix: Room-temperature, telecoms-wavelength single photon sources for quantum-secure encryption

Teesside University
MediVault: A Privacy-preserving Data Collaboration Platform for Healthcare

Teesside University
GUARD: Generated Unauthentic Ad Recognition & Detection

Ulster University
IoT-Driven Cybersecurity Framework for Intrusion Detection in the Internet of Drones (Drone Sentinel)

University of Birmingham
SynapTrack – Identifying Money Laundering on the Blockchain

University of East London
AssetGuard+: AI-Driven Asset Criticality Classification with Generative AI, Automated Risk Assessment, and Privacy-Preserving Analytics

University of Edinburgh
Cairnlytics – Understand Open-Source Risk

University of Greenwich
Presenza – Immersive and continuous privacy-preserving age assurance for XR users

University of Portsmouth
LockNest: The Ultimate Protection for Spam and Threat Containment

University of Sheffield
SecureCall: A Caller Authentication and Encrypted Communication Solution

University of Wolverhampton
SoC4SMEs: Delivering Open-Source Security Operations Center (SoC) Solutions as a Service to Strengthen Cybersecurity for SMEs in the UK

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Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to ensuring our events are accessible for all.

If you experience any barriers to registering, for any reason, please contact us by email: enquiries@iukbc.org.uk or phone: +44 03333 403250 and we will support your registration.

Programme

This Event is part of CyberASAP .

The only pre-seed accelerator programme in the cybersecurity ecosystem, CyberASAP (Cyber Security Academic Startup Accelerator Programme) plays a unique and vital role in supporting cyber security innovation and commercialisation.

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