AEGIS IT RESEARCH LTD

Their core work

AEGIS IT RESEARCH is a London-based IT SME specializing in data analytics, cybersecurity, and digital twin technologies for urban and industrial applications. They build software components for processing large-scale datasets — from detecting anomalies in critical infrastructure networks to enabling self-service big data platforms and geospatial modelling for smart cities. Their work sits at the intersection of security, big data engineering, and urban digital simulation, making them a versatile technology contributor in EU research consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

AEGIS began its H2020 participation in 2016 with a clear cybersecurity focus — critical infrastructure protection, anomaly detection, and defence against denial-of-service attacks (CIPSEC). From 2018 onward, they pivoted toward large-scale data processing, first with industrial big data platforms (I-BiDaaS) and then into digital twins combining geospatial analytics, HPC, and urban simulation (DUET). The trajectory shows a consistent thread of data-intensive computing, but the application domain shifted decisively from security toward smart city and urban planning solutions.

AEGIS is moving toward smart city digital twin technologies and geospatial big data, suggesting future work will centre on urban simulation, environmental modelling, and data-driven policy tools.

How they like to work

AEGIS has always participated as a consortium partner, never leading a project — a pattern typical of specialist SMEs that contribute specific technical components rather than managing large consortia. Across just 3 projects they accumulated 39 unique partners in 13 countries, indicating they integrate well into large, diverse European teams. Their consistent participant role and broad partner network suggest a reliable, low-friction technology contributor that project coordinators can slot into consortia with confidence.

Despite only 3 projects, AEGIS has built a remarkably wide network of 39 partners across 13 countries, reflecting participation in large multi-national consortia. This breadth across security, industrial data, and smart city domains gives them connections spanning multiple research communities.

What sets them apart

AEGIS combines cybersecurity know-how with big data engineering and digital twin development — a rare mix in a single SME. While many small IT companies specialize narrowly, AEGIS can contribute to projects ranging from infrastructure security to urban environmental modelling. For consortium builders, they offer a technically versatile partner who has proven reliable across three distinct thematic areas without the overhead of a large organization.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CIPSEC
  Their highest-funded project (EUR 423K) and their entry into H2020, addressing the high-profile topic of critical infrastructure cybersecurity.
• DUET
  Represents their most ambitious thematic shift — digital urban twins combining HPC, GIS, pollution modelling, and citizen co-creation for smart city governance.