Microsoft Cloud Computing Research Centre

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Thomas Pasquier

Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Computer Science

My research interests include distributed robotics, mobile computing and programmable matter.

Publications

Facilitating plausible deniability for cloud providers regarding tenants' activities using trusted execution

A cloud provider that can technically determine tenants' operations may be compelled to disclose such activities by law enforcement agencies (LEAs). The situation gets even more complex when multiple …

D O'Keeffe, A Vranaki, T Pasquier, D Eyers

Data provenance to audit compliance with privacy policy in the Internet of Things

Managing privacy in the IoT presents a significant challenge. We make the case that information obtained by auditing the flows of data can assist in demonstrating that the systems handling personal …

T Pasquier, J Singh, J Powles, D Eyers, M Seltzer, J Bacon

Big Ideas paper: Policy-driven middleware for a legally-compliant Internet of Things

Internet of Things (IoT) applications, systems and services are subject to law. We argue that for the IoT to develop lawfully, there must be technical mechanisms that allow the enforcement of …

J Singh, T Pasquier, J Bacon, J Powles, R Diaconu, D Eyers

Twenty security considerations for cloud-supported Internet of Things

To realize the broad vision of pervasive computing, underpinned by the “Internet of Things” (IoT), it is essential to break down application and technology-based silos and support broad connectivity …

J Singh, T Pasquier, J Bacon, H Ko, D Eyers

Information Flow Audit for Transparency and Compliance in the Handling of Personal Data

The adoption of cloud computing is increasing and its use is becoming widespread in many sectors. As the proportion of services provided using cloud computing increases, legal and regulatory issues …

T Pasquier, D Eyers

Data Flow Management and Compliance in Cloud Computing

As cloud computing becomes an increasingly dominant means of providing computing resources, the legal and regulatory issues associated with data in the cloud become more pronounced. These issues …

J Singh, J Powles, T Pasquier, J Bacon

Data Flow Management and Compliance in Cloud Computing

Expressing and Enforcing Location Requirements in the Cloud using Information Flow Control

The adoption of cloud computing is increasing and its use is becoming widespread in many sectors. As cloud service provision increases, legal and regulatory issues become more significant. In …

T Pasquier, J Powles

Regional clouds: technical considerations

The emergence and rapid uptake of cloud computing services raise a number of legal challenges. Recently, there have been calls for regional clouds; where policy makers from various states have …

J Singh, J Bacon, J Crowcroft, A Madhavapeddy, T Pasquier, W Kuan Hon, C Millard