Cortex
Network
Next-generation
Research
Centre

52.4862° N, 1.8904° W

Est. 2017Birmingham, UK
Research index

Active protocols & publications

INDEX_01 // BGP-09BGP

BGP Routing Resilience and Handshake Cryptography

Analysis of inter-domain routing stability under adversarial conditions. Research into BGP hijack detection, route leak mitigation, and cryptographic origin validation for internet-scale routing infrastructure. Published at NeurIPS 2024.

INDEX_02 // MAS-22MAS

Multi-Agent Verification Under Latency Constraints

Formal verification frameworks for multi-agent environments under partial observability. A decentralised routing protocol employing lightweight consensus mechanisms enabling dynamic topology reorganisation without central coordination.

INDEX_03 // RAG-07RAG

Semantic Guarding and RAG Pipeline Security

Taxonomy of document injection attacks targeting RAG pipelines and a defence framework based on provenance verification and content integrity checking. Detects 94.6% of targeted injection attempts.

System architecture & global assets
Autonomous SystemAS133555(Cortex Network Limited)
Core NodesLND-01//MSK-02//LAX-03
Network Topology

Global BGP Anycast Routing Matrix

BGP Anycast LatencyLND-01: 12ms   MSK-02: 24ms   LAX-03: 45ms
Timeline
2017

Cortex Network Limited founded in Birmingham, UK

2019

First research lab opens at Birmingham Science Park Aston

2022

Flagship compute facility commissioned

2024

Research published at NeurIPS, ACM CCS, IEEE S&P

2026

Expanded to three research campuses

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