NTNU Digital Forensics

Research Group

NTNU Digital Forensics

The research group focuses on research and development of advanced computational methods to establish and prove the scientific basis of forensic investigative procedures, with the objective to support forensic examiners in their daily casework. 

About

About our Research Group

We conduct fundamental and applied research to enhance prevention, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime, cyber-enabled fraud, and high technology crime.

We also contribute to advisory services, forensic casework, and expert witness in cooperation with partners from national, European and international law enforcement agencies (LEA), academia and the private sector.

 

 

Topics

  • Research in the area of large-scale investigations; automatic search through terabytes of electronic data storage within closed systems and the Internet,
  • Research and development for the rapid acquisition, correlation and analysis of Internet-related evidence,
  • Technologies for cross-media search and data integration to access diverse sources of information, in particular data enrichment from Internet sources,
  • Algorithms for the analysis of encrypted evidence and cryptographic credentials,
  • Design of advanced computing technologies to achieve more objective evidence analysis and final decision making by implementing computational intelligence.
  • Development of methods and tools for digital penetrator attribution and profiling, visualization of serious criminal relationships and associations, and geographical mapping of digital and physical evidence.

Governance

Mission statement

  • Forensic Teaching Environment
  • Postgraduate Education and Training
  • Curiosity-driven, fundamental research and publications 
  • Applied Research and Development on behalf of Industrial and Governmental Entities
  • Forensic Casework, Expert Witnesses, and Advisory Services in Cooperation with Partners
  • Networking and Community-building Activities, e.g., Workshops, Tutorials, Competitions,…

Objective

  • Study and development of advanced computational methods to
    • Assist in basic and applied forensic research, e.g. to establish or prove the scientific basis of a particular forensic investigative procedure,
    • Support the forensic examiner in their daily casework.
  • Modern crime investigation, prosecution and prevention shall profit from the joint intelligence of humans and machines.

Research activity

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Publications Authors Journal Year
Digital Forensic Acquisition Using Private Internet of Things Cloud Application Programming Interfaces Johannes Olegård, Stefan Axelsson ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2025
Enhancing Security in International Data Spaces: A STRIDE Framework Approach Nikola Gavric, Andrii Shalaginov, Aliaksei Andrushevich, Andreas Rumsch, Andrew Paice ...more authors Technologies 2025
Comparative metabolite analysis of Piper sarmentosum organs approached by LC–MS-based metabolic profiling Ismail Ware, Katrin Franke, Andrej Frolov, Kseniia Bureiko, Elana Kysil, Maizatulakmal Yahayu, Hesham Ali El Enshasy, Ludger A. Wessjohann ...more authors Natural Products and Bioprospecting 2024
VulnMiner: A comprehensive framework for vulnerability collection from C/C++ source code projects[Formula presented] Guru Bhandari, Nikola Gavric, Andrii Shalaginov ...more authors Software Impacts 2024
Towards Resource-Efficient DDoS Detection in IoT: Leveraging Feature Engineering of System and Network Usage Metrics Nikola Gavric, Guru Prasad Bhandari, Andrii Shalaginov ...more authors Journal of Network and Systems Management 2024
Stool and Blood DNA Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening. Reply Thomas F. Imperiale, Kyle Porter, Paul Limburg ...more authors New England Journal of Medicine 2024
Next-Generation Multitarget Stool DNA Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening Thomas F. Imperiale, Kyle Porter, Julia Zella, Zubin D. Gagrat, Marilyn C. Olson, Sandi Statz, Jorge Garces, Philip T. Lavin, Humberto Aguilar, Don Brinberg, ...more authors New England Journal of Medicine 2024
A Screen of Plant-Based Natural Products Revealed That Quercetin Prevents Pyroglutamylated Amyloid-β (Aβ3(pE)-42) Uptake in Astrocytes As Well As Resulting Astrogliosis and Synaptic Dysfunction Helene Arndt, Mark Bachurski, PingAn Yuanxiang, Katrin Franke, Ludger A. Wessjohann, Michael R. Kreutz, Katarzyna M. Grochowska ...more authors Molecular Neurobiology 2024
Exploring a Low-Cost Hardware Reverse Engineering Approach: A Use Case Experiment André Waltoft-Olsen, Phillip Johnson, Lasse Øverlier, Geir Olav Dyrkolbotn ...more authors IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 2024
Metabolite profiling based characterization of active ingredients from St. John's wort Metaboliten-Profiling basierte Charakterisierung von Wirkstoffen aus Johanniskraut Katrin Franke, Pauline Stark, Mohamed Nagia, Paride Rizzo, Ludger A. Wessjohann ...more authors Zeitschrift fur Arznei- und Gewurzpflanzen 2024
Energy efficiency of kernel and user space level VPN solutions in AIoT networks Aleksandar Jevremovic, Zona Kostic, Ivan Chorbev, Dragan Perakovic, Andrii Shalaginov, Ivan Cvitic ...more authors IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society 2024
A Taxonomy of Challenges for Self-Sovereign Identity Systems Abylay Satybaldy, Md Sadek Ferdous, Mariusz Nowostawski ...more authors IEEE Access 2024
Blockchain as a Driver of Vertical and Horizontal Information Sharing for Sustainable Innovations Paul Kengfai Wan, Halvor Holtskog, Lizhen Huang, Mariusz Nowostawski ...more authors Blockchain as a Technology for Environmental Sustainability 2024
IoTvulCode: AI-enabled vulnerability detection in software products designed for IoT applications Guru Bhandari, Gebremariam Assres, Nikola Gavric, Andrii Shalaginov, Tor-Morten Grønli ...more authors International Journal of Information Security 2024
Algorithm Development and Early Performance Evaluation of a Next-Generation Multitarget Stool DNA Screening Test for Colorectal Cancer Thomas F. Imperiale, Zubin D. Gagrat, Martin Krockenberger, Kyle Porter, Emily Ziegler, Christine M. Leduc, Michael B. Matter, Marilyn C. Olson, Paul Limburg ...more authors Gastro Hep Advances 2024
Advancing Knowledge Discoveries in Criminal Investigations with Semantic Textual Similarity Mads Skipanes, Tollef Emil Jørgensen, Katrin Franke ...more authors Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications 2023
Prenylated acylphloroglucinol alcohols and peroxides from Hypericum coris Carlos Henrique Corrêa dos Santos, Pauline Stark, Paride Rizzo, Katrin Franke, Ludger A. Wessjohann ...more authors Phytochemistry Letters 2023
Outcomes of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Cirrhosis: A National Analysis Andrew J. Kruger, Marwan S. Abougergi, Sajid Jalil, Lindsay A. Sobotka, Michael R. Wellner, Kyle Porter, Lanla F. Conteh, Sean G. Kelly, Khalid Mumtaz ...more authors Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2023
Stool-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Performance Characteristics in Those With and Without Hemorrhoids Derek W. Ebner, David Rushlow, Joshua Mou, Kyle Porter, Lila J. Finney Rutten, Paul Limburg, Feyza Sancar, Thomas F. Imperiale ...more authors Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality and Outcomes 2023
Prenylated Isoflavanones with Antimicrobial Potential from the Root Bark of Dalbergia melanoxylon Duncan Mutiso Chalo, Katrin Franke, Vaderament-A. Nchiozem-Ngnitedem, Esezah Kakudidi, Hannington Origa-Oryem, Jane Namukobe, Florian Kloss, Abiy Yenesew, Ludger A. Wessjohann ...more authors Metabolites 2023
Reliability validation enabling framework (RVEF) for digital forensics in criminal investigations Radina Stoykova, Katrin Franke ...more authors Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation 2023
Insecurity Refactoring: Automated Injection of Vulnerabilities in Source Code Felix Schuckert, Basel Katt, Hanno Langweg ...more authors Computers and Security 2023
Challenging Structure Elucidation of Lumnitzeralactone, an Ellagic Acid Derivative from the Mangrove Lumnitzera racemosa Jonas Kappen, Jeprianto Manurung, Tristan Fuchs, Sahithya Phani Babu Vemulapalli, Lea M. Schmitz, Andrej Frolov, Andria Agusta, Alexandra N. Muellner-Riehl, Christian Griesinger, Katrin Franke, ...more authors Marine Drugs 2023
Hybrid IoT Cyber Range Karl Edvard Balto, Muhammad Mudassar Yamin, Andrii Shalaginov, Basel Katt ...more authors Sensors 2023
Evidence in the fog – Triage in fog computing systems Jens-Petter Sandvik, Katrin Franke, Habtamu Abie, Andrè Årnes ...more authors Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation 2023
Molecular Modes of Action of an Aqueous Nerium oleander Extract in Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo Luay J. Rashan, Nadire Özenver, Joelle C. Boulos, Mona Dawood, Wynand P. Roos, Katrin Franke, Ioannis Papasotiriou, Ludger A. Wessjohann, Heinz-Herbert Fiebig, Thomas Efferth ...more authors Molecules 2023
Characterization and Bioactive Potential of Secondary Metabolites Isolated from Piper sarmentosum Roxb. Ismail Ware, Katrin Franke, Mthandazo Dube, Hesham Ali El Enshasy, Ludger A. Wessjohann ...more authors International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023
A Whole-of-Society Approach to Organise for Offensive Cyberspace Operations: The Case of the Smart State Sweden Gazmend Huskaj, Stefan Axelsson ...more authors European Conference on Information Warfare and Security, ECCWS 2023
Adaptive servo-ventilation and mortality in patients with systolic heart failure and central sleep apnea: a single-center experience Paulina Sun, Kyle Porter, Winfried Randerath, David Jarjoura, Rami Khayat ...more authors Sleep and Breathing 2023
Automated infection risks assessments (AIRa) for decision-making using a blockchain-based alert system: A case study in a representative building Paul Kengfai Wan, Lizhen Huang, Zhichen Lai, Xiufeng Liu, Mariusz Nowostawski, Halvor Holtskog, Yongping Liu ...more authors Environmental Research 2023
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Vacant positions

Key academic staff

Key Academic Staff


Part-time academic staff

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André Årnes, Adjunct Associate Professor

Jefferey D. Hamm, Lecturer, Mandiant/FireEye


Affiliated Academic Staff

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Inger Marie Sunde, Professor, The Norwegian Police University College (PHS)

Hallstein A. Hansen, PhD, Oslo Police District (OPD)

Jul Fredrik Kaltenborn, PhD Research Fellow, Department of Information Security and Communication Technology


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Partners

Partners

Academic partners

  • United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
  • University California Santa Cruz, USA
  • Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
  • University of Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Norwegian Computing Centre (NR) , Norway
  • Norwegian Police University College (PHS), Norway
  • University in Oslo, Norway
  • University of Malta, Malta
  • National Research Council of Italy, Italy
  • National Intelligence Academy, Romania
  • Edith Cowan University, Australia
  • Fraunhofer Society, Germany
  • Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, Japan
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Ellinki Aeroporiki Viomichania Anonymi Etairei, Greece
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
  • Universität Stuttgart, Germany

User partners from public sector

  • Norwegian National Police Directorate (POD), Norway
  • Kripos, Norway
  • Økokrim, Norway
  • Oslo Police District (OPD), Norway
  • Netherlands Forensics Institute (NFI), Netherlands
  • Advance Technology Institute, Romania
  • Fraunhofer Society, Germany
  • Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, Japan
  • NorSIS – Norsk Senter for Informasjonssikring, Norway
  • Misa SA, Norway
  • Raufoss Technology AS, Norway
  • SINTEF Raufoss Manufacturing, Norway

Security-service providers

  • FinansCERT, Norway
  • mnemonic AS, Norway
  • Synergetics N.V. Group, Belgium
  • Xensics, USA
  • KraftCERT AS, Norway
  • National Sikkerhetsmyndighet (NSM), Norway
  • REALITY NET System Solutions, Italy
  • Ericsson AB, Sweden
  • C 3 M d.o.o., Slovenia
  • Promon, Norway
  • RD&T Technology AB, Sweden