People
People
Ingrid Schjølberg NTNU Chair of the Board
Erik Alexander Løkken Mnemonic
Sindre Skjønsberg Equinor ASA
Torstein Gimnes Are Norsk Hydro ASA
Arne Roar Nygård Elvia AS
Trond Austad Oslo Politidistrikt
Audun Solås Kongsberggruppen ASA
Dag Eirik Nordgård SINTEF Energi
Substitute members of the board
Siri Bromander Mnemonic AS
Ove Aasen Equinor ASA
Svein Hopland Oslo Politidistrikt
Øystein Lintvedt Kongsberggruppen ASA
Oddbjørn Gjerde SINTEF Energi
Sokratis Katsikas NTNU
Centre Director
Leader of work package 6, Project management
Main research area: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Poul Heegaard NTNU
Associate Centre Director
Task leader T3.4 and T4.4
Eirik Bådsvik Hamre Korsen NTNU
Leader of work package 1, Research-based innovation roadmap
Main research area: Industrial economics and technology management
Stephen Wolthusen NTNU
Leader of work package 2, Foundations
Task leader T2.1 and T2.2
Main research area: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Jia-Chun Lin (Kelly) NTNU
Leader of work package 3, Technologies, applications, and services
Tesfaye Zerihun SINTEF Energi
Leader of work package 4, Demonstration environments
Vasileios Gkioulos NTNU
Leader of work package 5, Dissemination and knowledge transfer
Task leader T2.3 and T3.3
Main research area: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Habtamu Abie Norsk Regnesentral
Leader of focus area 1, IT and OT integration
Task leader T3.6
Main research area: Adaptive Security, Trust, Privacy, Risk Management, Distributed Object Computing
Thomas Zinner NTNU
Leader of focus area 2, 5G
Halvor Holtskog NTNU
Leader of focus area 3, Human and organizational aspects
Task leader T2.4 and T4.2
Main research area: Industrial economics and technology management
Katrin Franke Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace
Leader of focus area 4, Data analytics
Hanne Mari Solhaug Djupdal NTNU
Centre Coordinator
Bente Hoff NSM, Norway
Prof. Bruce Mork Michigan Technological University, USA
Prof. Carmen Mas Machuca Technical University of Munich, Germany
Em. Prof. Davydd Greenwood Cornell University, USA
Prof. Elias Carayannis George Washington University School of Business, USA
Janne Merete Hagen NVE, Norway
Prof. Kai Rannenberg Goethe University, Germany
Prof. Mauro Conti University of Padua, Italy
Sokratis Katsikas NTNU
Centre Director
Leader of work package 6, Project management
Main research area: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Jia-Chun Lin NTNU
Leader of work package 3, Technologies, applicaitons, and services
Vasileios Gkioulos NTNU
Leader of work package 5, Dissemination and knowledge transfer
Main research area: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Stephen Wolthusen NTNU
Leader of work package 2, Foundations
Main research area: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Halvor Holtskog NTNU
Leader of focus area 3, Human and organizational aspects
Main research area: Industrial economics and technology management
Eirik Bådsvik Hamre Korsen NTNU
Leader of work package 1, Research-based innovation roadmap
Main research area: Industrial economics and technology management
Bian Yang NTNU
Task leader T4.3
Main research area: Health informatics and security; Privacy enhancing technologies and biometrics
Poul Heegaard NTNU
Leader of focus area 2, 5G
Main research area: Security, Robustness, and Performance in Communication Systems
Lasse Øverlier NTNU
Deputy task leader T4.4
Main research area: Information security and privacy, Content-based multimedia analytics
Danilo Gligoroski NTNU
Task leader T3.5
Main research area: Information Security and Cryptography
Basel Katt NTNU
Task leader T3.9
Main research area: Security assurance and evaluation, Cyber Ranges and Security education and training
Geir Olav Dyrkolbotn NTNU
Main research area: Cyber Intelligence, Cyber tactics, and Reverse engineering
Arvind Sharma NTNU
Task leader T3.7
Main research area: Hardware Reverse Engineering
Jan William Johnsen NTNU
Main research area: Digital Forensics
Kyle Porter NTNU
Main research area: Digital Forensics
Ottar henriksen NTNU
Main research area: Industrial economics and technology management
Gerd Kjølle SINTEF Energi
Leader of work package 4, Demonstration environments
Main research area: Security of electricity supply
Tesfaye Zerihun SINTEF Energi
Task leader T4.1
Main research area: Security of electricity supply
Santiago Sanchez Acevedo SINTEF Energi
Main research area: Security of electricity supply
Salvatore D'Arco SINTEF Energi
Main research area: Security of electricity supply
Tor Olav Grøtan SINTEF Digital
Task leader T3.2
Main research area: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Martin Gilje Jaatun SINTEF Digital
Deputy task leader T3.2
Main research area: Smart Grid and ICS Security
Ravishankar Borgaonkar SINTEF Digital
Main research area: Security in critical communication (mobile communication 4G/5G/Nødnett) infrastructure
Lars Flå SINTEF Digital
Main research area: Smart Grid and ICS Security
Andrea Vik Bjarkø SINTEF Digital
Main research area: Cyber resilience in critical infrastructure
Kristian Martinsen SINTEF Manufacturing
Håkon Dahl SINTEF Manufacturing
Christina Marie Mitcheltree SINTEF Manufacturing
Habtamu Abie Norsk Regnesentral
Leader of focus area 1, IT and OT integration
Task leader T3.14
Main research area: Adaptive Security, Trust, Privacy, Risk Management, Distributed Object Computing
Sandeep Pirbhulal Norsk Regnesentral
Deputy task leader T3.14
Main research area: Adaptive Security, Trust, Privacy, Risk Management, Distributed Object Computing
Svetlana Boudko Norsk Regnesentral
Main research area: Privacy-preserving AI for Cybersecurity
Ingvar Tjøstheim Norsk Regnesentral
Task leader T2.6
Main research area: Risk and risk assessment. Privacy. Serious games technology. Test-methods
Sigurd Eskeland Norsk Regnesentral
Task leader T3.8
Main research area: Information security and Cryptographic protocols
Christian Omlin UiA
Deputy task leader T3.4
Main research area: Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning
Thomas Zinner NTNU
Task leader T3.10
Katrien De Moor NTNU
Postdoctoral researchers with financial support from the Centre budget
James Wright NTNU
Period 10.01.22 – 09.01.25
Topic Task 2.2 Modelling distributed subversion attacks in cyber physical systems
Shao-Fang Wen NTNU
Period 17.06.22 – 16.06.25
Topic Task 3.9 Cybersecurity assurance frameworks
PhD students with financial support from the Centre budget
Arnstein Vestad NTNU
Period 01.09.21 – 30.08.24
Topic Task 4.3, Cybersecurity models for remote medical and care services delivery
Period 01.12.23
Topic Task 3.13, Secure, human-centered XR experiences in critical sectors
Gizem Erceylan NTNU
Period 10.09.23 – 09.09.26
Topic Task 2.3 Digital Twin Security Models and Mechanisms
Jessica Heluany NTNU
Period 18.05.22 – 17.05.25
Topic Task 2.3 Digital Twin Security Models and Mechanisms
Period 15.03.21 – 14.03.24
Topic Task 2.4, Human side of secure industry 4.0
Sahana Sridhar NTNU
Period 15.09.21 – 14.09.24
Topic Task 3.5, Sub-millisecond control layer codes for 5G and beyond
Period Integrated PhD 50% 22.08.22 – 21.08.24, 100% PhD 22.08.24 – 21.08.26
Topic Task 3.10 Secure and Reliable Softwarization in the Context of 5G and beyond
Touseef Sadiq UiA
Period 15.09.21 – 14.09.24
Topic Task 3.4, Humanized Deep learning & Big data analytics
Trond Vatten NTNU
Period Integrated PhD 50% 29.08.22 – 28.08.24, 100% PhD 29.08.24 – 28.08.27
Topic Task 3.1 5G and beyond as an element of critical services
Vyron Kampourakis NTNU
Period 01.10.22 – 30.09.25
Topic Task 3.3 Reference Systems for a Cyber-physical Range
Yana Bilous NTNU
Period
Topic Task 2.1 Dynamic Interdependency Models for Critical Infrastructures
PhD students working on projects in the centre with financial support from other sources
Funding NTNU IIK (CCIS)
Period 10.08.21 – 09.08.24
Topic Cybersecurity models and mechanisms for remote medical and care services
Funding Statnett, Norges Forskningsråd
Period 01.12.20 – 01.01.25
Topic Hardware Reverse Engineering
Funding NTNU, Norges Forskningsråd
Period 16.08.21 – 16.08.25
Topic Scalable and robust instance search
Funding Sykehuset Innlandet
Period 01.02.20 – 31.01.24
Topic Hvilke mekanismer fremmer kontinuerlig forbedring av arbeidsprosesser i en sykehusenhet?
Funding Elvia AS, Norges Forskningsråd
Period 01.01.21 – 31.12.24
Topic Reverse Engineering for verification of security in digital value chain in a critical infrastructure
Funding Sykehuset Innlandet, Norges Forskningsråd
Period 01.01.21 – 31.12.24
Topic Faster Assembly by Learning (FAbL)
Funding Nordic Financial CERT (NFCERT), Norges Forskningsråd
Period 01.05.23 – 30.04.2029
Topic Intelligence, cyber threat intelligence and AI
Funding NC-Spectrum, Norges Forskningsråd
Period 01.01.22 – 31.12.25
Topic Situation Awareness in Security Operations Centres
Funding Siemens AS, Norges Forskningsråd
Period 01.04.21 – 31.07.25
Topic Lowering Cybersecurity entry barriers for Industry 4.0 companies
Funding Kripos, Norges Forskningsråd
Period 01.01.22 – 31.12.25
Topic Information work in investigation
Funding Kripos
Period 02.01.2023 – 31.12.2026
TopicDigital forensic readiness framework for cybercrime investigation: a law enforcement perspective
Funding NTNU IIK
Period 01.08.2022 – 01.08.2026
TopicIkke-teknisk aspekter (menneskelige og organisatoriske) i industrielle kontrollsystemer innen cybersikkerhet
Ahmad Afiouni
Supervisor Bian Yang
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic
Arnt-Helge Nilsen Øyan
Supervisor Bian Yang
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic
Audun Landøy Solli
Supervisor Vasileios Gkioulos
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic A Testbed for Evaluating Cyber Security in the Martime Sector
Embla Jenssen og Sindre Johansen
Supervisor Eirik Korsen, Kongsberg Gruppen
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Alignment of cyber risk management: what are the most important building blocks for achieving alignment between middle managers and cyber professionals.
Fedor Kuznetsov og Mykhailo Hryniv
Supervisor Halvor Holtskog
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Kunstig intelligens – implementeringsutfordringer på organisasjonsnivå
Fredrik Kirkebirkeland Kristiansen og Per Håvard Kolle Hustvedt
Supervisor Halvor Holtskog, Hydro and IDT Solution
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic På hvilken måte kan menneskesentrert produksjon påvirke/legge til rette for sikker informasjonsutveksling i organisasjon
Hassan Afzal og Remeen Jamshaid Khan
Supervisor Gry Høiland, Sykehuset Innlandet
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Informasjonssikkerhet i digitaliseringsprosjekter Sykehuset Innlandet
Ina Bjørkedal Jenssen
Supervisor Godfrey Mugurusi, Kongsberg Gruppen
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Kunnskapsdeling som konkurransefortrinn
Jarle Nyberg og Sverre Sørbye Larsen
Supervisor Eirik Korsen, Hydro
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Egenrapportering som prestasjonsmåling I virksomheters styringssystemer for HMS og Digital Sikkerhet
Jørgen Leonard Grosås Eikjeland
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Data Security at Yara
Petter John Sørlie Fotheringham
Supervisor Arvind Sharma
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Tamper Protection of Digital Door Locking System
Sander Løken Berntsen
Supervisor Vasileios Gkioulos
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Ontological Event Analysis in Power Distribution Industrial Control Systems
Ulrik Johansen Ruud
Supervisor Vasileios Gkioulos
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities in the Integrated Navigation System
Kevin Michael Løver
Supervisor Arvind Sharma, NTNU og Arne Roar Nygård, Elvia
Period 2023-2024
Topic Hardware Supply chain Security for Critical sector application
Cyrus Maharjan
Supervisor Arvind Sharma
Period 2023-2024
Topic Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Surveillance Cameras
Sebastian Fuglesang, Christian Lewin
Supervisor Thomas Zinner, Stanislav Lange, Waqas Ikram (ABB)
Period Fall 2023/Spring 2024
Topic Performance comparison of private 5G networks
Jorge Ivan Jaramillo Hoyes
Supervisor Thomas Zinner, Tesfaye Zerihun (Sintef Energy)
Period Fall 2023/Spring 2024
Topic Integrating a Smart Grid scenario into NTNU’s private 5G Lab
Herman Henriksen
Supervisor Thomas Zinner, Andres Gonzalez (Telenor)
Period Fall 2023/Spring 2024
Topic Policy checking for multi-tenancy in Kubernetes
Gustav Oskar Sivertsen
Supervisor James G Wright, Stephen Wolthusen
Period 10/22-06/23
Topic Observable Effects of Selected Phasor Measurement Unit Time Delay Attacks
Matteo Calabrese
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas, Georgios Kavallieratos, Gregory Falco (Cornell University)
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Space Oddity: Space Cybersecurity Lessons from a Simulated OPS-SAT Attack
Maria Opland
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas, Sindre Gjelsten (Sykehuspartner AS)
Period Høst 2023 - vår 2024
Topic Communication between top management and cybersecurity professionals
Jarl Goksør
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas
Period Høst 2023 - vår 2024
Topic Effectiveness of Cyber Threat Intelligence
Stian Lysnes
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas, Sindre Gjelsten (Sykehuspartner AS)
Period Høst 2023 - vår 2024
Topic Communication between top management and cybersecurity professionals
Knut Lorvik
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas, Georgios Kavallieratos
Period Høst 2023 - vår 2024
Topic Adopting cyber security frameworks to increase cyber resiliency in the aquaculture industry
Karl Jonatan Due Vatn
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas, Georgios Kavallieratos
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Threat analysis in Dairy Farming 4.0
Eirik Lien og Karl Magnus Grønning Bergh
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas
Period Høst 2022 - vår 2023
Topic Attitudes and Perception of AMI Information Security in the Energy Sector of Norway
Gyri Bøe
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas, Georgios Kavallieratos
Period Høst 2023 - vår 2024
Topic Threat modeling in space maritime systems
Jakob Schjøllert Fredheim
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas, Georgios Kavallieratos
Period Høst 2023 - vår 2024
Topic Attack paths in Critical Space Infrastructure
Masrur Masqub Utsash
Supervisor Sokratis Katsikas, Kostantinos Antonakopoulos (Bitrezus)
Period Høst 2023 - vår 2024
Topic Trust Algorithms in ZTA for secure Satellite Operations