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Ahmed Walid Amro

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Ahmed Walid Amro

Researcher
Department of electric energy
Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

ahmed.amro@ntnu.no
+4740492513 T519 Topasbygget Kallerud, Gjøvik
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Researcher in IT & OT cyber security with experience in computer network administration.
Research interests include:
- Communication and Cyber security of Autonomous systems.

- Cyber Risk Management

- Secure System Development

- Cryptography (Cryptographic Functions, Encryption, PRNG, and Hashing)
- Network traffic analysis
- TLS protocol security
- Web application security

Competencies

  • Cyber Risk Assessment
  • Cyber Security Architecture
  • Network Traffic Analysis
  • Pentesting
  • Python Programming
  • Secure System Development

Research

Research interests include:

  • Cyber risk assessment
  • Cyber risk management
  • Cybersecurity certification
  • Threat Modelling
  • Maritime Cybersecurity
  • Cyber ranges and testbeds
  • Autonomous ships
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) 
  • Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience

Autoferry

Autoferry, aims to develop groundbreaking new concepts and methods which will enable the development of small autonomous passenger ferries in urban areas for water transport.

CertifAI: Agile conformance assessment for cybersecurity CERTIFication enhanced by Artificial Intelligence

Aiming at bridging the gap between traditional cybersecurity certification processes and agile product development using artificial intellegence

cPAID: cloud-based platform-agnostic AI defence framework

The project develops a cloud-based framework to protect AI from adversarial attacks, integrating AI-based defenses, security-by-design, and ethical principles. It ensures robust ML/DL, privacy, and explainability, validated through real-world use cases.

CyberSec4Europe

CyberSec4Europe is a research and innovation pilot for the planned European Cybersecurity Competence Centre in Bucharest and the Network of cybersecurity expertise.

Publications

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2024

  • Moen, Ivar Olav; Oruc, Aybars; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Kavallieratos, Georgios. (2024) Survey-based analysis of cybersecurity awareness of Turkish seafarers. International Journal of Information Security
    Academic article
  • Barbosa Heluany, Jessica; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2024) Interplay of Digital Twins and Cyber Deception: Unraveling Paths for Technological Advancements. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Yousaf, Awais; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Kwa, Philip Teow Huat; Li, Meixuan; Zhou, Jianying. (2024) Cyber risk assessment of cyber-enabled autonomous cargo vessel. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection
    Academic article
  • Katsikas, Sokratis; Kavallieratos, Georgios; Amro, Ahmed Walid. (2024) Future Trends in Maritime Cybersecurity. Elsevier
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2023

  • Bouzidi, Mohammed; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Dalveren, Yaser; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Derawi, Mohammad. (2023) LPWAN Cyber Security Risk Analysis: Building a Secure IQRF Solution. Sensors
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2023) Evaluation of a Cyber Risk Assessment Approach for Cyber–Physical Systems: Maritime- and Energy-Use Cases. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid. (2023) Communication and cybersecurity for autonomous passenger ferry. Doctoral theses at NTNU
    Academic article

2022

  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2022) Communication and Cybersecurity Testbed for Autonomous Passenger Ship. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2022) Cyber risk management for autonomous passenger ships using threat-informed defense-in-depth. International Journal of Information Security
    Academic article
  • Oruc, Aybars; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2022) Assessing Cyber Risks of an INS Using the MITRE ATT&CK Framework. Sensors
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2022) From Click to Sink: Utilizing AIS for Command and Control in Maritime Cyber Attacks. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2022) Assessing Cyber Risk in Cyber-Physical Systems Using the ATT&CK Framework. ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS)
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Oruc, Aybars; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2022) Navigation Data Anomaly Analysis and Detection. Information
    Academic article

2021

  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2021) Communication architecture for autonomous passenger ship. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part O, Journal of risk and reliability
    Academic article

2020

  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2020) Connect and Protect: Requirements for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship in Urban Passenger Transportation. Springer Nature
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Kavallieratos, Georgios; Louzis, Konstantinos; Thieme, Christoph Alexander. (2020) Impact of cyber risk on the safety of the MilliAmpere2 Autonomous Passenger Ship. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Knox, Benjamin James. (2020) Applications of an Online Audience Response System in Different Academic Settings: An Empirical Study. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid. (2020) IoT Vulnerability Scanning: A State of the Art. Springer Publishing Company
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Journal publications

  • Moen, Ivar Olav; Oruc, Aybars; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Kavallieratos, Georgios. (2024) Survey-based analysis of cybersecurity awareness of Turkish seafarers. International Journal of Information Security
    Academic article
  • Yousaf, Awais; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Kwa, Philip Teow Huat; Li, Meixuan; Zhou, Jianying. (2024) Cyber risk assessment of cyber-enabled autonomous cargo vessel. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection
    Academic article
  • Bouzidi, Mohammed; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Dalveren, Yaser; Alaya Cheikh, Faouzi; Derawi, Mohammad. (2023) LPWAN Cyber Security Risk Analysis: Building a Secure IQRF Solution. Sensors
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2023) Evaluation of a Cyber Risk Assessment Approach for Cyber–Physical Systems: Maritime- and Energy-Use Cases. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid. (2023) Communication and cybersecurity for autonomous passenger ferry. Doctoral theses at NTNU
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2022) Cyber risk management for autonomous passenger ships using threat-informed defense-in-depth. International Journal of Information Security
    Academic article
  • Oruc, Aybars; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2022) Assessing Cyber Risks of an INS Using the MITRE ATT&CK Framework. Sensors
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2022) Assessing Cyber Risk in Cyber-Physical Systems Using the ATT&CK Framework. ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS)
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Oruc, Aybars; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2022) Navigation Data Anomaly Analysis and Detection. Information
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2021) Communication architecture for autonomous passenger ship. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part O, Journal of risk and reliability
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Kavallieratos, Georgios; Louzis, Konstantinos; Thieme, Christoph Alexander. (2020) Impact of cyber risk on the safety of the MilliAmpere2 Autonomous Passenger Ship. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Knox, Benjamin James. (2020) Applications of an Online Audience Response System in Different Academic Settings: An Empirical Study. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Barbosa Heluany, Jessica; Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2024) Interplay of Digital Twins and Cyber Deception: Unraveling Paths for Technological Advancements. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Katsikas, Sokratis; Kavallieratos, Georgios; Amro, Ahmed Walid. (2024) Future Trends in Maritime Cybersecurity. Elsevier
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2022) Communication and Cybersecurity Testbed for Autonomous Passenger Ship. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios. (2022) From Click to Sink: Utilizing AIS for Command and Control in Maritime Cyber Attacks. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Katsikas, Sokratis. (2020) Connect and Protect: Requirements for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship in Urban Passenger Transportation. Springer Nature
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Amro, Ahmed Walid. (2020) IoT Vulnerability Scanning: A State of the Art. Springer Publishing Company
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Teaching

IMT4113 - Introduction to Cyber and Information Security Technology

IMT4203 - Critical Infrastructure Security

 

Supervision

Master Thesis Supervision

·  Topic: Developing and using a virtual platform to test cyber security for autonomous vehicles and vessels
Student: Thomas Skarshaug
Year: 2020
University: NTNU
Status: Completed

·  Topic: Automated Red Teams in Maritime Cybersecurity Exercises
Student: Audun Solli
Year: 2022
University: NTNU
Status: Completed

·  Topic: IT Risk Assessment Automation in Healthcare Networks
Student: Daniel del Riego San Martín
Year: 2022
University: NTNU
Status: Completed

·  Topic: Cyber Threats and Vulnerabilities in the Integrated Navigation System
Student: Ulrik Johansen Ruud
Year: 2022
University: NTNU
Status: Completed

·  Topic: Gamifying the MITRE ATT&CK for Cyber Security Training using the COFELET Framework
Student: Lama Amro
Year: 2022
University: NTNU
Status: Completed

·  Topic: Cyber Risk Management Guidelines for Autonomous Ships
Student: Philip Kwa
Year: 2024
University: SUTD
Status: Completed

·  Topic: Cybersecurity Evaluation of Maritime Systems
Student: Abdullah Zafar
Year: 2024
University: NTNU
Status: Completed

·  Topic: Enhanced Cyber Deception Based on Digital Twin in OT Environments
Student: To Be Disclosed Later
Year: 2025
University: NTNU
Status: Ongoing

·  Topic: Automated Threat Modelling using Artificial Intelligence
Student: To Be Disclosed Later
Year: 2025
University: NTNU
Status: Ongoing

·  Topic: A Testable “Honeybot” for Detecting Remote Online Social Engineering
Student: To Be Disclosed Later
Year: 2025
University: NTNU
Status: Ongoing

·  Topic: Anomaly Detection Dataset for Ship Navigation Systems
Student: To Be Disclosed Later
Year: 2025
University: NTNU
Status: Ongoing

·  Topic: Development of Micro-Learning Modules for Maritime Cybersecurity Education and Training
Student: To Be Disclosed Later
Year: 2025
University: NTNU
Status: Ongoing

Outreach

Management of Cyber Risks in Autonomous Ships

Academic lecture

Communication and Cybersecurity for Autonomous Passenger Ferry

Research Seminar

From Threat Models to Penetration Testing Plans: A Healthcare Use Case

A hands-on lecture bridged SoTA threat modelling (using OWASP ThreatDragon on OpenEMR) with penetration testing. Students modelled threats in a hospital system and collaboratively tested vulnerabilities in a virtual OpenEMR network.

CIMSS 2025 Workshop Chair

5th International Workshop on Critical Infrastructure and Manufacturing System Security (CIMSS)

CPSS 2025 Publication Chair/Program Committee

11th ACM Cyber-Physical System Security Workshop (CPSS 2025)

CyberShield Workshop Technical program committee

2025 IEEE CSR Workshop on Cybersecurity Innovation and Resilience (CyberShield)

CyberICPS Program Committee Member

10th Workshop on the Security of Industrial Control Systems & of Cyber-Physical Systems (CyberICPS 2024)

2024

  • Lecture
    Amro, Ahmed Walid. (2024) Tactics, Techniques, and procedures of Cyber Threats Against Ships. Memorial University - Canada Maritime Cybersecurity - Building Resiliency , Hybrid: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/maritime-cybersecurity-building-resiliency-tickets-949877558347 2024-10-29 - 2024-10-29
  • Lecture
    Amro, Ahmed Walid. (2024) Management of Cyber Risks in Autonomous Ships. Muhammad Ali Fauzi - University of Brawijaya Guest Lecture , Hybrid: Presenter online, students online and physical 2024-10-08 - 2024-10-08
  • Lecture
    Amro, Ahmed Walid. (2024) From Threat Models to Penetration Testing Plans: A Healthcare Use Case. CybersecPro, CybAlliance, and ISLA projects IPICS summer school 2024 , Porto, Portugal 2024-07-12 - 2024-07-12

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