Aida Akbarzadeh
About
Ph.D. in Information Security and Communication Technology
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience group (CISaR)
M.Sc in Safe communication and Cryptography
B.Sc in Electronics Engineering
Previous Projects:
- CPSEC
“Cyber-Physical Security in Energy Infrastructure of Smart Cities” | (2019–2023)
Funded by the Research Council of Norway
- ENHANCE
(European University of Technology Alliance) | (2020–2023)
Funded by the EU
- CybWin
“Cybersecurity Platform for Assessment and Training for Critical Infrastructures
– Legacy to Digital Twin” | (2021–2023)
Funded by the Research Council of Norway
- RECYCIN
“Reinforcing Competence in Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures: A Norway-
US Partnership” | (2023–2024)
Funded by the Research Council of Norway
- CybAlliance
“International Alliance for Strengthening Cybersecurity and Privacy in
Healthcare” | (2023–2024)
Funded by the Research Council of Norway
- CORESIM
“Context-Based Real-Time OT-IT Systems Integrity Management” | (2023–
2024)
Funded by the Research Council of Norway
Current Projects:
- ENFIELD
“European Lighthouse to Manifest Trustworthy and Green AI” | (2024–current)
Funded by EU (HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions)
- ENHANCE+
(European University of Technology Alliance) | (2023–current)
Funded by Erasmus+
Publications
2024
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Erdodi, Laszlo Tibor;
Houmb, Siv Hilde;
Soltvedt, Tore Geir.
(2024)
Two-stage advanced persistent threat (APT) attack on an IEC 61850 power grid substation.
International Journal of Information Security
Academic article
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Chockalingam, Sabarathinam;
Ramaj, Xhesika;
Amro, Lama Mohammad Saed;
Sanchez Gordon, Mary Luz;
Gkioulos, Vasileios.
(2024)
Workshop on Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures.
Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2023
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis K..
(2023)
Towards Comprehensive Modeling of CPSs to Discover and Study Interdependencies.
Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2023)
Towards Comprehensive Modeling of CPSs to Discover and Study Interdependencies.
Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2023)
Modeling cyber and physical threats in IT&OT integrated systems.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Erdodi, Laszlo Tibor;
Houmb, Siv Hilde;
Soltvedt, Tore Geir;
Muggerud, Hans Kristian.
(2023)
Attacking IEC 61850 Substations by Targeting the PTP Protocol.
Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis K..
(2023)
Dependency based risk analysis in Cyber-Physical
Systems.
Doctoral theses at NTNU (2023:83)
Doctoral dissertation
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Akbarzadeh, Aida.
(2023)
Towards Comprehensive Modeling of CPSs to Discover and Study Interdependencies
.
Springer
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (13785)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
2022
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2022)
Unified IT&OT Modeling for Cybersecurity Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems.
IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society (OJ-IES)
Academic article
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2022)
Dependency-based security risk assessment for cyber-physical systems.
International Journal of Information Security
Academic article
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Erdodi, Laszlo;
Kaliyar, Pallavi;
Houmb, Siv Hilde;
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Waltoft-Olsen, Andrè Jung.
(2022)
Attacking Power Grid Substations: An Experiment Demonstrating How to Attack the SCADA Protocol IEC 60870-5-104.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2021
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2021)
Identifying and Analyzing Dependencies in and among Complex Cyber Physical Systems.
Sensors
Academic article
2020
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Pandey, Pankaj;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2020)
Cyber-Physical Interdependencies in Power Plant Systems: A Review of Cyber Security Risks.
IEEE conference proceedings
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2020)
Identifying Critical Components in Large Scale Cyber Physical Systems.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Journal publications
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Erdodi, Laszlo Tibor;
Houmb, Siv Hilde;
Soltvedt, Tore Geir.
(2024)
Two-stage advanced persistent threat (APT) attack on an IEC 61850 power grid substation.
International Journal of Information Security
Academic article
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Erdodi, Laszlo Tibor;
Houmb, Siv Hilde;
Soltvedt, Tore Geir;
Muggerud, Hans Kristian.
(2023)
Attacking IEC 61850 Substations by Targeting the PTP Protocol.
Electronics (Basel)
Academic article
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2022)
Unified IT&OT Modeling for Cybersecurity Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems.
IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society (OJ-IES)
Academic article
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2022)
Dependency-based security risk assessment for cyber-physical systems.
International Journal of Information Security
Academic article
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2021)
Identifying and Analyzing Dependencies in and among Complex Cyber Physical Systems.
Sensors
Academic article
Books
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Akbarzadeh, Aida.
(2023)
Towards Comprehensive Modeling of CPSs to Discover and Study Interdependencies
.
Springer
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (13785)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Part of book/report
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Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Chockalingam, Sabarathinam;
Ramaj, Xhesika;
Amro, Lama Mohammad Saed;
Sanchez Gordon, Mary Luz;
Gkioulos, Vasileios.
(2024)
Workshop on Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructures.
Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis K..
(2023)
Towards Comprehensive Modeling of CPSs to Discover and Study Interdependencies.
Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2023)
Towards Comprehensive Modeling of CPSs to Discover and Study Interdependencies.
Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2023)
Modeling cyber and physical threats in IT&OT integrated systems.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Erdodi, Laszlo;
Kaliyar, Pallavi;
Houmb, Siv Hilde;
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Waltoft-Olsen, Andrè Jung.
(2022)
Attacking Power Grid Substations: An Experiment Demonstrating How to Attack the SCADA Protocol IEC 60870-5-104.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Pandey, Pankaj;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2020)
Cyber-Physical Interdependencies in Power Plant Systems: A Review of Cyber Security Risks.
IEEE conference proceedings
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis.
(2020)
Identifying Critical Components in Large Scale Cyber Physical Systems.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Akbarzadeh, Aida;
Katsikas, Sokratis K..
(2023)
Dependency based risk analysis in Cyber-Physical
Systems.
Doctoral theses at NTNU (2023:83)
Doctoral dissertation
Teaching
IIK8010 - Cyber Physical Systems Security
Supervision
Master's thesis “Effects of Organizational Cyber Security Culture Across the Energy Sector Supply Chain”, Susanne Barkhald Sandberg, NTNU, 2022-2023
Master's thesis "Cloud based Model Predictive Control security –Closing the loop", Stig Myrland, NTNU, 2024-2025
PhD thesis "Digital Twin and AI/ML Supported Threat Modelling Framework for Cyber-Attack Prediction and Projection", Gizem Erceylan, NTNU, 2023-current
Outreach
2024
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Academic lectureAkbarzadeh, Aida. (2024) Navigating Trustworthy AI in Cyber-Physical Systems: Challenges and Future Directions. CybAlliance W3.3 guest lectures and tutorials 2024-09-27 - 2024-09-27