Filip Holik
Research
Networking, cybersecurity and resilience of critical infrastructure (especially power grid networks)
Programmable data planes, software-defined networking, network function virtualization
Glasgow Cyber Defence Lab
Research on cybersecurity and digital resilience focusing on industrial technologies and networks found within Critical National Infrastructure sectors and Operational Technology.
COCOON - Cooperative Cyber Protection for Modern Power Grids
Deliver a practical cyber-physical systems solution for converged EPES by bridging secure networked systems research and innovation with power systems engineering.
JOINER - Demonstrating Advanced Communications Technology Impact
Network Orchestration of eBPF Data Planes for Resilient Digital Infrastructure
TransiT - Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation
Cybersecurity and connectivity
ECoDiS - Engineering and Condition monitoring in Digital Substations
Digital Substation (DS) based on the standard IEC 61850 is rather new in Norway; one of the few pilot projects is Furuset substation owned by Statnett.
InterSecure - Security of supply in smartgrids with interacting digital systems
Development of methods for assessing, handling and limiting threats and vulnerabilities arising due to interactions between the SCADA system and other digital systems, in order to maintain the security of supply in smartgrids at a high level.
Publications
In-Network GOOSE Encryption with eBPF-based Programmable Network Architecture (IEEE SmartGridComm, 2025)
We propose an in-network eBPF-based programmable data plane solution which performs GOOSE encryption and decryption in–network.
Resilient Network Architecture with eBPF-based Programmability and Centralised Orchestration (IEEE INFOCOM, 2025)
We propose a resilient network architecture that extends the conventional SDN architecture by using eBPF to implement data plane programmability on network devices, converting them into centrally controlled programmable nodes.
Programmable Data Planes for Increased Digital Resilience in OT Networks (IEEE Communications Magazine, 2025)
We explore the suitability of programmable data planes and offload technologies for improved digital resilience in OT environments.
Network-Wide Service Deployment Using Centrally Orchestrated, eBPF-Based Programmable Dataplanes (EuCNC/6G Summit, 2025)
We propose the centralised control plane orchestration of eBPF-based programmable data plane devices. Our orchestrator uses eBPF programs instead of OpenFlow rules to perform packet processing and supports more complex code structures than P4.
Emulation of Digital Substations Communication for Cyber Security Awareness (Electronics, 2024)
We present the Smart Grid Simulator - SGSim - a tool for emulation of digital substation communication for cyber security awareness based on experiences from the case study.
Threat Modeling of a Smart Grid Secondary Substation (Electronics, 2022)
This article uses a Smart Grid Threat Modeling Template implementing the STRIDE model to create a threat model of a digital secondary substation and its communication with the control center.
Outreach
IEEE ComSoc Smart Grid Communications TC Webinar
Towards Software-Defined OT Networks - invited talk with prof. Dimitrios Pezaros.
Cooperative Cyber Protection for Modern Power Grids
Hosting a two-day project workshop
CyberUK Workshop on Accelerating Critical Infrastructure Cyber Defence
Interactive tabletop exercise
Futures in Cyber with Scottish Power Energy Networks
Demonstrating Glasgow Cyber Defence Lab research
Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy
Presenting our cybersecurity vision for next-generation energy networks
Cybersecurity of Digital Twins Workshop
Supporting the TransiT project (Digital Twinning for Transport Decarbonisation) with a CyberDefence tabletop exercise
2022
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Lecture
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Lecture
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Conference lecture(2022) Cyber Security Concepts in Power Networks: Digital Substation Case Study from Norway. International Conference on Power, Control and Computing Technologies, ICPC2T
2021
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Conference lecture