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Mazaher Kianpour

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Mazaher Kianpour

University Lecturer
Department of Information Security and Communication Technology
Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

mazaher.kianpour@ntnu.no
A173 ElektroA Gløshaugen, Trondheim
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About

Mazaher Kianpour is a researcher with a deep interest in how technology and economics intersect, especially in the area of cybersecurity. He earned his Ph.D. in Information Security from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2022. His work focuses on the economic and policy challenges of cybersecurity. Currently, he is involved in research at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and serves as a postdoctoral researcher at NTNU, concentrating on the regulatory risks connected to cybersecurity.

Competencies

  • Cybersecurity Economics
  • Cybersecurity Regulations
  • Cybersecurity Risk Management

Research

  • Information Security Management
  • eHealth and System Security Group – HS2G
  • Human, Organizational and Societal Aspects of Information Security

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2026

  • Kianpour, Mazaher. (2026) Rent-Seeking in AI Infrastructure: A Structural Threat to Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity.
    Academic chapter

2025

  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Davis, Peter Alexander Earls; Windekilde, Iwona Maria. (2025) Digital sovereignty in practice: analyzing the EU’s NIS2 directive | International Journal of Information Security | Springer Nature Link. International Journal of Information Security
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Franke, Ulrik. (2025) The use of simulations in economic cybersecurity decision-making. Journal of Cybersecurity
    Academic article

2024

  • Kianpour, Mazaher. (2024) Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: How Substituting and Scaling Impact Investment Returns. Journal of the Cyber Security & Information Systems Information Analysis Center
    Professional article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Raza, Shahid. (2024) More than malware: unmasking the hidden risk of cybersecurity regulations. International Cybersecurity Law Review (ICLR)
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Frantz, Christopher Konstantin. (2024) Analysis of Institutional Design of European Union Cyber Incident and Crisis Management as a Complex Public Good. Regulation & Governance
    Academic article

2022

  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald. (2022) Advancing the concept of cybersecurity as a public good. Simulation modelling practice and theory
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James. (2022) Promoting Secure and Sustainable Behavior in Digital Ecosystems Through Gamification.
    Non-fiction chapter

2021

  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald. (2021) Multi-paradigmatic approaches in cybersecurity economics. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Zapała, Dariusz; Hossaini, Ali; Kianpour, Mazaher; Sahonero-Alvarez, Guillermo; Ayesh, Aladdin. (2021) A functional BCI model by the P2731 working group: psychology. Brain-Computer Interfaces
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald. (2021) Systematically Understanding Cybersecurity Economics: A Survey. Sustainability
    Academic literature review
  • Kianpour, Mazaher. (2021) Heterogeneous Preferences and Patterns of Contribution in Cybersecurity as a Public Good.
    Academic chapter

2020

  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald; Zoto, Erjon. (2020) From Cyber Incidents to Training Cognitive Situation Management: *Work in Progress. 2020 IEEE Conference on Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Situation Management (CogSIMA)
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Wen, Shao-Fang. (2020) Timing Attacks on Machine Learning: State of the Art. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
    Academic literature review
  • Kianpour, Mazaher. (2020) Knowledge and Skills Needed to Craft Successful Cybersecurity Strategies. Norsk Informasjonssikkerhetskonferanse (NISK)
    Academic article
  • Nyblom, Philip Johannes Brugmans; Wangen, Gaute; Kianpour, Mazaher; Østby, Grethe. (2020) The Root Causes of Compromised Accounts at the University.
    Academic chapter

2019

  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Øverby, Harald; Kowalski, Stewart James; Frantz, Christopher. (2019) Social Preferences in Decision Making Under Cybersecurity Risks and Uncertainties. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Østby, Grethe; Berg, Lars; Kianpour, Mazaher; Katt, Basel; Kowalski, Stewart James. (2019) A Socio-Technical Framework to Improve cyber security training: A Work in Progress. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Zoto, Erjon; Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso. (2019) A Socio-technical Systems Approach to Design and Support Systems Thinking in Cybersecurity and Risk Management Education. Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly
    Academic article
  • Gunleifsen, Håkon; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Wangen, Gaute; Shalaginov, Andrii; Kianpour, Mazaher; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2019) Cybersecurity Awareness and Culture in Rural Norway.
    Academic chapter
  • Wen, Shao-Fang; Kianpour, Mazaher; Katt, Basel. (2019) Security Knowledge Management in Open Source Software Communities.
    Academic chapter
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Zoto, Erjon; Frantz, Christopher; Øverby, Harald. (2019) Designing Serious Games for Cyber Ranges: A Socio-technical Approach.
    Academic chapter
  • Wen, Shao-Fang; Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James. (2019) An Empirical Study of Security Culture in Open Source Software Communities.
    Academic chapter
  • Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Katt, Basel; Kianpour, Mazaher. (2019) Cyber Weapons Storage Mechanisms. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article

2018

  • Zoto, Erjon; Kowalski, Stewart James; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso; Kianpour, Mazaher. (2018) Using a socio-technical systems approach to design and support systems thinking in cyber security education. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Davis, Peter Alexander Earls; Windekilde, Iwona Maria. (2025) Digital sovereignty in practice: analyzing the EU’s NIS2 directive | International Journal of Information Security | Springer Nature Link. International Journal of Information Security
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Franke, Ulrik. (2025) The use of simulations in economic cybersecurity decision-making. Journal of Cybersecurity
    Academic article
  • Zoto, Erjon; Kowalski, Stewart James; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso; Kianpour, Mazaher. (2018) Using a socio-technical systems approach to design and support systems thinking in cyber security education. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald. (2021) Multi-paradigmatic approaches in cybersecurity economics. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald; Zoto, Erjon. (2020) From Cyber Incidents to Training Cognitive Situation Management: *Work in Progress. 2020 IEEE Conference on Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Situation Management (CogSIMA)
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Wen, Shao-Fang. (2020) Timing Attacks on Machine Learning: State of the Art. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
    Academic literature review
  • Kianpour, Mazaher. (2024) Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: How Substituting and Scaling Impact Investment Returns. Journal of the Cyber Security & Information Systems Information Analysis Center
    Professional article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Øverby, Harald; Kowalski, Stewart James; Frantz, Christopher. (2019) Social Preferences in Decision Making Under Cybersecurity Risks and Uncertainties. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Østby, Grethe; Berg, Lars; Kianpour, Mazaher; Katt, Basel; Kowalski, Stewart James. (2019) A Socio-Technical Framework to Improve cyber security training: A Work in Progress. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald. (2022) Advancing the concept of cybersecurity as a public good. Simulation modelling practice and theory
    Academic article
  • Zoto, Erjon; Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Lopez Rojas, Edgar Alonso. (2019) A Socio-technical Systems Approach to Design and Support Systems Thinking in Cybersecurity and Risk Management Education. Complex Systems Informatics and Modeling Quarterly
    Academic article
  • Zapała, Dariusz; Hossaini, Ali; Kianpour, Mazaher; Sahonero-Alvarez, Guillermo; Ayesh, Aladdin. (2021) A functional BCI model by the P2731 working group: psychology. Brain-Computer Interfaces
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald. (2021) Systematically Understanding Cybersecurity Economics: A Survey. Sustainability
    Academic literature review
  • Kianpour, Mazaher. (2020) Knowledge and Skills Needed to Craft Successful Cybersecurity Strategies. Norsk Informasjonssikkerhetskonferanse (NISK)
    Academic article
  • Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Katt, Basel; Kianpour, Mazaher. (2019) Cyber Weapons Storage Mechanisms. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Raza, Shahid. (2024) More than malware: unmasking the hidden risk of cybersecurity regulations. International Cybersecurity Law Review (ICLR)
    Academic article
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Frantz, Christopher Konstantin. (2024) Analysis of Institutional Design of European Union Cyber Incident and Crisis Management as a Complex Public Good. Regulation & Governance
    Academic article

Part of book/report

  • Kianpour, Mazaher. (2026) Rent-Seeking in AI Infrastructure: A Structural Threat to Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity.
    Academic chapter
  • Gunleifsen, Håkon; Gkioulos, Vasileios; Wangen, Gaute; Shalaginov, Andrii; Kianpour, Mazaher; Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2019) Cybersecurity Awareness and Culture in Rural Norway.
    Academic chapter
  • Wen, Shao-Fang; Kianpour, Mazaher; Katt, Basel. (2019) Security Knowledge Management in Open Source Software Communities.
    Academic chapter
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Zoto, Erjon; Frantz, Christopher; Øverby, Harald. (2019) Designing Serious Games for Cyber Ranges: A Socio-technical Approach.
    Academic chapter
  • Wen, Shao-Fang; Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James. (2019) An Empirical Study of Security Culture in Open Source Software Communities.
    Academic chapter
  • Kianpour, Mazaher. (2021) Heterogeneous Preferences and Patterns of Contribution in Cybersecurity as a Public Good.
    Academic chapter
  • Nyblom, Philip Johannes Brugmans; Wangen, Gaute; Kianpour, Mazaher; Østby, Grethe. (2020) The Root Causes of Compromised Accounts at the University.
    Academic chapter
  • Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James. (2022) Promoting Secure and Sustainable Behavior in Digital Ecosystems Through Gamification.
    Non-fiction chapter

Teaching

Courses

  • DCST2005 - Risk Management
  • TTM4165 - Digital Economics

Guest Lectures

Mälardalen University (MDU), Understanding and Managing Risks as part of Cybersecurity Fundamentals. Slides

Supervision

Vagle, Jakob (Master thesis, 2020), "Investigating Business Alignment Issues Rooted in the Norwegian Specialist Health Services' Cybersecurity Culture, Through a Systems Thinking Approach"

 

White, William (Master thesis, 2020) "Use of Serious Games to Incorporate Security Awareness Programs with Skills Training"

Outreach

2022

  • Conference lecture
    Kianpour, Mazaher; Frantz, Christopher. (2022) Analysis of institutional design of European Union cyber incidents and crises management as a complex public good. The Second Annual IGRI Conference

2021

  • Lecture
    Kianpour, Mazaher. (2021) The Economics of Cybersecurity as a Public Good. TTM4165 - Digital Economics

2020

  • Lecture
    Kianpour, Mazaher. (2020) Cybersecurity Economics. TTM4165 - Digital Economics
  • Conference poster
    Kianpour, Mazaher; Kowalski, Stewart James; Øverby, Harald; Zoto, Erjon. (2020) From Cyber Incidents to Training Cognitive Situation Management. 2020 IEEE Conference on Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Situation Management (CogSIMA)

2018

  • Lecture
    Kianpour, Mazaher. (2018) Cyber Risk Quantification for Business and Economic Gain. COINS PhD Seminar 2018

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