Mohamed Abomhara
About
Abomhara received a PhD in Information Technology from University of Agder, Norway in 2018, as well as Master’s degrees in Business Administration (MBA) in 2013 and Master’s degrees in Computer Science (M.Sc) in 2011 from Malaysia and Bachelor degree from Libya in 2006. He is also a Certified EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) Foundation and Practitioner, as well as a Certified Data Ethics Professional and Data Ethics Facilitator. With over 10 years of research experience, Abomhara have developed expertise in information technology management, information security management, IT and business digitalization, privacy, and data protection management and governance, and technology ethics. His main research goal is to develop data-driven technology that preserve transparency, accountability, privacy etc.. He has participated in several European, Erasmus+ and the Norwegian Research Council projects (in both technical and managerial roles) and has published multiple journal and conference papers. Abomhara also supervises students at various academic levels, including Bachelor, Master, and PhD.
Research
SOCYTI: Violence-Inducing Behaviour Prevention in Social-Cyber Space of Local Communities
METICOS: A Platform for Monitoring and Prediction of Social Impact and Acceptability of Modern Border Control Technology
CONNECT- Curricula Development and Capacity Building in Applied Computer Science for Pakistani Higher Education Institutions
PhDICTKES: Development and Implementation of a PhD program in ICT for Kosovo Education System
ECoDiS - Engineering and Condition monitoring in Digital Substations
SMILE: SMart mobILity at the European land borders
Publications
2022
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Nweke, Livinus Obiora;
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Camparin, Debora;
Heurtier, Olivier;
Bunney, Calum.
(2022)
A LINDDUN-Based Privacy Threat Modelling for National Identification Systems.
IEEE conference proceedings
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Holik, Filip;
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Abraham, Doney;
Gebremedhin, Alemayehu.
(2022)
An Approach for Analyzing Cyber Security Threats and Attacks: A Case Study of Digital Substations in Norway.
Electronics
Academic article
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Abraham, Doney;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Gebremedhin, Alemayehu;
Dalipi, Fisnik.
(2022)
Security and Privacy issues in IoT based Smart Grids: A case study in a digital substation.
Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Shaikh, Sarang;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Zoto, Erjon;
Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2022)
Towards Understanding of User Perceptions for Smart Border Control Technologies using a Fine-Tuned Transformer Approach.
Proceedings of the Northern Lights Deep Learning Workshop
Academic article
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Shaikh, Sarang;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Zoto, Erjon;
Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2022)
A survey of artificial intelligence techniques for user perceptions’ extraction from social media data.
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Academic literature review
2021
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Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Nweke, Livinus Obiora;
Székely, Zoltán.
(2021)
A comparison of primary stakeholders views on the deployment of biometrics technology in border management: Case study of smart mobility at the European land borders.
Technology in society
Academic article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule.
(2021)
An Example of Privacy and Data Protection Best Practices for Biometrics Data Processing in Border Control: Lesson Learned from SMILE.
Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
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Székely, Zoltán;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2021)
Guidelines on privacy and data protection in forensic research.
NTNU
Report
2020
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Ahmed, Javed;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Nowostawski, Mariusz;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Ramachandra, Raghavendra;
Elezaj, Ogerta.
(2020)
Towards Blockchain-based GDPR-compliant Online Social Networks: Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward.
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
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Khodabakhsh, Athar;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Istad, Maren Kristine;
Hurzuk, Nargis.
(2020)
Cyber-risk identification for a digital substation.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Catak, Ferhat Özgur;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2020)
A Privacy-Preserving Fully Homomorphic Encryption and Parallel Computation Based Biometric Data Matching.
preprints.org > mathematics & computer science > information technology & data management
Popular scientific article
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Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Shalaginova, Marina;
Székely, Zoltán.
(2020)
Border Control and Use of Biometrics: Reasons Why the Right to Privacy Can Not Be Absolute.
Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2019
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Nymoen, Anne Hilde Ruen;
Shalaginova, Marina;
Székely, Zoltán;
Elezaj, Ogerta.
(2019)
How to do it right: A framework for biometrics supported border control.
Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
-
Elezaj, Ogerta;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yeng, Prosper;
Ahmed, Javed.
(2019)
Data-driven Intrusion Detection System for Small and Medium Enterprises.
IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks, CAMAD
Academic article
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Gunleifsen, Håkon;
Gkioulos, Vasileios;
Wangen, Gaute;
Shalaginov, Andrii;
Kianpour, Mazaher;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh.
(2019)
Cybersecurity Awareness and Culture in Rural Norway.
University of Plymouth Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Elezaj, Ogerta;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Kalemi, Edlira;
Wendelberg, Linda;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Ahmed, Javed.
(2019)
Towards Designing a Knowledge Graph-Based Framework for Investigating and Preventing Crime on Online Social Networks.
Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
2018
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Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2018)
An Access Control Model to Facilitate Healthcare Information Access in Context of Team Collaboration.
Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder (208)
Doctoral dissertation
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Smaradottir, Berglind;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Gerdes, Martin.
(2018)
Sharing with care multidisciplinary teams and secure access to electronic health records.
SciTePress
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Oleshchuk, Vladimir;
Hamid, Mohamed.
(2018)
Towards Risk-aware Access Control Framework for Healthcare Information Sharing.
SciTePress
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
AlSalamah, Shada Abdullah;
AlSalamah, Hessah A.;
Radianti, Jaziar;
Alqahtani, Sakher;
Nouh, Thamer Adnan;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh.
(2018)
Information Requirements for Disaster Victim Identification and Emergency Medical Services:Hajj Crowd Disaster Case Study.
ISCRAM Association
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2017
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Lazreg, Mehdi Ben.
(2017)
Work-Based Access Control Model for Cooperative Healthcare Environments: Formal Specification and Verification.
Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research
Academic article
2016
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2016)
Access Control Model for Cooperative Healthcare Environments: Modeling and Verification.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Lazreg, Mehdi Ben.
(2016)
UML/OCL-based modeling of work-based access control policies for collaborative healthcare systems.
IEEE conference proceedings
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui.
(2016)
Collaborative and Secure Sharing of Healthcare Records Using Attribute-Based Authenticated Access.
International journal on advances in security
Academic article
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Nergaard, Henrik.
(2016)
Modeling of Work-Based Access Control for Cooperative Healthcare Systems with XACML
.
International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui.
(2016)
Attribute-Based Authenticated Access for Secure Sharing of Healthcare Records in Collaborative Environments.
International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA)
International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2016)
Towards an Access Control Model for Collaborative Healthcare Systems.
SciTePress
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
2015
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2015)
Cyber security and the internet of things: Vulnerabilities, threats, intruders and attacks.
Journal of Cyber Security and Mobility
Academic article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Gerdes, Martin;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2015)
A STRIDE-Based Threat Model for Telehealth Systems.
Norsk Informasjonssikkerhetskonferanse (NISK)
Academic article
2014
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2014)
Security and Privacy in the Internet of Things: Current Status and Open Issues.
Curran Associates, Inc.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Journal publications
-
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Holik, Filip;
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Abraham, Doney;
Gebremedhin, Alemayehu.
(2022)
An Approach for Analyzing Cyber Security Threats and Attacks: A Case Study of Digital Substations in Norway.
Electronics
Academic article
-
Shaikh, Sarang;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Zoto, Erjon;
Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2022)
Towards Understanding of User Perceptions for Smart Border Control Technologies using a Fine-Tuned Transformer Approach.
Proceedings of the Northern Lights Deep Learning Workshop
Academic article
-
Shaikh, Sarang;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Zoto, Erjon;
Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2022)
A survey of artificial intelligence techniques for user perceptions’ extraction from social media data.
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Academic literature review
-
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Nweke, Livinus Obiora;
Székely, Zoltán.
(2021)
A comparison of primary stakeholders views on the deployment of biometrics technology in border management: Case study of smart mobility at the European land borders.
Technology in society
Academic article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule.
(2021)
An Example of Privacy and Data Protection Best Practices for Biometrics Data Processing in Border Control: Lesson Learned from SMILE.
Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
-
Ahmed, Javed;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Nowostawski, Mariusz;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Ramachandra, Raghavendra;
Elezaj, Ogerta.
(2020)
Towards Blockchain-based GDPR-compliant Online Social Networks: Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward.
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Academic article
-
Catak, Ferhat Özgur;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2020)
A Privacy-Preserving Fully Homomorphic Encryption and Parallel Computation Based Biometric Data Matching.
preprints.org > mathematics & computer science > information technology & data management
Popular scientific article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Nymoen, Anne Hilde Ruen;
Shalaginova, Marina;
Székely, Zoltán;
Elezaj, Ogerta.
(2019)
How to do it right: A framework for biometrics supported border control.
Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
-
Elezaj, Ogerta;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yeng, Prosper;
Ahmed, Javed.
(2019)
Data-driven Intrusion Detection System for Small and Medium Enterprises.
IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks, CAMAD
Academic article
-
Elezaj, Ogerta;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Kalemi, Edlira;
Wendelberg, Linda;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Ahmed, Javed.
(2019)
Towards Designing a Knowledge Graph-Based Framework for Investigating and Preventing Crime on Online Social Networks.
Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS)
Academic article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Lazreg, Mehdi Ben.
(2017)
Work-Based Access Control Model for Cooperative Healthcare Environments: Formal Specification and Verification.
Journal of Healthcare Informatics Research
Academic article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui.
(2016)
Collaborative and Secure Sharing of Healthcare Records Using Attribute-Based Authenticated Access.
International journal on advances in security
Academic article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2015)
Cyber security and the internet of things: Vulnerabilities, threats, intruders and attacks.
Journal of Cyber Security and Mobility
Academic article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Gerdes, Martin;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2015)
A STRIDE-Based Threat Model for Telehealth Systems.
Norsk Informasjonssikkerhetskonferanse (NISK)
Academic article
Books
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui.
(2016)
Attribute-Based Authenticated Access for Secure Sharing of Healthcare Records in Collaborative Environments.
International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA)
International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA)
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
Part of book/report
-
Nweke, Livinus Obiora;
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Camparin, Debora;
Heurtier, Olivier;
Bunney, Calum.
(2022)
A LINDDUN-Based Privacy Threat Modelling for National Identification Systems.
IEEE conference proceedings
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abraham, Doney;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Gebremedhin, Alemayehu;
Dalipi, Fisnik.
(2022)
Security and Privacy issues in IoT based Smart Grids: A case study in a digital substation.
Springer
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Khodabakhsh, Athar;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Istad, Maren Kristine;
Hurzuk, Nargis.
(2020)
Cyber-risk identification for a digital substation.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed ;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Shalaginova, Marina;
Székely, Zoltán.
(2020)
Border Control and Use of Biometrics: Reasons Why the Right to Privacy Can Not Be Absolute.
Springer Nature
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Gunleifsen, Håkon;
Gkioulos, Vasileios;
Wangen, Gaute;
Shalaginov, Andrii;
Kianpour, Mazaher;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh.
(2019)
Cybersecurity Awareness and Culture in Rural Norway.
University of Plymouth Press
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Smaradottir, Berglind;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Gerdes, Martin.
(2018)
Sharing with care multidisciplinary teams and secure access to electronic health records.
SciTePress
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Oleshchuk, Vladimir;
Hamid, Mohamed.
(2018)
Towards Risk-aware Access Control Framework for Healthcare Information Sharing.
SciTePress
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
AlSalamah, Shada Abdullah;
AlSalamah, Hessah A.;
Radianti, Jaziar;
Alqahtani, Sakher;
Nouh, Thamer Adnan;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh.
(2018)
Information Requirements for Disaster Victim Identification and Emergency Medical Services:Hajj Crowd Disaster Case Study.
ISCRAM Association
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2016)
Access Control Model for Cooperative Healthcare Environments: Modeling and Verification.
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Lazreg, Mehdi Ben.
(2016)
UML/OCL-based modeling of work-based access control policies for collaborative healthcare systems.
IEEE conference proceedings
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Nergaard, Henrik.
(2016)
Modeling of Work-Based Access Control for Cooperative Healthcare Systems with XACML
.
International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA)
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2016)
Towards an Access Control Model for Collaborative Healthcare Systems.
SciTePress
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2014)
Security and Privacy in the Internet of Things: Current Status and Open Issues.
Curran Associates, Inc.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Report
-
Székely, Zoltán;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2021)
Guidelines on privacy and data protection in forensic research.
NTNU
Report
-
Abomhara, Mohamed .
(2018)
An Access Control Model to Facilitate Healthcare Information Access in Context of Team Collaboration.
Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder (208)
Doctoral dissertation
Media
2023
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Academic lectureAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2023) Ensuring GDPR compliance: An exploration of ethics, privacy, and data protection in data modeling and database systems. Department of Business, Marketing and Law, University of South-Eastern Norway Guest lecture , Campus Ringerike 2023-03-06 - 2023-03-06
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Academic lectureAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2023) Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Privacy: Protecting Our Data and Rights in a Digital Worlds. Sukkur IBA University International Conference on Computing, Engineering and Mathemtical Sciences (iCoMET ) 2023 , Sukkur 2023-03-17 - 2023-03-18
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Academic lectureAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2023) Protecting Data in the GDPR Era: An Introduction to Data Ethics, Frameworks and Privacy Considerations. Patrick Bours Guest lecture --- IMT4113 - Introduction to Cyber and Information Security Technology , NTNU i Gjøvik 2023-09-26 - 2023-09-26
2022
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Academic lectureAbomhara, Mohamed . (2022) Biometrics Usage in Border Control: Social Acceptance and Ethical Acceptability. The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) EAB Research Projects Conference 2022 2022-09-14 -
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LectureAbomhara, Mohamed . (2022) Privacy and Data Protection: Principle, Threats and Practices. University of South-Eastern Norway Guest lecture 2022-03-14 -
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Academic lectureAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2022) Privacy and Data Protection. Vestlandsforsking SOCYTI Project Kick-off-Meeting 2022 , Sogndal 2022-06-16 - 2022-06-17
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Academic lectureZoto, Erjon; Shaikh, Sarang; Yayilgan, Sule; Abomhara, Mohamed . (2022) Designing an innovative toolkit for assessing user acceptance of border control technologies. International Conference Rebound, Rebuild, and Reinvent for a Sustainable and Equitable Development (3R4SED) 2022-06-10 - 2022-06-11
2018
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PosterAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh; Smaradottir, Berglind; Køien, Geir Myrdahl; Gerdes, Martin. (2018) Sharing With Care- Multidisciplinary Teams and Secure Access to Electronic Health Records. BIOSTEC The 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (HEALTHINF2018) , Funchal, Madeira 2018-01-19 - 2018-01-21
2013
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Academic lectureAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2013) Secure and privacy-respecting IoT environments. Gjøvik University College. COINS Research School of Computer and Information Security , Stavanger 2013-11-19 - 2013-11-21
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LectureAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2013) Investigation of user scenarios with focus on providing secure and privacy-respecting IoT environments. COINS COINS Ph.D. student seminar 2013 , Stavanger 2013-11-20 - 2013-11-21