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
In this project, the key objective is to improve community resilience using a principled approach of social cybersecurity, by developing tools to inform the community services for proactive interventions regarding violence-inducing behaviours online.
METICOS: A Platform for Monitoring and Prediction of Social Impact and Acceptability of Modern Border Control Technology
METICOS project is developing a platform that integrates information systems and networks of data sources in order to validate the efficiency and users acceptance of border control technologies.
ECoDiS - Engineering and Condition monitoring in Digital Substations
In this project, we are leading the work related to cybersecurity risk assessment and attack simulation.
PhDICTKES: Development and Implementation of a PhD program in ICT for Kosovo Education System
The project Development and Implementation of a PhD program in ICT for Kosovo Education System, which is co-funded by Erasmus Key Action 2, under the reference number: 609990-EPP-1-2019-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP.
SMILE: SMart mobILity at the European land borders
SMILE proposes a novel mobility for the accurate verification, automated control, monitoring and optimization of people’ flows at Land Border Infrastructures
Publications
2022
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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.
Holistic Approach for Decision Making Towards Designing Smart Cities.
Academic chapter/article
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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 Nigeria 4th International Conference on Disruptive Technologies for Sustainable Development (NIGERCON 2022), Abuja, Nigeria.
Academic chapter/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.
Scientific translation/review
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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.
volum 3.
Academic article
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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.
volum 11 (23).
Academic article
2021
-
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.
volum 64.
Academic article
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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.
Academic article
-
Székely, Zoltán;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed.
(2021)
Guidelines on privacy and data protection in forensic research.
2021.
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.
volum 1129.
Academic 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.
Privacy and Identity Management. Data for Better Living: AI and Privacy.
Academic chapter/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
-
Khodabakhsh, Athar;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed;
Istad, Maren Kristine;
Hurzuk, Nargis.
(2020)
Cyber-risk identification for a digital substation.
ARES '20: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security.
Academic chapter/article
2019
-
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.
volum 1111.
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.
volum 1111.
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.
volum 2019-September.
Academic article
-
Gunleifsen, Håkon;
Gkioulos, Vasileios;
Wangen, Gaute;
Shalaginov, Andrii;
Kianpour, Mazaher;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh.
(2019)
Cybersecurity Awareness and Culture in Rural Norway.
Thirteenth International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2019).
Academic chapter/article
2018
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Abomhara, Mohamed.
(2018)
An Access Control Model to Facilitate Healthcare Information Access in Context of Team Collaboration.
2018. ISBN 978-82-7117-907-6. Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder (208).
PhD thesis
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Oleshchuk, Vladimir;
Hamid, Mohamed.
(2018)
Towards Risk-aware Access Control Framework for Healthcare Information Sharing.
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy.
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Smaradottir, Berglind;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Gerdes, Martin.
(2018)
Sharing with care multidisciplinary teams and secure access to electronic health records.
Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies Vol 5 Healthinf2018.
Academic chapter/article
-
AlSalamah, Shada Abdullah;
AlSalamah, Hessah A.;
Radianti, Jaziar;
Alqahtani, Sakher;
Nouh, Thamer Adnan;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Alyahya, Ibrahim.
(2018)
Information Requirements for Disaster Victim Identification and Emergency Medical Services:Hajj Crowd Disaster Case Study.
15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2018.
Academic chapter/article
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;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2016)
Towards an Access Control Model for Collaborative Healthcare Systems.
BIOSTEC 2016: 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, February 21-23, 2016, in Rome, Italy.
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Lazreg, Mehdi Ben.
(2016)
UML/OCL-based modeling of work-based access control policies for collaborative healthcare systems.
2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom),.
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Nergaard, Henrik.
(2016)
Modeling of Work-Based Access Control for Cooperative Healthcare Systems with XACML.
GLOBAL HEALTH 2016, The Fifth International Conference on Global Health Challenges.
Academic chapter/article
-
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). 2016. ISBN 978-1-61208-470-1.
Scientific anthology
-
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.
volum 9 (3&4).
Academic article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2016)
Access Control Model for Cooperative Healthcare Environments: Modeling and Verification.
2016 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI).
Academic chapter/article
2015
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Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Gerdes, Martin;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2015)
A STRIDE-Based Threat Model for Telehealth Systems.
Norsk Informasjonssikkerhetskonferanse (NISK).
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.
volum 4 (1).
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.
International Conference on Privacy and Security in Mobile Systems (PRISMS), 2014.
Academic chapter/article
Scientific articles
-
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.
volum 3.
Academic article
-
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.
volum 11 (23).
Academic article
-
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.
volum 64.
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.
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.
volum 1129.
Academic 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.
volum 1111.
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.
volum 1111.
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.
volum 2019-September.
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.
volum 9 (3&4).
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
-
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.
volum 4 (1).
Academic article
Journal publications
-
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.
Scientific translation/review
-
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
Books
-
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). 2016. ISBN 978-1-61208-470-1.
Scientific anthology
Part of book/report
-
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.
Holistic Approach for Decision Making Towards Designing Smart Cities.
Academic chapter/article
-
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 Nigeria 4th International Conference on Disruptive Technologies for Sustainable Development (NIGERCON 2022), Abuja, Nigeria.
Academic chapter/article
-
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.
Privacy and Identity Management. Data for Better Living: AI and Privacy.
Academic chapter/article
-
Khodabakhsh, Athar;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed;
Istad, Maren Kristine;
Hurzuk, Nargis.
(2020)
Cyber-risk identification for a digital substation.
ARES '20: Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security.
Academic chapter/article
-
Gunleifsen, Håkon;
Gkioulos, Vasileios;
Wangen, Gaute;
Shalaginov, Andrii;
Kianpour, Mazaher;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh.
(2019)
Cybersecurity Awareness and Culture in Rural Norway.
Thirteenth International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (HAISA 2019).
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Oleshchuk, Vladimir;
Hamid, Mohamed.
(2018)
Towards Risk-aware Access Control Framework for Healthcare Information Sharing.
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy.
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Smaradottir, Berglind;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl;
Gerdes, Martin.
(2018)
Sharing with care multidisciplinary teams and secure access to electronic health records.
Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies Vol 5 Healthinf2018.
Academic chapter/article
-
AlSalamah, Shada Abdullah;
AlSalamah, Hessah A.;
Radianti, Jaziar;
Alqahtani, Sakher;
Nouh, Thamer Adnan;
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Alyahya, Ibrahim.
(2018)
Information Requirements for Disaster Victim Identification and Emergency Medical Services:Hajj Crowd Disaster Case Study.
15th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM 2018.
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2016)
Towards an Access Control Model for Collaborative Healthcare Systems.
BIOSTEC 2016: 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, February 21-23, 2016, in Rome, Italy.
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Lazreg, Mehdi Ben.
(2016)
UML/OCL-based modeling of work-based access control policies for collaborative healthcare systems.
2016 IEEE 18th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services (Healthcom),.
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Nergaard, Henrik.
(2016)
Modeling of Work-Based Access Control for Cooperative Healthcare Systems with XACML.
GLOBAL HEALTH 2016, The Fifth International Conference on Global Health Challenges.
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Yang, Huihui;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2016)
Access Control Model for Cooperative Healthcare Environments: Modeling and Verification.
2016 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI).
Academic chapter/article
-
Abomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh;
Køien, Geir Myrdahl.
(2014)
Security and Privacy in the Internet of Things: Current Status and Open Issues.
International Conference on Privacy and Security in Mobile Systems (PRISMS), 2014.
Academic chapter/article
Report
-
Székely, Zoltán;
Yildirim Yayilgan, Sule;
Abomhara, Mohamed.
(2021)
Guidelines on privacy and data protection in forensic research.
2021.
Report
-
Abomhara, Mohamed.
(2018)
An Access Control Model to Facilitate Healthcare Information Access in Context of Team Collaboration.
2018. ISBN 978-82-7117-907-6. Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder (208).
PhD thesis
Media
2022
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Academic lectureAbomhara, Mohamed. (2022) Biometrics Usage in Border Control: Social Acceptance and Ethical Acceptability. EAB Research Projects Conference 2022 . The European Association for Biometrics (EAB); 2022-09-14.
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LectureAbomhara, Mohamed. (2022) Privacy and Data Protection: Principle, Threats and Practices. Guest lecture . University of South-Eastern Norway; 2022-03-14.
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Academic lectureAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2022) Privacy and Data Protection. SOCYTI Project Kick-off-Meeting 2022 . Vestlandsforsking; Sogndal. 2022-06-16 - 2022-06-17.
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. The 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (HEALTHINF2018) . BIOSTEC; Funchal, Madeira. 2018-01-19 - 2018-01-21.
2013
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LectureAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2013) Investigation of user scenarios with focus on providing secure and privacy-respecting IoT environments. COINS Ph.D. student seminar 2013 . COINS; Stavanger. 2013-11-20 - 2013-11-21.
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Academic lectureAbomhara, Mohamed Ali Saleh. (2013) Secure and privacy-respecting IoT environments. COINS Research School of Computer and Information Security . Gjøvik University College.; Stavanger. 2013-11-19 - 2013-11-21.