Information Security Research Group

Research

The group is researching information security risk management, personal data management, and privacy leakage management. The main research areas include (but are not limited to) secure business process management, model-driven security, security risk management in blockchain applications, privacy management in intelligent transportation systems and blockchain-based applications, secure and private data analysis and visualisation for privacy and security by design systems.

• Publications
• Defended PhD thesis
• Defended MSc and BSc thesis

DEFENDED MSc and BSc THESIS

2025:

• Md Al Amin Khan, Digital Twin-Based Deception Solution for Autonomous Vehicles Security, sup.: N. Muhammad, M. Iqbal, (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Juri Djomin, Evaluating SAMR Enumeration Exposure in Multi-Forest Active Directory, sup.: Matulevičius R., Aasaru J. (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Mihhail Karagjaur, Asset-Oriented Threat Analysis for Large Language Model Systems, sup.: Matulevičius R., (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Aqel Rizza Ndifuna, On the Road to Security Risk Management in Vehicle Teleoperation Scenarios, sup.: Matulevičius R., (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Pille Neider-Kuusalu, Cybersecurity Assessment in SME: Adaptation for the F4SLE Framework and the MASS Tool, sup.: Seeba M., Oja T., (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Anton Zakatov, Architecture of Secure Multi-Party Computation as a Service with No Single Point of Trust, sup.: Matulevičius R., Tali K. (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Xinjian Zhang, Leveraging Blockchain-Enabled Digital Twins in Healthcare, sup.: M. Iqbal, (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Xinyue Zhang, Towards Developing a Blockchain Selection Toolkit for Smart Cities, sup.: M. Iqbal, (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Mykyta Luzan, Secure Data Sharing in the Internet of Vehicles Using Blockchain-based Federated Learning, sup.: M. Iqbal, Matulevičius R., (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Santeri Rikhard Artturi Pohjaranta, Developing a Human-Centric Training Method to Educate High School Students on Social Engineering Techniques, sup.: M. Iqbal, (link), Master thesis, University of Tartu, 2025
• Maare Karmen Oras, Threat-Based Analysis and Management of Security Risks in AI Chatbot Systems, sup.: Ekeh I. F., Matulevičius R., (link), Bachelor thesis, University of Tartu, 2025

Other thesis (...-2024)