Information Security Research Group
Thesis Topics
Suggested Topics for Master/Bachelor Thesis
We are looking for motivated students who would be interesting in exploring and preparing their thesis on the following areas and topics:
Security of Intelligent Infrastructure Systems
- Artificial Intelligence to Secure Intelligent Infrastructure Systems (supervisor: Raimundas Matulevičius)
- Security and Privacy Methods in Intelligent Infrastructure Development: Case Study (supervisor: Mariia Bakhtina)
- Human-Computer Trust Interaction for IoT Systems (supervisor: Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia)
- Defending against phishing attacks in IoT systems (supervisor: Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia)
- Practical penetration testing methodology for Intelligent Transportation Systems (supervisor: Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia)
- Detecting and Defending against Data Integrity Attacks in IoT systems (supervisor: Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia)
- Security Risk Susceptibility of Open Source Libraries (supervisor: Kristiina Rahkema and Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia)
- Model-driven engineering of digital twins (supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal)
- Security of digital twins in healthcare (supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal)
- Metaverse security and privacy (supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal)
Privacy/Security Regulations and Standards
- GDPR compliance process assessment using the DPO tool (supervisor: Mariia Bakhtina)
- Conceptual model of the Estonian Information Security Standard (supervisor: Mari Seeba)
Security and Blockchain-based Systems
- Building Security Threat Model of Hyperledger Fabric (supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal)
- Managing scalability limitations in IoT-based blockchain applications (supervisor: Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia)
- Blockchain for the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) (supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal)
- Blockchain-enabled digital twins as intrusion detection systems (supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal)
- Metaverse cybersecurity using blockchain (supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal)
Organisation Security
- Cybersecurity maturity model for startups (supervisor: Mari Seeba)
- Socio-technical Assessment of IoT System Security Education (supervisor: Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia)
Previously Defended Master/Bachelor Thesis
2023:
- Kin Long Leung, A Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure for Trust Management in X-Road, sup.: Bakhtina M., Awad A., Matulevičius R., (link), Master thesis
- Madis Valk, Security Risk Management in Auditing Processes, Matulevičius, R. (link), Master thesis
- Alessandro Chiarelli, Securing the Bridges Between Two Worlds: A Systematic Literature Review of Blockchain Oracles Security, sup.: Iqbal M., Matulevičius R., Fagerholm F., (link), Master thesis
- Iwada Eja Bassey, Blockchain in Edge - Cloud Computing Continuum, sup.: Dehury Ch. K., Iqbal M., (link), Master thesis
- Thomas Lepik, Eesti Infoturbestandardi turvameetmete rakendatuse automaatkontrolli põhimõtted, (Towards Automated Compliance Checking for Estonian Information Security Standard), sup.: M. Seeba, T. Oja (link), Tallinn University, Master thesis
2022:
- Levasseur, O., Model-Driven Engineering of Blockchain Oracles, sup.: Iqbal M., Matulevičius R. (link), Master thesis
- Shamritskaya, A., Information Security Assessment in a Start-up, sup.: Seeba M., Matulevičius R. (link), Master thesis
- Abylkassymova A., Machine Learning Method For Detecting Botnet Attacks Originated From The IoT Networks, sup.: Bahsi H., Nõmm S., Matulevičius R. (link), Master thesis
- Aasmann K., Development of a monitoring process model and options for assessing the level of information security in local governments, sup.: Seeba M., Tallinn University, Master thesis
- Ristioja M., OwlParser: Parsing OWL-based Blockchain Security Ontology, sup.: Iqbal M., Matulevičius R. (link), Bachelor thesis