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PhD Thesis' Awards: Jury Member

1. 1. From 2020: Award Committee Member of the Biometrics Awards of the European Association for Biometrics (EAB), granted annually to the best PhD theses in Europe in the field of biometrics research

PhD Thesis: Examination Committee

1. 2024, May 20: PhD Examination Committee Member (vocal) of Miquel Miró Nicolau, Thesis: “XAI 4 MIA - eXplainable Artificial Intelligence for Medical Image Analysis”. PhD in Information and Communications Technology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain

2. 2023, January 19: PhD Examination Committee Member (president of the board) of Lidia Talavera Martínez, Thesis: “Soft Computing and Artificial Intelligence for Interpretable Analysis of Dermoscopic Images”. PhD in Information and Communications Technology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain

3. 2021, April 14: PhD Examination Committee Member (reserve) of Laura López Fuentes, Thesis “Semantic Computer Vision Tools for Mission-Critical Visual Communications over Bandwidth Limited Networks”. PhD in Information and Communications Technology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain

4. 2019, October 11th, PhD Examination Committee Member (vocal) of Silvia Ramis Guarinos, Thesis “Detection and Expression Recognition applied to Social Robots”. PhD in Information and Communications Technology, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain

5. 2016, September 26th, PhD Examination Committee Member (vocal) of Daniel Peralta Cámara, Thesis “Data Mining in High Performance Computing for Fingerprint-Based Biometric Identification”, PhD in Communication and Information Technologies, Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Granada, Spain

Ph.D. Thesis: External Evaluator/Reviewer

1. 2024, April, External Reviewer of the PhD Thesis of Ehsaneddin Jalilian, Thesis “Deep Learning for Semantic Segmentation and Seamless Visual Recognition”. PhD in Digital and Analytical Science, Faculty of Artificial Intelligence and Human Interfaces (AIHI), University of Salzburg, Austria

2. 2020, November, External Evaluator of the PhD Thesis of Giulia ORRÙ, Thesis “Template update algorithms and their application to face recognition systems in the deep learning era”. PhD in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Cagliari, Italy

Master Thesis: Examination Boards

1. September 2019, External Examiner of Master Thesis, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, University of Malta (1 thesis)

2. Jan 2018-present, External Examiner of Master Theses, MSc in Information Security, Department of Information Security and Communication Technology, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway (4-6 theses per year)

3. Academic courses 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21: Co-Examiner of Master Theses in Computer Science and Engineering (Intelligent Systems Program, course codes DT7001, DT7002), School of Information Technology, Halmstad University, Sweden (10-15 theses per year): https://www.hh.se/student-web/content-a-z/thesis-information-for-students-at-school-of-information-technology.html

Master Thesis: External Examiner (University of Malta)

2019, October: 

1. Kenneth Zerafa, “Face Super-Resolution in The Wild Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks”. MSc in Computer Science

Master Thesis: External Examiner (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

2022, June:

1. 1. Eivind Dybvik, “Specialization report: Misinformation online: a literature review”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   2. Sigrid Anne Hafsahl Karset, “An Extensive Analysis of Email Phishing. Properties, Detection, and Successful Phishing”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   3. Vilde Nylund Johnsen, “De-Platforming the Platform: A Parler Case Study”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   4. Sarita Sunder, “Assessing requirements for information security and learning strategies for the elderly”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   5. Gloria Treider, “Investigation of the Gap Between the Vision of the EU Strategy and the Current Cybersecurity Development in the EU”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   6. Øyvind Joramo, “The use of OSINT in the Norwegian police”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   7. Nireban Sivakumaran, “How Does a Good Role and Job Description Impact Privacy, Information Security, and Cybersecurity?”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   8. Morten L Kjæraas, “The Cyber Kill Chain (CKC), and the Diamond Model to Prevent Ransomware Attacks”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   9. Synne Aunan, “GDPR Challenges When Using Facial Recognition for Investigation”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   10. Assim Delteil, “Creation and Optimisation of a CNN-based Face Recognition System”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

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2022, January:

1. 11. Alexia Lechâtreux, Peter Nussbaum, Sony George, “Using multispectral imaging to analyze the sustainability of packaging”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   12. Torge Dirk Möller, “Computed tomography scanning of glass fibre reinforced composites”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   13. Kevin Hjelmtveit, “Securing Home Networks”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

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2021, June:

1. 14. Job Nestor Bahner, “Side Channel Attacks with ChipWhisperer: A Study into the Academic Applications forthe Level 2 ChipWhisperer Starter Kit”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   15. Henrik Larsen, “Cyber-risk assessment of remotely and autonomously navigated short-sea shipping vessels”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   16. Johanne Kaatorp, “Contract cheat detection – Stylometry with topic words removal”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   17. Dominic Huong Duy Nguyen, “Cost-effective alternative to managed cloud container orchestration services”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   18. Julien Moreau, “How can detection and response in a Security Operation Center (SOC) be improved through innovation and transformation?”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   19. Erik Stol Øyan, “Overarching principles of Internet of Things Lifecycle Management. A comparison of frameworks and best practices for the consumer side of Internet of Things lifecycle management”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   20. Isabell Moss Helleborg, “Risk When Assessing New Information Systems”, IMT4881 Specialization Course I, MSc in Information Security (5 ECTS)

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2021, January:

1. 21. Håvard Myhrer, “Micro-segmentation and profiling: Dynamic allocation of segments”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

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2020, June:

1. 22. Mari Lie Hæreid, “Employee involvement in information security awareness training: a literature review”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   23. Bjørn Inge Sletta, “A study of controls and measures related to data protection”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   24. Martine Runningshaugen, “Application of AI in HRM”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

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2020, January:

1. 25. Sushma Krupa Venkatesh, “Morphed Face Detection Based on Deep Color Residual Noise”, IMT4882 Specialization Course II, MSc in Information Security (10 ECTS)

   26. Parisa Rezaee Borj, “Predatory Conversation Detection”, IMT4881 Specialization Course I, MSc in Information Security (5 ECTS)

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2019, June:

1. 27. Jørn Helge Jahren, “Quality Assurance in Digital Forensics In The Norwegian Police”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   28. Terje W. Dahl, “Research on blockchain technology in healthcare: A review”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   29. Jag Mohan Singh, “Survey of Face Presentation Attack Detection Techniques using 3D Information”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

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2019, January:

1. 30. Hareesh Mandalapu, “Survey of Iris Presentation Attack Detection Methods and Evaluation of Texture-Based Methods”, IMT4882 Specialization Course II, MSc in Information Security (10 ECTS)

   31. Patrick Schuch, “Fingerprint Indexing”, IMT4882 Specialization Course II, MSc in Information Security (10 ECTS)

   32. Fredrik Morten Sætran, “Evasion methods for machine learning malware models”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS) 

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2018, January:

1. 33. Nan Zhang, “Iris template protection based on random projection and honey template scheme”, IMT4882 Specialization Course II, MSc in Information Security (10 ECTS)

   34. Kristian Dragerengen, “A review of authentication solutions for control rooms in critical infrastructure”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)

   35. Nishu Prasher, “Aadhaar: From Good To Bad And Everything Between”, IMT4882 Specialization Course II, MSc in Information Security (10 ECTS)

   36. Per-Kristian Nilsen, “A survey of periodic authentication systems based on keyboard dynamics”, IMT4215 Specialization Project, MSc in Information Security (7.5 ECTS)