EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security

Year 3 Student – 2021 Intake – Cohort 3

My academic background is distinct as I hold computer engineering and Master's in Business Administration, MBA, degrees. As for my professional experience, it was in banking and large-scale service providers. During which, the focus of my responsibilities and achievements was on corporate information security, crisis management, business continuity, secure networking, and infrastructure design and implementation.

Currently, I am extremely interested in critical infrastructure risk assessment, defence (through deception), and resilience. Additionally, the intersection of human behaviour with technology, and the strategic change of cyber security culture, have always fascinated me.

A Framework to Construct Digital Twins for Dynamic Risk Assessment in Critical Infrastructures

Modern societies rely more than ever on a sophisticated array of critical infrastructures. Due to escalating risks and the prevalence of attacks, there is an increasing need for research to safeguard and sustain the intricate nature of these infrastructures. One research area is dynamic risk assessment which recognizes the evolving nature of critical infrastructures, their interdependencies, and surroundings. The other area is digital twins that can be conceptualized at various levels based on their characteristics.

Understanding how digital twins characteristics, mainly fidelity and synchronization, influence the relationship between dynamic risk assessment and the digital twin is essential. This comprehension aids in identifying the ideal abstraction levels and building blocks of a digital twin specifically crafted for dynamic risk assessment in critical infrastructures.

The objective of this work is to formulate an empirically grounded framework for digital twins in dynamic risk assessment for critical infrastructures. This framework will equip experts with the essential characteristics to construct or refine digital twins and thus enhance their utility for dynamic risk assessment.

Supervisors:

Professor Awais Rashid (Bristol)

Dr Alma Oracevic (Bristol)

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An industry placement at Airbus related to dynamic risk assessment