Sam Maesschalck FHEA
ResearcherProfile
Aside from my full-time role at RHEA Group as a Security Training Engineer for the European Space Agency's Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence project, I also am a researcher within the School of Computing and Communications at Lancaster University. In both roles I leverage the knowledge I have obtained during my PhD at Lancaster, where I focused on the security of critical infrastructure.
Research Interests
My research interests mainly lie within network security and digital forensics. These research areas are further underlined by an interest for honeypots, industrial control systems and software-defined-networking. Due to the nature of industrial control systems, a need for specific security measures has emerged, specifically one that has minimal interference with the devices itself. Digital forensics fits perfectly within security, as it supports us to obtain valuable information from (infected) systems.
Further interests lie within the aspect of cyberspace and its relation to national security and international relations as these are of importance to consider within the critical infrastructure environment. The emergence of cyberspace as a new domain of warfare and criminal activity has brought many questions with it and exposes nations to a range of new threats. One of the major threats in this area is CNI, which I want to focus on from both a technical and socio-technical aspect. This calls for further research into the aspects of cyberspace, how they might interfere within these areas, and how we can effectively mitigate them. A final area of interest is situated within the educational sphere and how technology can be used to enhance the learning experience of students.
Current Research
My current research focuses on the security of critical infrastructure systems and environments with a specific interest in honeypots.
Qualifications
Professional
- Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (ACIIS)
- ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Academic
- PhD Computer Science (2023) - Lancaster University
- PGCert Academic Practice (2023) - Lancaster University
- MSc Cyber Security (2019) - Lancaster University
- BSc Applied Computer Science (2018) - University College Ghent
The Effectiveness of Social Media Screening and the Impact of Increased Anonymity and Encryption in Policing
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022
Research
CyberTek Tech Festival 2024
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
SANS ICS UK Summit 2024
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Computers and Security (Journal)
Publication peer-review
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Computers and Security (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Postgraduate Pedagogies (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Annual Reviews in Control (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Information Security (Journal)
Publication peer-review
2023 IEEE ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference (Event)
Publication peer-review
IEEE Communications Magazine (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Police Surveillance in Social Media
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Applied Computing and Informatics (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Behavioural and Social Sciences in Security (BASS) 2022 Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2022 (Event)
Publication peer-review
What works: Evidence Based Policing (Cumbria Constabulary)
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Energus Cyber Excercise 2022
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Postgraduate Pedagogies (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Energus Cyber Excercise 2020
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience