Livinus Obiora Nweke

Livinus Obiora Nweke

Ph.D. started in: 2019
Expected year of graduation: 2022
COINS consortium member: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Supervised by: Stephen Wolthusen
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Research area: Network Security
Project title: Understanding the Resilience of Software Defined Networking for Industrial Control Networks
Project description: The gradual shift in industrial control networks from serial-based communication to Ethernet provides the opportunity of exploiting the benefits of software-defined networking (SDN) for industrial control networks. However, the use of SDN for industrial control networks can introduce new challenges because the core benefits of deploying SDN are also major causes of concern. Several methods have been proposed in the literature for the resilience of the SDN industrial control networks but due to their limited capabilities, the problem still remains an open research area. The proposed research is to address the threats to reliability, resilience, and security that may arise from adopting a dynamic and virtualized SDN for industrial control networks that are substantially more sensitive to performance and quality of service compared to a regular information network such as in electrical power system automation. The goal of this research is to develop models of resilience and automated means of discovering efficiency bounds for attacks against the SDN control plane, particularly for cases where attackers will know or can learn about the ICN protocols entering critical operations or transaction and of resilience mechanisms such as failover protocols used by defenders.

1. Livinus Obiora Nweke (2022). Using Formal Methods for Modelling Cyber-Physical Systems Security
2. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Mohamed Abomhara, Sule Yildirim Yayilgan, Debora Camparin, Olivier Heurtier, Calum Bunney (2022). A LINDDUN-Based Privacy Threat Modelling for National Identification Systems
3. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Anthony Junior Bokolo, Gibson Mba, Emeka Nwigwe (2022). Investigating the effectiveness of a HyFlex cyber security training in a developing country: A case study
4. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Goitom Kahsay Weldehawaryat, Stephen Dirk Bjørn Wolthusen (2022). Corrigendum to Threat Modelling of Cyber-Physical Systems Using an Applied π-Calculus (International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection (2021) 35, (S1874548221000536), (10.1016/j.ijcip.2021.100466))
5. Mohamed Abomhara, Sule Yildirim Yayilgan, Livinus Obiora Nweke, Zoltán Székely (2021). A comparison of primary stakeholders views on the deployment of biometrics technology in border management: Case study of smart mobility at the European land borders
6. Alexander C. Bock, Sergio España, Jens Gulden, Katharina Jahn, Livinus Obiora Nweke, Andreas Richter (2021). The Ethics of Information Systems: The Present State of the Discussion and Avenues for Future Work
7. Livinus Obiora Nweke (2021). A Survey of Specification-based Intrusion Detection Techniques for Cyber-Physical Systems
8. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Goitom Kahsay Weldehawaryat, Stephen Dirk Bjørn Wolthusen (2021). Threat Modelling of Cyber-Physical Systems Using an Applied Pi-Calculus
9. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Stephen Wolthusen (2021). A Holistic Approach for Enhancing Critical Infrastructure Protection: Research Agenda
10. Prosper Yeng, Livinus Obiora Nweke, Bian Yang, Muhammad Ali Fauzi, Einar Arthur Snekkenes (2021). Artificial Intelligence–Based Framework for Analyzing Health Care Staff Security Practice: Mapping Review and Simulation Study
11. Anthony Junior Bokolo, Livinus Obiora Nweke, Mohammed A. Al‑Sharafi (2020). Applying software‑defined networking to support telemedicine health consultation during and post Covid‑19 era
12. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Goitom Kahsay Weldehawaryat, Stephen Wolthusen (2020). Adversary Model for Attacks Against IEC 61850 Real-Time Communication Protocols
13. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Stephen Wolthusen (2020). A Review of Asset-Centric Threat Modelling Approaches
14. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Stephen Wolthusen (2020). Ethical Implications of Security Vulnerability Research for Critical Infrastructure Protection
15. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Stephen Wolthusen (2020). Legal Issues Related to Cyber Threat Information Sharing Among Private Entities for Critical Infrastructure Protection
16. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Stephen Wolthusen (2020). Modelling Adversarial Flow in Software-Defined Industrial Control Networks Using a Queueing Network Model
17. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Stephen Wolthusen (2020). Resilience Analysis of Software-Defined Networks Using Queueing Networks
18. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Prosper Yeng, Stephen Wolthusen, Bian Yang (2020). Understanding Attribute-based Access Control for Modelling and Analysing Healthcare Professionals’ Security Practices
19. Ankur Shukla, Basel Katt, Livinus Obiora Nweke (2020). Vulnerability Discovery Modelling With Vulnerability Severity
20. Prosper Yeng, Livinus Obiora Nweke, Ashenafi Zebene Woldaregay, Bian Yang, Einar Arthur Snekkenes (2020). Data-Driven and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Approach for Modelling and Analyzing Healthcare Security Practice: A Systematic Review
21. Livinus Obiora Nweke, Stephen Wolthusen, Luigi V. Mancini (2019). A Framework for the Validation of Network Artifacts