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Cybersecurity related bachelor’s and master’s theses in University of Tartu 2025 (June)

03.06.2025 (Delta Room 1019):

Student: Anton Zakatov (Software Engineering MSc)
Title: Architecture of Secure Multi-Party Computation as a Service with No Single Point of Trust
Supervisor: Raimundas Matulevičius, Kert Tali
Reviewer: Burak Can Kus

03.06.2025 (Delta Room 1008):

Student: Roman Amjaga (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: Static Analysis to Detect Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Supervisor: Vesal Vojdani
Reviewer: Karoliine Holter

Student: Lucas Salvatore G Agro (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: Radio Based Analysis of Wireless Mice and Keyboards using Proprietary Protocols
Supervisor: Danielle Melissa Morgan
Reviewer: Daniel Würsch

Student: Natalja Kjaernested (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: IoT Security: Graph-based Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Models
Supervisor: Sedat Akleylek
Reviewer: Ashutosh Dhar Dwivedi

Student: Juri Djomin (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: Evaluating SAMR Enumeration Exposure in Multi-Forest Active Directory
Supervisor: Raimundas Matulevičius, Juhan Aasaru
Reviewer: Andri Rebane

Student: Mihhail Karagjaur (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: Asset-Oriented Threat Analysis for Large Language Model Systems
Supervisor: Raimundas Matulevičius
Reviewer: Martin Macák

04.06.2025 (Delta Room 2048):

Student: Aqel Rizza Ndifuna (Conversion Master in IT)
Title: On the Road to Security Risk Management in Vehicle Teleoperation Scenarios
Supervisor: Raimundas Matulevičius
Reviewer: Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia-Jomants

04.06.2025 (Delta Room 2010):

Student: Pille Neider-Kuusalu (Conversion Master in IT)
Title: Cybersecurity Assessment in SME: Adaptation for the F4SLE Framework and the MASS Tool
Supervisor: Mari Seeba, Tarmo Oja
Reviewer: Kuldar Taveter

09.06.2025 (Delta Room 1008):

Student: Anette Habanen (Computer Science MSc)
Title: Deepfakes for Paper Vote Privacy Defence
Supervisor: Jan Villemson, Sven Laur
Reviewer: Illia Tsiporenko

Student: Hans Kristjan Veri (Computer Science MSc)
Title: Always Two, There Are: Towards Two-Party SDitH
Supervisor: Toomas Krips
Reviewer: Janno Siim

Student: Marco Kuusk (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Cyber Hygiene Feedback Tool
Supervisor: Arnis Paršovs
Reviewer: Tarmo Oja

Student: Robin Mürk (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Estonian ID Card’s Personal Data File Emulator
Supervisor: Arnis Paršovs
Reviewer: Danielle Melissa Morgan

Student: Mihkel Jaas Karu (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Design and Security Analysis of Blind Smart-ID/SplitKey Signature
Supervisor: Nikita Snetkov, Peeter Laud, Toomas Krips
Reviewer: Ahto Buldas

Student: Johanna Kasenurm (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Web eID Authentication Window Spoofing Proof-of-Concept
Supervisor: Arnis Paršovs
Reviewer: Kristjan Krips

12.06.2025 (Delta Room 2034):

Student: Maare Karmen Oras (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Threat-Based Analysis and Management of Security Risks in AI Chatbot Systems
Supervisor: Ijeoma Faustina Ekeh, Raimundas Matulevičius
Reviewer: Vjatšeslav Antipenko

12.06.2025 (Delta Room 1008):

Student: Rico-Andreas Lepp (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Enhancing Single Packet Authorization with Multi-Factor Authentication
Supervisor: Tarmo Oja
Reviewer: Arnis Paršovs

13.06.2025 (Delta Room 2048):

Student: Sten Kaarel Marvet (Computer Science BSc)
Title: The Creation of a Leakfree Environment for Investigating Websites
Supervisor: Alo Peets
Reviewer: Kristjan Krips

Student: Hjalmar Vaiküll (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Renewing and Updating Computer Security Course Lab Materials
Supervisor: Alo Peets
Reviewer: Toomas Krips

Links: https://cs.ut.ee/en/content/thesis-deadlines-and-guidelines

Cyber Security master’s theses defense in TalTech (May 2025)

The master’s theses defences of the Cybersecurity MSc programme (IVCM) taught jointly by TalTech and the University of Tartu will take place on May 28-30, on-site (TalTech room ICT-701) and over Teams.

28th May
Time: 10:00
Student: Johan Mattias Juul
Title: CLOSED DEFENCE: Applying Machine Learning for Enhanced Satellite Navigation Defence Mechanisms in Military Context
Supervisor: Ivo Müürsepp; Ivo Pure
Reviewer: Gabor Visky

Time: 10:40
Student: Jan Erik Kriisk
Title: CLOSED DEFENCE: NIST CSF 2.0 Implementation Challenges in the Banking Sector
Supervisor: Sille Arikas
Reviewer: Rain Ottis

Time: 11:20
Student: Karl Rikkonen
Title: CLOSED DEFENCE: From Noise to Knowledge: Developing a Machine Learning-Based Method for Threat Actor Infrastructure Attribution
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi; Marvin Uku
Reviewer: Andrew Roberts

PAUSE 40 MIN
Time: 12:40
Student: Elif Mihrisah Can
Title: Training Needs Analysis for Cybersecurity to the Estonian Space Industry
Supervisor: Adrian Venables; Anna Mandrenko
Reviewer: Birgy Lorenz

Time: 13:20
Student: Annika Lentso
Title: Optimal Cybersecurity Investment of an Interconnected Risk-Neutral Firm
Supervisor: Adrian Venables; Jaan Masso
Reviewer: Rain Ottis

Time: 14:00
Student: Csaba Virag
Title: Building Competitive Cyber Capacity for Europe: A Strategic Framework for Digital Readiness
Supervisor: Rain Ottis
Reviewer: Adrian Venables

Time: 14:40
Student: Julia Anna Grosschmid
Title: Assessing the Economic Impact of Cyberattacks in the Maritime Sector: A Taxonomy-Driven Case Study and Data Analysis
Supervisor: Sanja Bauk
Reviewer: Dan Heering

Time: 15:20
Student: Martin Kilgi
Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multi-Agent Large Language Model System for Automated Vulnerable Code Repair
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi
Reviewer: Risto Vaarandi

29th May
Time: 10:00
Student: Timofei Mihhailov
Title: Development of Cybersecurity Learning Material for Future and Current School Teachers in Ida-Virumaa
Supervisor: Kaido Kikkas
Reviewer: Anna Mandrenko

Time: 10:40
Student: Zafer Balkan
Title: Building Task Teams for Incident Response
Supervisor: Ricardo G. Lugo
Reviewer: Rain Ottis

Time: 11:20
Student: Marco Fontana
Title: Human Aspects of OSINT in Corporate Espionage: How Employees Unknowingly Leak Critical Information
Supervisor: Ricardo G. Lugo
Reviewer: Adrian Venables

PAUSE 40 MIN
Time: 12:40
Student: Mert Meiessaar
Title: How to Protect Small Businesses Using Public Cyber Threat Intelligence
Supervisor: Toomas Lepik; Hillar Põldmaa
Reviewer: Andrew Roberts

Time: 13:20
Student: Andres Pelešev
Title: Cybersecurity Regulatory Challenges in Small Modular Reactor Implementation: A Case Study of Estonia
Supervisor: Silvia Lips; Shaymaa Khalil
Reviewer: Felix Waschke

Time: 14:00
Student: Daniel Golubkov
Title: Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing of Authentication and Authorization Protocols
Supervisor: Edmund Laugasson
Reviewer: Ahto Buldas

Time: 14:40
Student: Gustav Gretškov
Title: Portless Device Forensics In the Future
Supervisor: Matthew J. Sorell
Reviewer: Toomas Lepik

Time: 15:20
Student: Keisuke Konno
Title: Evaluating and Fine-Tuning Large Language Model for Code Vulnerability Detection Across Programming Languages and Code Granularities
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi; Danilo Gligoroski
Reviewer: Andrew Roberts

30th May
Time: 10:00
Student: Luka Kerin
Title: Cybersecurity Knowledge and Behaviour Among Slovenians
Supervisor: Ricardo G. Lugo
Reviewer: Anna Mandrenko

Time: 10:40
Student: Johan Valdemar Leoste
Title: Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning and Machine Learning for Network Intrusion Detection Using Data from the Largest Live-Fire Cyber Defence Excercise
Supervisor: Risto Vaarandi; Allard Dijk
Reviewer: Hayretdin Bahsi

Time: 11:20
Student: Vito Pavlica
Title: Human-Centered Phishing Detection
Supervisor: Ricardo G. Lugo
Reviewer: Kaido Kikkas

Time: 12:00
Student: Anton Matskevitš
Title: Application of TRIZ to Find Vulnerabilities in Code, Methods of its Transmission, Storage and Execution
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi
Reviewer: Alejandro G. Manzanares

PAUSE 40 MIN
Time: 13:20
Student: Marko Lindeberg
Title: Analysis and Implementation of ‘APP.4.4: Kubernetes’ from the Estonian Information Security Standard (E-ITS)
Supervisor: Siim Vene
Reviewer: Toomas Lepik

Time: 14:00
Student: Haider Rehman
Title: Implementing an LLM-Based Agent for Anomaly Detection and Automated Response in Smart Grids
Supervisor: Furqan Amjad
Reviewer: Risto Vaarandi

Time: 14:40
Student: Jaan Erik Lepp
Title: Magic Link Authentication for Enterprise-Level SAAS Software Users
Supervisor: Ricardo G. Lugo
Reviewer: Olaf M. Maennel

Time: 15:20
Student: Elguj Yusifbayli
Title: Use of AI-Based Security Tool Assistance for Improving the Technical Analysis of Incidents in Security Operations Centre
Supervisor: Risto Vaarandi
Reviewer: Felix Waschke

Cybersecurity related master’s theses in University of Tartu 2025 (January)

January 23, room 1019:

Time: 10:00
Student: Santeri Rikhard Artturi Pohjaranta (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: Developing a Human-Centric Training Method to Educate High School Students on Social Engineering Techniques
Supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal
Reviewer: Ijeoma Faustina Ekeh

Time: 10:45
Student: Semjon Kravtšenko (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: Efficient Two-Party ML-DSA Protocol in Active Security Model
Supervisor: Peeter Laud, Toomas Krips
Reviewer: Sven Laur

Time: 13:30
Student: Mykyta Luzan (Computer Science MSc)
Title: Secure Data Sharing in the Internet of Vehicles Using Blockchain-based Federated Learning
Supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal, Raimundas Matulevičius
Reviewer: Naveed Muhammad

Links:
https://cs.ut.ee/et/media/64646/download?attachment

Cyber Security master’s theses defense in TalTech (January 2025)

The master’s theses defences of the Cybersecurity MSc programme (IVCM) taught jointly by TalTech and the University of Tartu will take place on January 13, on-site (TalTech room ICT-411) and over Teams.

Time: 10:00
Student: Andreas Türk
Title: Converting Server-Supported RSA Into a Fail-Stop Signature Scheme
Supervisor: Nikita Snetkov
Reviewer: Jelizaveta Vakarjuk

Time: 10:40
Student: Oliver Vanamets
Title: Docker Image Security Scanning Using Open Source Tools
Supervisor: Mauno Pihelgas
Reviewer: Risto Vaarandi

Time: 11:20
Student: Ali Atakan Basaran
Title: Evaluating Large Language Models for JavaScript File Classification Using Hybrid Analysis
Supervisor: Fuad Budagov
Reviewer: Zhe Deng

Time: 12:00
Student: Sammy Alonso Calle Torres
Title: Machine Learning Multiview for Malware Detection of Android Devices
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi
Reviewer: Matthew Sorell

Time: 12:40
Student: Artur Nikitchuk
Title: Advancing Cyber Threat Detection Through Host-Based Security Log Analysis with Large Language Models
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi
Reviewer: Risto Vaarandi

Cybersecurity related bachelor’s and master’s theses in University of Tartu 2024 (June)

June 4 room 2045:

Time: 11:45
Student: Uuna Saarela (Computer Science MSc)
Title: Practical Zero-Knowledge within the European Digital Identity Framework: Implementing Privacy-Preserving Identity Checks
Supervisor: Peeter Laud, Chris Brzuska
Reviewer: Härmel Nestra

Time: 13:15
Student: Andres Jõgi (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: Quantitative Analysis on Vulnerability to Electronic Business Identity Theft Among Estonian Companies
Supervisor: Mari Seeba, Tarmo Oja, Markko Merzin
Reviewer: Danielle Melissa Morgan

Time: 14:00
Student: Edgar Miadzieles (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: Digital Twin and Blockchain-Driven Firmware Updates for the Internet of Vehicles
Supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal
Reviewer: Mariia Bakhtina

Time: 14:45
Student: Alar Paas (Cyber Security MSc)
Title: Testing Wireless Security Alarm Systems from the Estonian Market
Supervisor: Danielle Melissa Morgan
Reviewer: Jürgen Laks

June 5 room 2034:

Time: 14:00
Student: Ojus Virendra Tudavekar (Software Engineering MSc)
Title: Blockchain and Digital Twin-based Approach for Securing Water Supply Infrastructure
Supervisor: Mubashar Iqbal
Reviewer: Abasi-amefon Obot Affia

June 6 room 2045:

Time: 10:15
Student: Kerli Markus (Conversion Master in IT MSc)
Title: Awareness of Phishing Attacks: A Case Study of Balt-Hellin OÜ Employees
Supervisor: Kristjan Krips
Reviewer: Alo Peets

Time: 11:45
Student: Kadri Koit (Conversion Master in IT MSc)
Title: Describing the Requirements of the Estonian Information Security Standard (E-ITS) in Public Procurements
Supervisor: Kristjan Krips
Reviewer: Mari Seeba

Time: 14:45
Student: Beata Sillat (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Automated Grading and Grade Uploading in Moodle Environment: A “Computer Security” Case Study
Supervisor: Alo Peets
Reviewer: Eero Vainikko

June 7 room 2034:

Time: 14:45
Student: Diana Šramova (Computer Science BSc)
Title: A Survey of Machine Learning Methods and their Applicability for Security Analysis
Supervisor: Raimundas Matulevičius
Reviewer: Faiz Ali Shah

June 7 room 2045:

Time: 13:45
Student: Ilona Peedosk (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Comparative Analysis of the European Union Digital Operational Resilience Act Based on Information Security Standard ISO/IEC 27001
Supervisor: Sander Saveli, Heili Orav
Reviewer: Linda Rosenkron

June 10 room 2045:

Time: 9:15
Student: Nataliia Pabat (Innovation & Technology Management MA)
Title: Security Risk Management in Teleoperated Driving
Supervisor: Raimundas Matulevičius, Abasi-amefon Obot Affia
Reviewer: Tambet Matiisen

Time: 10:00
Student: Ijeoma Faustina Ekeh (Innovation & Technology Management MA)
Title: A Recommendation Model for Security Risk Management in Car-Sharing Scenarios
Supervisor: Raimundas Matulevičius
Reviewer: Mariia Baktina

Time: 10:45
Student: Herman Rull (Computer Science MSc)
Title: Towards Practical Privacy-preserving Data Analysis with Intel TDX-based Sharemind HI
Supervisor: Armin Daniel Kisand, Raimundas Matulevičius
Reviewer: Tarmo Oja

Time: 13:00
Student: Sander Truu (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Tool-Supported Privacy Analysis of Smart Parking
Supervisor: Mariia Bakhtina, Raimundas Matulevičius
Reviewer: Pille Pullonen Raudvere

June 11 room 2048:

Time: 13:15
Student: Anett Pärismaa (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Researching the Patterns of Estonian Language Passwords and Compiling a Password Dictionary
Supervisor: Alo Peets
Reviewer: Kristjan Krips

June 11 room 2010:

Time: 13:45
Student: Pirgit Pajoma (Conversion Master in IT MSc)
Title: The Use of Blockchain in Public e-services on the Example of Estonia
Supervisor: Jan Villemson, Kristjan Krips
Reviewer: Armin Daniel Kisand

June 12 room 2034:

Time: 10:15
Student: Erki Külaots (Computer Science MSc)
Title: Two-Party Multi-Point Function Secret Sharing
Supervisor: Toomas Krips
Reviewer: Sven Laur

June 13 room 2039:

Time: 13:00
Student: Uku Parts (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Assessing the Security of a Smart Lock
Supervisor: Danielle Melissa Morgan
Reviewer: Alo Peets

June 13 room 2045:

Time: 11:15
Student: Karl Mumme (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Surveillance System for Additional Security of Tactical Objects
Supervisor: Erkki Laaneoks
Reviewer: Andres Namm

June 14 room 2034:

Time: 13:30
Student: Risto Voor (Computer Science BSc)
Title: Third-party Libraries Security Tools Analysis and Improvements
Supervisor: Kristiina Rahkema
Reviewer: Maj-Annika Tammisto

Links:
https://cs.ut.ee/en/content/thesis-deadlines-and-guidelines

Cyber Security master’s theses defense in TalTech (May 2024)

The master’s theses defences of the Cybersecurity MSc programme (IVCM) taught jointly by TalTech and the University of Tartu will take place from May 27-29, on-site (TalTech room ICT-315) and over Teams.

27. May
Time: 10:00
Student: Riin Tamme
Title: CLOSED DEFENCE: Estonia’s Public Sector Awareness of Adversary Information Operations
Supervisor: Adrian N. Venables
Reviewer: Rain Ottis

Time: 11:00
Student: Britta Sillaots
Title: Convergence of Hospital and Consumer Wearables, Their Legal Aspects, and Micro Data Sovereignity
Supervisor: Matthew Sorell, Aleksi Kajander
Reviewer: Pavel Tšikul

Time: 11:40
Student: Anna Mandrenko
Title: Analyzing Drone Flight Logs for Forensic Behaviour Reconstruction
Supervisor: Matthew Sorell
Reviewer: Toomas Lepik

PAUSE 40 min

Time: 13:00
Student: Gerd Kukemilk
Title: Design and Implementation of a Configuration Management Database Compatible with ITIL and E-ITS
Supervisor: Toomas Lepik, Thomas Lepik
Reviewer: Olaf Maennel

Time: 13:40
Student: Felix Nicolas Waschke
Title: Forensic Analysis of the Slack Web Application
Supervisor: Pavel Tšikul
Reviewer: Matthew Sorell

Time: 14:20
Student: Valerii Gakh
Title: Performance Comparison of Early Prompt Injection Detection Solutions
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi
Reviewer: Olaf Maennel

Time: 15:00
Student: Martin Mihalovic
Title: Genetic Malware Analysis
Supervisor: Alejandro Guerra Manzanares
Reviewer: Toomas Lepik

28. May
Time: 10:00
Student: Muhammed Erbas
Title: Application of PASTA Threat Modeling to ECDIS in Autonomous Ships for ENhanced COLREG Compliance
Supervisor: Olaf Maennel, Gabor Visky
Reviewer: Dan Heering

Time: 10:40
Student: Janno Jaal
Title: Threat Modeling for AI/ML Based Healthcare Systems
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi
Reviewer: Rehman

Time: 11:20
Student: Hua Zhong
Title: A Deep Learning Solution for Detecting Image-Based Phishing/Spam Emails
Supervisor: Sven Nõmm, Adrian Venables
Reviewer: Andri Riid

PAUSE 40 min

Time: 12:40
Student: Kati Sein
Title: Cybersecurity-related Support Needs and Challenges Incurred by Informal Support: A Study Among Estonian Home USers
Supervisor: Stefan Sütterlin, Tanel Mällo
Reviewer: Kaido Kikkas

Time: 13:20
Student: Nadezda Semjonova
Title: Cybersecurity Culture in Academia: the Case of Tallinn University of Technology
Supervisor: Kaido Kikkas
Reviewer: Ricardo Lugo

Time: 14:00
Student: Joosep Parts
Title: Attack Pattern Assessment of Telepresence Robots in Healthcare Systems Context
Supervisor: Kaido Kikkas, Janika Leoste
Reviewer: Andrew Roberts

Time: 14:40
Student: Helena Jäe
Title: The Evolution of Cyber Conflict on the Example of Estonia, Georgia and Ukraine
Supervisor: Kaido Kikkas
Reviewer: Adrian Venables

29. May
Time: 10:00
Student: Laura Danilas
Title: The Impact of Quantum Technologies on NATO’s Security and Defence Posture
Supervisor: Adrian N. Venables, Joanna Sliwa
Reviewer: Kaido Kikkas

Time: 10:40
Student: Karl Tamberg
Title: Harnessing Large Language Models for Software Vulnerability Detection: A Comprehensive Benchmarking Study
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi
Reviewer: Risto Vaarandi

Time: 11:20
Student: Liam Simonos Warren
Title: Analysis of CDOC 2.0 Protocols in ProVerif
Supervisor: Nikita Snetkov
Reviewer: Ahto Buldas

PAUSE 40 min

Time: 12:40
Student: Taaniel Kraavi
Title: Proving Vote Correctness in the Estonian Internet Voting System
Supervisor: Ahto Buldas, Jan Willemson
Reviewer: Jelizaveta Vakarjuk

Time: 13:20
Student: Leonard Walter
Title: Evaluating the Use of MAQUE Proxies for Achieving DNS Privacy
Supervisor: Shaymaa Khalil, Silver Saks
Reviewer: Risto Vaarandi

Time: 14:00
Student: Diego Del Rio Manzanas
Title: Securing Remote Connectivity: A Systematic Penetration Testing Analysis of a Telepresence Robot
Supervisor: Shaymaa Khalil
Reviewer: Silver Saks

Links:
https://taltech.ee/en/events/masters-thesis-defence-cybersecurity-spring-semester-20232024

Cyber Security master’s theses defense in TalTech (January 2024)

The master’s theses defences of the Cybersecurity MSc programme (IVCM) taught jointly by TalTech and the University of Tartu will take place on 15 Janbuary 2024, starting at 11:20AM (EEST) on-site (TalTech room ICT-411) and over Teams.

Time: 11:20 – 12:00
Student: Giorgi Okroshidze
Title: Comparison of SOC Workflow Automation Options for SMEs and Practical Impact Analysis
Supervisor: Risto Vaarandi
Reviewer: Toomas Lepik

Time: 12:00 – 12:40
Student: Marita Müüdla
Title: Reporting of Cybersecurity Incidents Among Estonian Government and Government-Affiliated Organizations
Supervisor: Sille Arikas
Reviewer: Aleksi Kajander

Time: 12:40 – 13:20
Student: Fathin Adebiyo Dosunmu
Title: Exploring the Complexity Criteria of Mobile Malware: an Examination of its Impact on the Analysis Process.
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi
Reviewer: Risto Vaarandi

Links:
https://taltech.ee/en/events/cybersecurity-msc-thesis-defence-15-january-2024

Cyber Security Newsletter 2023-10-12 (i-voting / RK2023)

Other events (not related to RK2023):

Research articles:

  • [2023-08-23] A research article by Tobias Hilt, Kati Sein (Cybernetica), Tanel Mallo (Cybernetica), Melanie Volkamer and Jan Willemson (Cybernetica): “Voter Perception of Cast-as-Intended Verifiability in the Estonian i-vote protocol”. The researchers performed semi-structured interviews with 13 voters to investigate the perception of individual verifiability in online elections in the aftermath of the 2013 parliamentary election in Estonia. The study finds that the voters clearly lack comprehension of the real purpose of the verifiability step (i.e., to detect a malware attack).
    https://research.cyber.ee/~janwil/publ/voterperception.pdf
    https://twitter.com/EVoteID/status/1709556280216412465/photo/1
    https://twitter.com/trtram/status/1653773719960006657
  • [2023-09-22] A research article by Jan Willemson (Cybernetica) and Kristjan Krips (Cybernetica/UT): “Estimating carbon footprint of paper and Internet voting”. The paper compares the carbon footprint of paper voting in polling stations with the emissions of i-voting in KOV2023. The results show that paper voting has about a 180 times higher carbon footprint, owing largely to the need to transport the voters to the polling stations and back.
    https://research.cyber.ee/~janwil/publ/VotingCO2.pdf
    https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-43756-4_9
  • [2022-10-01] A research article by Piret Ehin (UT), Mihkel Solvak (UT), Jan Willemson (Cybernetica) and Priit Vinkel (Cybernetica): “Internet voting in Estonia 2005–2019: Evidence from eleven elections”. The article examines Internet voting in Estonia over 15 years and 11 nation-wide elections.
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740624X2200051X
  • [2022-09-24] A research article by Cornelia Sindermann, Dmitri Rozgonjuk (UT), Mihkel Solvak (UT), Anu Realo (UT) and Kristjan Vassil (UT): “Internet voting: the role of personality traits and trust across three parliamentary elections in Estonia”. The researchers investigated what affects the decision to use or not use internet voting. The work indicates that, out of the Big Five personality traits, it is only Agreeableness that seems to be related to trust in internet voting and the use of internet voting.
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-022-03644-4
  • [2022-07-19] A research article by Jan Willemson (Cybernetica): “Towards Identifying Social Factors behind (In)Efficiency of Voting Security Measures”. In this article, the author analyzes various social factors that could explain why different countries implement different security measures in their voting systems. E.g., why in Switzerland coercion and vote buying is not part of the threat model, while voting systems in other countries try to implement measures against these attacks.
    https://www.jedem.org/index.php/jedem/article/view/673
  • [2022-06-08] Kristjan Krips (Cybernetica/UT) defended his PhD thesis “Privacy and coercion resistance in voting”. Among other things, the work contains a great amount of information about the Estonian i-voting system. The work indicates that the attack resistance of paper voting tends to be overestimated, while the Estonian internet voting system could also be improved.
    https://ut.ee/en/node/138599
    https://kuku.pleier.ee/podcast/kuue-samba-taga/132123
    https://novaator.err.ee/1608635968/doktoritoo-e-haaletamise-kontrollitavusele-seab-piirid-haalteostmise-risk
  • [2022-06-06] A research article by Maris Vutt (UT): “Electronic Voting in Adopting Resolutions of Limited Companies: The Example of Estonian Law”. The article provides an overview of how Estonian companies implement electronic voting in shareholders’ meetings. The author finds that although the law contains no precise requirements, it should be taken into account that the procedure laid down for electronic voting must ensure the identification of shareholders as well as the security and reliability of electronic voting.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.13165/j.icj.2022.06.007

Cyber Security master’s theses defense in TalTech (May 2023)

The master’s theses defences of the Cybersecurity MSc programme (IVCM) taught jointly by TalTech and the University of Tartu will take place on 29 May 2023, starting at 9:00AM (EEST) in Zoom.

Time: 09:00 – 09:40
Student: Ayooluwa Samuel Ayoola
Title: Phishing Campaigns and Security Awareness Training in a Sport Betting Company
Supervisor: Olaf Manuel Maennel
Reviewer: Rain Ottis

Title: 09:40 – 10:20
Student: Ankit Rana
Title: Assessment of Cyber Security Awareness Among Delhi Students
Supervisor: Kaie Maennel
Reviewer: Tiia Sõmer

Title: 10:20 – 11:00
Student: Luisa Caretta Hopp
Title: Application of the Metagraph to the Aviation Supply Chain: a Case Study
Supervisor: Olaf Manuel Maennel, Benedict Gross
Reviewer: Ahto Buldas

Title: 11:00 – 11:40
Student: Sander Eesmaa
Title: Supply Chain Information Security Management in Estonian Organizations
Supervisor: Kristjan Karmo
Reviewer: Adrian Venables

Title: 11:40 – 12:20
Student: Rudolfs Ludis Kelle
Title: Furthering Industrial Control System Intrusion Detection Systems’ Advancement by Analyzing the IEC 60870-5-104 Protocol & its Traffic
Supervisor: Bernhards Blumbergs
Reviewer: Risto Vaarandi

Title: 13:00 – 13:40
Student: Janika Pirel Jasmin Hirvi
Title: An Analysis of Database Manipulation Techniques in iOS
Supervisor: Matthew James Sorell
Reviewer: Hayretdin Bahsi

Title: 13:40 – 14:20
Student: Nikita Timokhin
Title: Structural Assessment and Automatic Aggregation of OS X Forensic Artifacts
Supervisor: Pavel Tšikul
Reviewer: Matthew James Sorell

Title: 14:20 – 15:00
Student: Helena Ingermann
Title: Windows Subsystem for Android – Forensic Analysis
Supervisor: Shaymaa Mamdouh Khalil
Reviewer: Pavel Tšikul

Title: 15:00 – 15:40
Student: Onyeka Kelvin Onyema
Title: Designing an e-Learning Application for Phishing Attack Recognition based on Cialdini’s Persuasion Principles
Supervisor: Kaido Kikkas
Reviewer: Stefan Sütterlin

Title: 15:40 – 16:20
Title: Student: Dmytro Martynov
Handling Concept Drift for Mobile Malware Detection
Supervisor: Hayretdin Bahsi
Reviewer: Risto Vaarandi

Links:
https://taltech.ee/en/events/cybersecurity-msc-theses-defences-29-may-2023

Cyber Security Engineering bachelor’s theses defense in TalTech (January 2023)

Defence of bachelor theses in Cyber Security Engineering programme takes place on 19 January 2023 at 15:00 in room ICO-316.
Members of the committee: Valdo Praust (head), Kaido Kikkas, Mohammad Tariq Meeran, Aleksei Talisainen

Student: Mihhail Karagjaur
Title: Ransomware Detection with Machine Learning

Student: Dominik Zoltán Kovács
Title: Automated Vulnerability Scanning of the Network Segments of an Internet Service Provider

Student: Benedek Matveev
Title: The NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5 Standard Compliance at an IT Startup: an Applicability Analysis and Implementation

Student: Vladislav Sidorenko
Title: A Method for Bypassing the Valve Anti-Cheat System in Video Games

Links:
https://taltech.ee/uudised/bakalaureuse-ja-magistritoode-kaitsmised-taltech-it-kolledzis-16-20-jaanuaril-2023
https://haldus.taltech.ee/sites/default/files/2023-01/BAKALAUREUSE-%20JA%20MAGISTRIT%C3%96%C3%96DE%20TEEMAD%20JA%20AUTORID_ITK_2023talv.pdf