Sakshyam Panda

Sakshyam Panda

Lecturer in Cybersecurity

University of Greenwich

I am a Lecturer in Cybersecurity at the University of Greenwich, London. My core expertise is in cyber threat modelling and developing robust cybersecurity and privacy strategies against strategic adversaries with a special interest towards security and privacy for AI.

Interests

  • Cyber and Privacy Risk Assessment
  • Threat Modelling
  • Security Economics
  • Cyber Controls Optimisation
  • Game Theory and Multi-objective Optimisation

Education

  • PhD in Optimal Strategies for Cybersecurity Decision Making, 2022

    University of Surrey

  • MSc in Human Computer Interaction and Design (Dual Degree), 2018

    Aalto University (Finland) and KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)

  • BTech in Computer Science and Engineering, 2013

    Institute of Technical Education and Research, India

Publications

Aristeidis Farao, Sakshyam Panda, Sofia Anna Menesidou, Entso Veliou, Nikolaos Episkopos, George Kalatzantonakis, Farnaz Mohammadi, Nikolaos Georgopoulos, Michael Sirivianos, Nikos Salamanos, Spyros Loizou, Michalis Pingos, John Polley, Andrew Fielder, Emmanouil Panaousis, Christos Xenakis (2020). SECONDO: A Platform for Cybersecurity Investments and Cyber Insurance Decisions. TrustBus 2020: Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business.

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Sakshyam Panda, Emmanouil Panaousis, George Loukas, Christos Laoudias (2020). Optimizing investments in Cyber Hygiene for Protecting Healthcare Users. From Lambda Calculus to Cybersecurity Through Program Analysis.

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Sakshyam Panda, Daniel W. Woods, Aron Laszka, Andrew Fielder, Emmanouil Panaousis (2019). Post-Incident Audits on Cyber Insurance Discounts. Computers & Security. (JCR 2019: 3.579)

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Nadia Boumkheld, Sakshyam Panda, Stefan Rass, Emmanouil Panaousis (2019). Honeypot Type Selection Games for Smart Grid Networks. Gamesec 2019.

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Projects


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All Cyber Security Security Economics Optimisation

SecurityBudget: Cyber Security Budget Spending Companion for SMEs

SecurityBudget will be a cyber security dashboard to support SMEs on how to protect their systems subject to a limited available budget. Budget: £12.5k. Principal Investigator: Manos Panaousis, co-Investigator: George Loukas.

MERIT: A fraMEwoRk to Model and IncenTivise Cyber Security Investment Decisions

The MERIT addresses the challenge of how to take better cyber security investment decisions. It aims at minimising cyber security risks by optimally investing its budget for cyber controls. In a multi-disciplinary approach, it utilises both economics and cybersecurity engineering insights to significantly extend the state-of-the-art in decision support for cybersecurity spending.

SECONDO: a Security ECONomics service platform for smart security investments and cyber insurance pricing in the beyonD 2020 netwOrking era

SECONDO addresses the question “How can decisions about cyber security investments and cyber insurance pricing be optimised?” SECONDO will support professionals who seek cyber security investments, developed to support human decision making, and a complete well-founded security strategy.

CUREX: seCUre and pRivate hEalth data eXchange

The Health sector’s increasing dependence on digital information and communication infrastructures renders it vulnerable to threats to privacy and cybersecurity, especially as the theft of health data has become particularly lucrative for cyber criminals.

SPEAR: Secure and PrivatE smArt gRid

Over the last decade, cyber-attacks have become increasingly sophisticated, stealthy, targeted and multi-faceted which may leverage zero-day exploits and highly creative interdisciplinary attack methods. As our society is becoming increasingly dependent on Critical INfrastructures (CIN), new technologies are needed to increase our detection and response capabilities.

Academic Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Lecturer in Cybersecurity

University of Greenwich

2023 – Present
 
 
 
 
 

Research Fellow

University of Greenwich

2021 – 2023
 
 
 
 
 

Cyber Security Researcher

Cyberlens Limited

2020 – 2020

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