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Rodrigo Román

Associate professor

Edificio de Investigación Ada Byron
C/ Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa, nº 18
Ampliación Campus de Teatinos. Universidad de Málaga
29071 Málaga (Spain)
Phone: +34 951 952 915
E-mail: rroman@uma.es

Domain of interest and research
  • Protecting the Internet of Things
  • Protection of Critical Infrastructures
  • Security Architectures (e.g. Edge Computing Infrastructures)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity
Current research

For Dr. Roman, security should not be an obscure concept that is difficult to apply, but a simple idea that can be easily explained and deployed. Consequently, Dr. Roman’s research is mainly focused on providing useful and relevant security solutions that fulfill the requirements of both applications and its users.

  • Security solutions for the Internet of Things: One of our goals is to provide security mechanisms for various IoT scenarios, such as intelligent environments (IoTrust project).
  • Security Architectures: Another of our goals is to define and create security architectures that fulfill the requirements of the application and its environment. Currently we are studying the security of edge paradigms (SecurEDGE project) and digital twins (5G+TACTILE_4 project).
previous positions and fellowships
  • Visiting Researcher (“Recualificación del Profesorado Universitario” fellowship), Kyushu University, Japan (September 2022-August 2023).
    • Cybersecurity and AI.
  • Scientist I, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Singapore (August 2011 – December 2013).
    • IoT and Cloud Security.
Education
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science (with European Doctorate mention), University of Malaga (June 2008).
  • Undergraduate Research Fellow, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Singapore (August 2003 – December 2004).
  • MSc. in Computer Engineering, University of Malaga (August 2003).
  • BSc. in Computer Science, University of Malaga (August 2000).
Relevant publications

Davide Ferraris, Carmen Fernandez-Gago, Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez

A Survey on IoT Trust Model Frameworks Journal Article

In: The Journal of Supercomputing, 2023.

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Rodrigo Roman, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez, Kouichi Sakurai

Current Perspectives on Securing Critical Infrastructures’ Supply Chains Journal Article

In: IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 29-38, 2023, ISSN: 1540-7993.

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Manuel Ruiz, Ruben Rios, Rodrigo Roman, Antonio Muñoz, Juan Manuel Martínez, Jorge Wallace

AndroCIES: Automatización de la certificación de seguridad para aplicaciones Android Proceedings Article

In: XVII Reunión Española sobre Criptología y Seguridad de la Información (RECSI 2022), pp. 192-197, Ediciones Universidad Cantabria Ediciones Universidad Cantabria, Santander, Spain, 2022.

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Ruben Rios, Jose A. Onieva, Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez

Personal IoT Privacy Control at the Edge Journal Article

In: IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 20, pp. 23 – 32, 2022, ISSN: 1540-7993.

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Juan E. Rubio, Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez

Integration of a Threat Traceability Solution in the Industrial Internet of Things Journal Article

In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 16, no. 6575-6583, 2020, ISSN: 1551-3203.

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Jose A. Onieva, Ruben Rios, Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez

Edge-Assisted Vehicular Networks Security Journal Article

In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, pp. 8038-8045, 2019, ISSN: 2327-4662.

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Juan E. Rubio, Rodrigo Roman, Cristina Alcaraz, Yan Zhang

Tracking APTs in Industrial Ecosystems: A Proof of Concept Journal Article

In: Journal of Computer Security, vol. 27, pp. 521-546, 2019, ISSN: 0167-4048.

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Rodrigo Roman, Ruben Rios, Jose A. Onieva, Javier Lopez

Immune System for the Internet of Things using Edge Technologies Journal Article

In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, pp. 4774-4781, 2019, ISSN: 2327-4662.

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Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez, Stefanos Gritzalis

Evolution and Trends in the Security of the Internet of Things Journal Article

In: IEEE Computer, vol. 51, pp. 16-25, 2018, ISSN: 0018-9162.

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Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez, Masahiro Mambo

Mobile edge computing, Fog et al.: A survey and analysis of security threats and challenges Journal Article

In: Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 78, pp. 680-698, 2018, ISSN: 0167-739X.

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The full list of publications can be accessed here.

Scientific Activities
  • Editor:
    • International Journal of Information Security – Springer
    • Sensors, Internet of Things section – MDPI
  • Guest Editor:
    • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems – IEEE (“Edge Intelligence for Internet of Vehicles”)
    • Sensors – MDPI (“Sensors Cybersecurity”)
    • Sensors – MDPI (“IoT Security and Privacy”)
    • International Journal of Information Security – Springer (“IoT Security and Privacy”)
    • Journal of Security and Communication Networks – Wiley (“Security in a Completely Interconnected World”)
    • Journal of Security and Communication Networks – Wiley (“Protecting the Internet of Things”)
    • Journal of Communication Systems – Wiley (“Advanced Processing Technologies and Applications for Mobile Communication Systems”)
  • General (co)chair:
    • 2011: ACNS
    • 2010: SecIoT
  • Program (co)chair:
    • 2023: CPSS
    • 2021: STM
    • 2019: EuroSPEC
    • 2012: SecIoT
    • 2011: IWCS
  • Program committee member (last 5 years):
    • 2023: S&P-FL, SECRYPT 2023, ISPEC 2023, SPICES 2023, CyberICPS’23, SPIoT’23
    • 2022: CPSS’22, ISPEC 2022, HTESP 2022, CyberICPS’22
    • 2021: CPSS’21, WF-IoT, CyberICPS’21, SPIoT
    • 2020: IEEE ICC’20 (SAC-06 IoT Track), GIoTS’20, SPIoT, IEEE TrustComm, CyberICPS, WF-IoT
    • 2019: IWSECC, SIoT
  • Organization committee member:
    • 2008: ESORICS
    • 2007: CRITIS, EuroPKI,JITEL
Memberships
  • IEEE, member.