Basel Cat

Basel Cat is a Professor and Head of the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology at NTNU's Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. His research focuses on cybersecurity, information security assurance, and innovative approaches to cyber range technologies. Key areas include vulnerability analysis, privacy protection, and AI-driven security solutions.

Research Interests

• Cybersecurity incident triage and attack chain analysis
• Quantitative security evaluation models for web and cloud services
• Automated vulnerability injection in source code
• IoT security and cognitive digital twin architectures
• Adversarial AI applications in cybersecurity exercises

Publications highlight advancements in cybersecurity education, attack-defense scenario modeling, and the integration of AI/LLMs in security frameworks. Recent work explores frameworks for evaluating cloud services and OWASP-aligned web application security standards.

Collaborations involve development of hybrid IoT cyber ranges and frameworks for security assurance metrics. His research has been featured in top-tier journals like Computers & Security and Journal of Information Security and Applications.