Pavlo Burda

Pavlo Burda is a cybersecurity researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology specializing in phishing detection and social engineering attacks. He recently completed his PhD in 2024 with the thesis "Let the weakest link fail, but gracefully: understanding tailored phishing and measures against it." His work bridges technical security solutions with human behavioral aspects of cybersecurity.

Dr. Burda's research focuses on understanding how users perceive and respond to phishing threats through empirical studies and systematic literature reviews. His work combines cognitive science with practical security implementations, examining both the technical dimensions of phishing attacks and the psychological factors that influence user vulnerability. This interdisciplinary approach has resulted in significant contributions to usable security research.

Analysis of Dr. Burda's publication trends reveals a progression from foundational literature reviews to practical tools and user-centered security solutions. His recent work emphasizes the human element in security systems, particularly how email cues affect threat perception and how users can be empowered to report phishing attempts effectively.

• Distinguished paper award (2024) for "Protect and Fight Back: A Case Study on User Motivations to Report Phishing Emails"

Dr. Burda maintains strong collaborative relationships with cybersecurity researchers including Luca Allodi, Alessandro Serebrenik, and Nicola Zannone. Together, they have developed valuable research infrastructure including publicly available datasets that advance phishing detection research. His work demonstrates consistent productivity with publications spanning from 2019 to 2024, showing increasing impact in the field with 161 Scopus citations.

Dr. Burda contributes significantly to research infrastructure through datasets like the Phishing website dataset and decision-support tools for phishing detection. His work exemplifies the integration of academic research with practical security applications, addressing real-world challenges in organizational security postures through both technical and human-centered approaches.