Bernardo Alarcos Alcázar

Bernardo Alarcos Alcázar is a Professor at the Department of Automática within the School of Telematics Engineering at the University of Alcalá. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the same institution (2004), focusing on security architectures for multiservice networks. His research emphasizes cybersecurity, IoT systems, and smart technologies for healthcare and developmental monitoring. He leads the NetIS group (Networks and Intelligent Systems), specializing in intelligent networked systems.

Education

• Doctorate in Engineering (2004): Universidad de Alcalá. Thesis: Arquitectura de seguridad en una red multiservicio y multidominio basada en tecnologías de redes programables.

Research Interests

His work spans cybersecurity frameworks for healthcare IT (e.g., CloudWall), forensic analysis of messaging apps (Telegram, smartwatches), IoT device security (smart toys), and pediatric developmental monitoring via connected devices. He also explores motion pattern analysis for early childhood interventions and embedded system vulnerabilities through side-channel attack tools.

Key Trends in Publications

Recent work focuses on practical applications of smart systems in healthcare and child development (e.g., secure IoT toys, baby physical development monitoring). Earlier contributions address network security architectures (e.g., ROSA framework), TLS protection, and ontology-based sensor integration.

Awards & Grants

• No specific awards listed in provided texts.

Advising & Teams

• Advised his doctoral thesis under Dr. Marifeli Sedano Ruiz and Dr. María Calderón Pastor.
• Leads the NetIS research group, collaborating on projects like forensic trace localization and exoskeleton safety analysis.

Labs/Teams

NetIS Redes y Sistemas Inteligentes (Networks and Intelligent Systems group), focused on secure and intelligent networked systems design.