Tom Mulders

Tom Mulders is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Eindhoven University of Technology. His work focuses on enhancing Security Operations Center (SOC) efficiency through structured threat analysis, incident response, and network security protocols.

Education:

• Master of Science in Computer Science (Thesis: Discerning Wheat from Chaff in SOCs: A Model to Identify ‘Non-Interesting’ Events in Security Operation Centers, 2022)

Research interests center on network security, threat analysis, and incident response within SOCs. He explores how to reduce false positives, optimize intrusion detection rules, and contextualize security alerts for Tier 1 analysts.

His recent publications (2023–2025) address

• Process design for threat analysis in SOCs
• Low-noise network intrusion detection
• Tools for contextualizing security alerts

with emphasis on complex tasks, tacit knowledge, and operational efficiency in cybersecurity environments.

Collaborations include researchers from TU/e and external partners, contributing to the development of structured methodologies for network security event handling and SOC optimization.