Torvald Fossåen Ask

Torvald Fossåen Ask is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Høgskolen i Østfold (HiØF) and NTNU, specializing in cybersecurity and neuroscience. His roles include research, teaching, and collaboration in projects like ACDICOM (cyber threat communication) and the Cognitive Security Institute. He holds a PhD in Information Security from NTNU/HiØF (2021), an MSc in Neuroscience from NTNU (2020), and a BSc in Psychology from HINN (2018). His work spans cybersecurity training, human factors in cyber defense, and neurocognitive aspects of threat detection.

• Education: Sound/Music Production (Noroff, 2013), Psychology (HINN, 2018), Neuroscience (NTNU, 2020), PhD in Information Security (NTNU/HiØF, 2021)

Research focuses on cognitive security, neuroergonomics, and human-machine interaction in cybersecurity. He explores ethical dilemmas in AI-driven cybersecurity training, deepfake recognition, and team communication during cyber exercises.

Key contributions include developing frameworks for improving cyber situational awareness, analyzing political influences on deepfake detection, and integrating 3D mixed reality for team coordination. His work appears in journals like Frontiers in Neuroscience and Lecture Notes in Computer Science.