Vasileios Vasilakis

Dr. Vasileios Vasilakis is a Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at the University of York's Department of Computer Science. He holds a PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece. His research focuses on IoT Security, Mobile Network Security, and SDN Security, with contributions to projects like the EC H2020 SESAME and RIFE initiatives. He has supervised numerous PhD students and contributed to academic service roles such as Guest Editor in IEICE Transactions and Program Committee member for IEEE ICC and GLOBECOM. His work spans secure systems design, network protocols, and cybersecurity defenses, with recent publications addressing SDN-based intrusion detection, IoT attack mitigation, and ransomware analysis.

• Affiliations: York Interdisciplinary Centre for Cyber Security (YiCS), University of York
• Education: PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering (University of Patras, 2011)

Research Interests

His research emphasizes practical cybersecurity solutions for modern networks, including:

• IoT Security: Developing authentication and intrusion detection mechanisms for RPL-based networks
• SDN/NFV Security: Designing defenses against ransomware and distributed attacks
• Wireless Network Security: Analyzing vulnerabilities in 5G and UAV communication systems

Academic Contributions

He has organized special sessions at IEEE conferences, co-authored over 120 publications, and reviewed PhD theses at multiple institutions. Current projects include secure edge computing in 5G networks and lightweight authentication schemes for IoT protocols like MQTT.