Vladimir Stankovic

Dr. Vladimir Stankovic is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at City, University of London, where he has been employed since 2003. He progressed through academic ranks from Research Assistant to his current position as Senior Lecturer (since August 2019). From August 2019 to July 2024, he served as Deputy Head of Department of Computer Science, including a transitional period as Head in autumn 2024. He has held several leadership roles including NSS and Employability Director (2019-2023) and Undergraduate Programme Director (2017-2019).

His educational background includes a PhD in Software Engineering (2008) and a BEng in Computing (2003), both from City, University of London. He is a member of professional organizations including IEEE, ACM, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Dr. Stankovic's research focuses on dependability and security assessment of computer-based systems, software fault tolerance, diverse redundancy, distributed systems algorithms, and database replication protocols. His work contributes to the department's research areas in Software and Systems Engineering. He has been particularly active in designing and evaluating diverse database replication protocols and security assessment methodologies.

His recent publications (2011-2025) show a consistent focus on database replication, security assessment, and distributed systems. The research trend demonstrates increasing integration of machine learning techniques with traditional dependability approaches, particularly in security applications. His work spans theoretical modeling, empirical studies, and practical implementations with growing emphasis on real-world applications in critical infrastructure protection.

• Patent EP2470994 (EU) for Improvements Relating to Database Replication Protocols
• Patent 8793216 (USA) for Database replication

Dr. Stankovic has supervised multiple PhD students including Saidu Sokoto (focused on decentralized networks), Kaleem Peeroo (focused on Data Distribution Service performance), and Konstantin Pozdniakov (focused on security penetration testing). He has served as Principal Investigator for the EPSRC-funded DIDERO-PC project and co-investigator in several EU-funded projects including AQUAS, SESAMO, and AFTER. His enterprise activities include co-founding ResilSoft Ltd (2012-2021), a university spin-off company focused on dependability solutions.

He has been actively involved in the academic community as Program Committee member for conferences including CRITIS (2020-present), IEEE Cyber Security and Resilience (2025), and ISSRE (2015), and as reviewer for premier journals including IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing and IEEE Security & Privacy.