Xhesika Ramaj

Xhesika Ramaj is a Doctoral Research Fellow at Østfold University College affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research focuses on cybersecurity for critical infrastructures, particularly the application of DevSecOps in risk management. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Informatics and a master's degree in Information Security from the University of Tirana, with exchange studies at Riga Technical University and Koblenz University of Applied Sciences.

Ramaj's work explores security-safety integration in complex cyber-physical systems through frameworks that address evolving threats to essential infrastructure. Her research group focuses on Information Systems and Software Engineering, with projects including 'A DevSecOps-enabled Framework for Risk Management of Critical Infrastructures' and 'RECYCIN: Reinforcing Competence in Cybersecurity.'

Her publications systematically examine DevSecOps evolution, compliance challenges, and practitioner perspectives through systematic literature reviews and empirical studies. Research trends indicate growing emphasis on human factors in security, automated compliance mechanisms, and integrated risk modeling for critical systems.