Erik Hjelmåsمشاهده پروفایل
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Erik Hjelmås is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) campus in Gjøvik. He has been employed at NTNU (formerly HiG) since 1996 and currently serves as the study program manager for the Bachelor in Digital Infrastructure and Cybersecurity program. His educational background includes: Cand.mag (1994) in computer science from Hedmark District University College and mathematics from Telemark District University College M.Sc. (1996) in information science with a specialization in artificial intelligence from University of Pittsburgh Dr. scient. (2005) in computer science with a thesis in facial recognition from University of Oslo Hjelmås has extensive expertise spanning information security, system administration, and digital infrastructure. His primary research interests include Information Security, Cybersecurity, System Administration, Facial Recognition, Data Security, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Automation, Data Storage/Retrieval, and Network Security. His work bridges theoretical research with practical applications in cybersecurity education and infrastructure management, with particular focus on integrating security practices into system administration workflows and developing comprehensive cybersecurity curricula. His publication record demonstrates an evolution from early work on facial recognition algorithms (2001-2006), to more contemporary research on cybersecurity education, digital forensics, and information assurance in system administration. The recent publications particularly address practical cybersecurity challenges in higher education institutions, password policies, and professional community building within digital infrastructure. Hjelmås plays a central role in building the professional community within digital infrastructure/IT operations and information security/cybersecurity at NTNU campus Gjøvik. He teaches core courses including 'Operating systems' and 'Infrastructure: secure basic services' and has previously taught Infrastructure as Code, system administration, data communication and network security, computer system security, artificial intelligence, IT for teachers and computer engineering.











