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Ricardo M. Czekster
Lecturer in Software Engineering & Cybersecurity — Aston University
Welcome! For the past years I have been working on the general topic of systems modelling and quantitative issues in Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).
My focus is on tackling dependability, i.e., availability, reliability, maintenance, performance, safety and security.
I am currently working at Aston University↗ as a Lecturer in Software Engineering & Cybersecurity within the School of Computer Science and Digital Technologies.
I chiefly investigate dependability + cyber security, modelling and simulation, and Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) in smart and critical infrastructure.
Quote
"If you look for an excuse, you'll always find one."
Anthony Liccione
Check my Pure profile at Aston↗ for my latest research outcomes.
Look the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Research.
Read some tips for writing better.
One question I get a lot is "How to start working with cyber security right away?".
So, to answer this the best I can, please check out this "New to Cyber Field Manual: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Into Cyber security"↗ or TryHackMe↗, a free online platform or learning cyber security.
You may also find quite interesting NCSC's (UK) page on cybersecurity topics.
Research
This is what currently interests me in research:
Engagements
External Assessor, PhD Candidate Qurat Ul Ain Shaheen, University of St Andrews (Scotland), 23/June/2026.
Book reviewer and work on conferences and workshops
- General Co-Chair (with Dr Paolo Milazzo, University of Pisa, Italy) in 12th International Symposium DataMod 2024: From Data to Models and Back↗ - Joint event with SEFM 2024↗
- Publicity Chair, 1st International Conference on Computing, Communication, Cybersecurity & AI↗ (The C3AI 2023)
- PC Member, 15th International Workshop on Software Aging and Rejuvenation 2023 - Joint event with ISSRE 2023↗
- PC Member, 11th International Symposium DataMod 2023: From Data to Models and Back↗ - Joint event with SEFM 2023↗
- Technical reviewer,
Math for Security↗: From Graphs and Geometry to Spatial Analysis, by Daniel Reilly (NoStarch press - September 2023) - Technical Program Committee, UKCI'2023↗, The 22nd UK Workshop on Computational Intelligence
- Co-Program Chair, WoSAR'2022↗, The 14th Workshop on Software Aging and Rejuvenation
- Program Committee, WPerformance within SBC - Brazilian Computing Society, 2013-2019
- Finance Chair, ICGSE'2012↗, The 7th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering
Journals
- Associate editor, Iran Journal of Computer Science↗ (Springer), since 2017
- Editorial board member, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology↗ (IJCAT), 2015-2019
Reviewer (check also my Web of Science↗ or ORCID↗ profile under "Peer Review" section)
- IEEE Software↗
- Business Process Management Journal↗ (Emerald Publishing)
- Current World Environment↗
- Enterprise Information Systems↗ (Taylor & Francis)
- Information Processing & Management↗ (Elsevier)
Professional memberships
Enrol at Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)↗.
