About the Contributors
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Mehrnoosh Monshizadeh is finalizing her PhD in Telecommunication Networking at
the Electrical School of Aalto University, Finland. She is working as a research security
specialist at Nokia Bell Labs, Finland. Her research interests include cloud security,
mobile network security, IoT security and data analytics.
Mikel Uriarte Itzazelaia received his BSc and MSc degrees in Telecommunication
Engineering in 1998 from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). He spent
one year in public R&D in Telecommunications enterprise (currently Tecnalia). From
1998 to the present, he worked at Nextel S.A., a telecommunications enterprise providing ICT engineering and consulting services. From 2001 to 2006, he worked as ICT
director and as an information security lead auditor, subsequently becoming the head
of the research and development unit. His research interests include ICT interoperability, resilience, performance and security in several areas such as identity and access
control, networking, wireless sensing and cloud computing.
Mohammed Alkatheiri is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer
Science, College of Computing and Information Technology, University of Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia. Currently, he is a chair of the Information Technology Department. His
current research interest focuses on the area of information security. Previously, he
worked as a researcher in the Center of Excellence in Information Assurance at the King
Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His research interest focusing on security and
privacy related issues of information sharing, identification, and authentication. Also,
he served as consultant for national projects and joined Prince Muqrin Chair for
Information Security Technology (PMC) along with government departments on
National Information Security Strategy project as a security consultant.
Oscar López Perez received his BSc in Telecommunication Engineering from the
Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1998. After finishing his studies, he worked in a
technical school teaching different IT subjects in an Associate degree. In 2000, he joined
Nextel S.A, covering different stages as technical, auditor and later providing consultancy services in ICT and cyber security. Since 2008, he has been working as a R&D
researcher, participating in national and European research projects. His research work
has been related to the evaluation of the operational security assurance, and in other
initiatives such as enforcing security policies and in the result of an adequate security
monitoring in different application environments.
Päivi Korpisaari is a professor in Communication Law at the Faculty of Law, University
of Helsinki. She completed her Master of Laws in 1993, defended her Licentiate in 2000
and her Doctor of Law degree in 2007 from the University of Helsinki. She was appointed
communications law professor at the University of Helsinki in 2014. Her research interests are in personal data protection law, freedom of expression, privacy, media law and
communications law. She is currently a working package leader in the Academy‐funded
project “Information Security of Location Estimation and Navigation Applications
(INSURE)” and TEKES‐funded project MyGeoTrust.
Petri Ahokangas received his MSc (1992) and DSc (1998) degrees from the University
of Vaasa, Finland. He is currently Adjunct Professor (International software entrepreneurship) and Senior research fellow at Martti Ahtisaari Institute, Oulu Business
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Mehrnoosh Monshizadeh is finalizing her PhD in Telecommunication Networking at
the Electrical School of Aalto University, Finland. She is working as a research security
specialist at Nokia Bell Labs, Finland. Her research interests include cloud security,
mobile network security, IoT security and data analytics.
Mikel Uriarte Itzazelaia received his BSc and MSc degrees in Telecommunication
Engineering in 1998 from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). He spent
one year in public R&D in Telecommunications enterprise (currently Tecnalia). From
1998 to the present, he worked at Nextel S.A., a telecommunications enterprise providing ICT engineering and consulting services. From 2001 to 2006, he worked as ICT
director and as an information security lead auditor, subsequently becoming the head
of the research and development unit. His research interests include ICT interoperability, resilience, performance and security in several areas such as identity and access
control, networking, wireless sensing and cloud computing.
Mohammed Alkatheiri is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer
Science, College of Computing and Information Technology, University of Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia. Currently, he is a chair of the Information Technology Department. His
current research interest focuses on the area of information security. Previously, he
worked as a researcher in the Center of Excellence in Information Assurance at the King
Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His research interest focusing on security and
privacy related issues of information sharing, identification, and authentication. Also,
he served as consultant for national projects and joined Prince Muqrin Chair for
Information Security Technology (PMC) along with government departments on
National Information Security Strategy project as a security consultant.
Oscar López Perez received his BSc in Telecommunication Engineering from the
Polytechnic University of Catalonia in 1998. After finishing his studies, he worked in a
technical school teaching different IT subjects in an Associate degree. In 2000, he joined
Nextel S.A, covering different stages as technical, auditor and later providing consultancy services in ICT and cyber security. Since 2008, he has been working as a R&D
researcher, participating in national and European research projects. His research work
has been related to the evaluation of the operational security assurance, and in other
initiatives such as enforcing security policies and in the result of an adequate security
monitoring in different application environments.
Päivi Korpisaari is a professor in Communication Law at the Faculty of Law, University
of Helsinki. She completed her Master of Laws in 1993, defended her Licentiate in 2000
and her Doctor of Law degree in 2007 from the University of Helsinki. She was appointed
communications law professor at the University of Helsinki in 2014. Her research interests are in personal data protection law, freedom of expression, privacy, media law and
communications law. She is currently a working package leader in the Academy‐funded
project “Information Security of Location Estimation and Navigation Applications
(INSURE)” and TEKES‐funded project MyGeoTrust.
Petri Ahokangas received his MSc (1992) and DSc (1998) degrees from the University
of Vaasa, Finland. He is currently Adjunct Professor (International software entrepreneurship) and Senior research fellow at Martti Ahtisaari Institute, Oulu Business