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Dr Kieran McLaughlin is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), where he leads research in cyber security for operational technologies (OT). This includes smart grids, industrial control systems (ICS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), cyber-physical systems, and related critical infrastructure networks. His research interests include threat analysis, intrusion detection and prevention, intrusion response, cyber-physical resilience measures, and security of network protocols such as IEC61850 and IEC60870.
His research activities include a number of significant international projects, including EPSRC CAPRICA (Converged Approach towards Resilient Industrial control systems and Cyber Assurance), EPSRC ADAMA ( Analysing and Detecting Advanced Multi-stage Attacks against ICS) EU FP7 PRECYSE (Prevention, protection and reaction to cyber attacks to critical infrastructures) and EU FP7 SPARKS (Smart Grid Protection Against Cyber Attacks). He is a member of the UK's Research Institute in Trustworthy Industrial Control Systems RITICS.
Teaching
ELE2025 Embedded Systems
ELE8093 Network Security & Monitoring
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Projects
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R3924ECI: CSIT Phase 2
O'Neill, M., Martinez-del-Rincon, J., McCanny, J. V., McLaughlin, K., Miller, P., O'Kane, P., O'Sullivan, E., Rafferty, C., Scott-Hayward, S., Sezer, S. & Zhou, H.
03/05/2017 → …
Project: Research
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R1518ECI: CSIT 2 - EPSRC / TSB
O'Neill, M., Bustard, J., Cao, X., Farshim, P., Kurugollu, F., Liu, W., McCanny, J. V., McLaughlin, K., Miller, P., O'Kane, P., O'Sullivan, E. & Sezer, S.
23/03/2015 → …
Project: Research
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R2179PAI: Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Cybersecurity and Society (LINCS)
McCall, C., Archard, D., Bourne, M., Crookes, D., Dickson, B., Donnan, H., Kurugollu, F., Lisle, D., Liu, W., MacCarthaigh, M., McCanny, J. V., McLaughlin, K., Miller, P., Morison, J., O'Neill, M., Sezer, S. & Walker, T.
18/12/2014 → …
Project: Research
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R1594ECI: Analysing and Detecting Advanced Multistage Attacks Against ICS
13/01/2016 → 30/09/2018
Project: Research
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R1452ECI: Converged Approach towards Resilient Industrial control systems and Cyber Assurance
Sezer, S., Laverty, D., McLaughlin, K., McLoone, S. & Morrow, D. J.
01/08/2014 → 31/12/2017
Project: Research
Research Output
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A Seamless Cloud Migration Approach to Secure Distributed Legacy Industrial SCADA Systems
Khan, R., McLaughlin, K., Kang, B., Laverty, D. & Sezer, S., 07 May 2020, IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) North America 2020 17/02/2020 → 20/02/2020 Washington DC, United States: Proceedings. IEEE , 5 p. (IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT): Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A Secure Cloud Migration, Monitoring and Analytics Framework for Industrial Internet of Things
Khan, R., McLaughlin, K., Kang, B., Laverty, D. & Sezer, S., 13 Oct 2020, IEEE 6th World Forum on Internet of Things, New Orleans, United States.. IEEE , 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Big Fish, Little Fish, Critical Infrastructure: An Analysis of Phineas Fisher and the ‘Hacktivist’ Threat to Critical Infrastructure
Maynard, P. & McLaughlin, K., 14 Jul 2020, 2020 International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment (CyberSA): Proceedings. IEEE , 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Decomposition and sequential-AND analysis of known cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure control systems
Maynard, P., McLaughlin, K. & Sezer, S., 15 Dec 2020, In : Journal of Cybersecurity. 6, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intrusion Resilience for PV Inverters in a Distribution Grid Use-Case Featuring Dynamic Voltage Control
Kang, B., Umsonst, D., Faschang, M., Seitl, C., Friedberg, I., Kupzog, F., Sandberg, H. & McLaughlin, K., 2020, Critical Information Infrastructures Security: 14th International Conference, CRITIS 2019, Linköping, Sweden, September 23–25, 2019, Revised Selected Papers. Springer, Vol. 11777. p. 97-109 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; vol. 11777).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Activities
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CAPRICA – A Testbed Demonstrating A Cyber-Secure Synchronous Power Island
Kieran McLaughlin (Advisor)
16 Oct 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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UK Cyber Security Research Institutes Conference
Kieran McLaughlin (Participant)
Oct 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Cyber Security CPD for Industry Professionals
Kieran McLaughlin (Host)
2017 → …Activity: Consultancy types › CPD delivery/organisation of courses for externals (in kind)
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Invited Talk: Cyber Security and Global Technologies
Kieran McLaughlin (Keynote speaker)
13 Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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HEA National Conference for Learning and Teaching in Cyber Security
Kieran McLaughlin (Participant)
Apr 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course