
Efrén López
@efren_lopezm
Computer Science Ph.D. candidate at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. Working on Cyber-Physical Systems Security.
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https://efrenlopezm.github.io/ 21-06-2009 05:12:04
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I enjoyed attending IEEE Secure Development in Atlanta, GA, and exploring Georgia Tech's campus.




I am excited to announce a Schloss Dagstuhl seminar on space cybersecurity, co-organized by me, Gregory Falco Cornell University, Daniel Fischer European Space Agency, and Jill Slay UniSA. Join us March 2-7, 2025, to tackle cybersecurity challenges in space systems. More Info: dagstuhl.de/en/seminars/se…



Today, I present our recent work at USENIX Security titled "Imitation Game: Exploring Brand Impersonation Attacks on Social Media Platforms" in collaboration with awesome researchers - Dario Lazzaro, Efrén López,Adam Oest,Saad, Antonio Cinà, Lea Schönherr and Thorsten Holz.



I presented our paper "By the Numbers: Towards Standard Evaluation Metrics for Programmable Logic Controllers’ Defenses" at the 2nd RICSS workshop with ACM CCS 2024 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Read the preprint now! efrenlopez.org/assets/pdf/lop…


Our paper got the Best Paper Award at CPSIoTSec ACM CCS 2024 ! In "ICSNet: A Hybrid-Interaction Honeynet for Industrial Control Systems" we present a new honeynet 🍯 that integrates Real Games's Factory I/O to simulate real-world processes🏭 Read the preprint now! efrenlopez.org/assets/pdf/sal…


Are you a satellite mission operator? We need your expertise 🚀 By participating in our research study you will improve the cybersecurity of satellites. Participation link: tamucc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4V… For any questions please contact me at [email protected]



Cybercrime continues to rise. A recent report says that victims lost more than $1 trillion globally to scammers in 2024. Ananta Soneji is a doctoral student in #SCAI researching innovative cybersecurity solutions for the future. #ASUEngineering fullcircle.asu.edu/research/when-…

I'm honored to be selected as a 2025 CPS Rising Star ⭐️! Funded by CPS-VO and U.S. National Science Foundation I will attend the CPS workshop at Vanderbilt University and I look forward to discussing the future of Cyber-Physical Systems research cps-vo.org/group/CPSRisin…

Our PLC security 🏭 research published at USENIX Security was featured in the Communications of the ACM in an excellent article written by Paul Marks. The original paper is available here: usenix.org/conference/use…