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Cristina Alcaraz

Associate professor

Computer Science Department, University of Malaga
Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29071 – Málaga (Spain)
Phone: +34 952 139 313 / +34 951 952 915   
E-mail: alcaraz@uma.es

previous Positions and Fellowships
  • BBVA Leonardo fellowship, 2019.
  • Ramón y Cajal postdoctoral fellowship, Economy and Competitiveness Ministry Spain, 2015.
  • Marie-Curie Cofund postdoctoral fellowship at Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), Department of Information Security, U.K., August 2012 – August 2014
  • Guest Researcher at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Computer Security Division, Washington D.C., United States, November 2011 – August 2012.
Education
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science with European Doctorate mention, University of Malaga (Spain), September, 2011.
    • Title of PhD thesis: “Interconnected Sensor Networks for Critical Information Infrastructure Protection”.
    • Advisor: Prof. Javier Lopez
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Malaga, Malaga, 2006.
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Malaga, 2003.
Scope of Research
Scientific Activities
  • IEEE Department Editor:
  • Editorial Board Member:
    • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), IEEE
    • IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC), IEEE
    • Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), ACM
    • International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection (IJCIP), Elsevier
    • International Journal of Information Security (IJIS), Springer
    • IEEE Networking Letters, IEEE
    • Security and Communication Networks (SCN), John Wiley & Sons
    • Telecommunication Systems (TELS), Springer
    • Annals of Telecommunications (AT), Springer
    • International Journal of Critical Infrastructures (IJCIS), Inderscience Publishers
    • Transactions on Emerging Telecomunications Technologies (ETT), John Wiley & Sons
    • European CIIP Member Newsletter (ECN)
    • Ad Hoc Networks, Elsevier (2015-2017)
    • Computers & Electrical Engineering (CAEE), Elsevier Science (2013-2016)
  • IEEE Technical Committees:
  • Member of the RENIC Board of Directors
  • Member of the PESI Board of Directors and Working Group Management Committee (Cybersecurity WG) 
  • Vice-Chair of IEEE ComSoc SIG on Green Digital Twin Network
  • IEEE Senior Member  
PHD THESIS (CO)ADVISOR
Recognition
  • Award for Excellence in Teaching’, International University of Andalusia (UNIA), 2024.
  • Special Mention for Teaching Quality’, International University of Andalusia (UNIA), 2023.
  • Women in Homeland Security Award’, IEEE SMC TC on Homeland Security, July 27th 2021.

Relevant Publications

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Digital Twin for Adaptive Adversary Emulation in IIoT Control Networks

Javier Parada, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez, Juan Caubet, Rodrigo Roman

Digital Twin for Adaptive Adversary Emulation in IIoT Control Networks Forthcoming

In: 30th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2025), Toulouse, France , Forthcoming.

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Antonio Muñoz, Javier Lopez, Cristina Alcaraz, Fabio Martinelli

Trusted Platform and Privacy Management in Cyber Physical Systems: The DUCA Framework

In: IFIP Annual Conference on Data and Applications Security and Privacy, Springer, 2025.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Digital Twin Security: A Perspective on Efforts From Standardization Bodies

In: IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 23, iss. 1, pp. 83-90, 2025, ISSN: 1558-4046.

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Digital Twin-assisted anomaly detection for industrial scenarios

Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Digital Twin-assisted anomaly detection for industrial scenarios

In: International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, vol. 47, pp. 100721, 2024, ISSN: 1874-5482.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Iman Hasnaouia Meskini, Javier Lopez

Digital twin communities: an approach for secure DT data sharing

In: International Journal of Information Security, vol. 24, no. 17, 2024, ISSN: 1615-5270.

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DAR-LFC: A data-driven attack recovery mechanism for Load Frequency Control

Andrew D. Syrmakesis, Cristina Alcaraz, Nikos D. Hatziargyriou

DAR-LFC: A data-driven attack recovery mechanism for Load Frequency Control

In: International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, vol. 45, iss. 100678, pp. 100678, 2024, ISSN: 1874-5482.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Protecting Digital Twin Networks for 6G-enabled Industry 5.0 Ecosystems

In: IEEE Network Magazine, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 302-308, 2023, ISSN: 0890-8044.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Jesus Cumplido, Alicia Triviño

OCPP in the spotlight: threats and countermeasures for electric vehicle charging infrastructures 4.0

In: International Journal of Information Security, 2023, ISSN: 1615-5262.

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Rodrigo Roman, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez, Kouichi Sakurai

Current Perspectives on Securing Critical Infrastructures’ Supply Chains

In: IEEE Security & Privacy, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 29-38, 2023, ISSN: 1540-7993.

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Jesus Cumplido, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Collaborative anomaly detection system for charging stations

In: The 27th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2022), pp. 716–736, Springer, Cham Springer, Cham, 2022.

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Andrew D. Syrmakesis, Cristina Alcaraz, Nikos D. Hatziargyriou

Classifying resilience approaches for protecting smart grids against cyber threats

In: International Journal of Information Security, vol. 21, pp. 1189–1210, 2022, ISSN: 1615-5262.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Digital Twin: A Comprehensive Survey of Security Threats

In: IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 24, no. thirdquarter 2022, pp. 1475 – 1503, 2022, ISSN: 1553-877X.

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Francesco Flammini, Cristina Alcaraz, Emanuele Bellini, Stefano Marrone, Javier Lopez, Andrea Bondavalli

Towards Trustworthy Autonomous Systems: Taxonomies and Future Perspectives

In: IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, 2022, ISSN: 2168-6750.

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Simone Fischer-Hübner, Cristina Alcaraz, Afonso Ferreira, Carmen Fernandez-Gago, Javier Lopez, Evangelos Markatos, Lejla Islami, Mahdi Akil

Stakeholder Perspectives and Requirements on Cybersecurity in Europe

In: Journal of Information Security and Applications, vol. 61, no. 102916, 2021, ISSN: 2214-2126.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Jesus Cumplido, Alicia Triviño

Monitorización Segura en Infraestructuras de Carga de Vehículos Eléctricos Frente a Ciber-Ataques

In: Actas del XII International Greencities Congress, Greencities, Inteligencia y Sostenibilidad Urbana, & S-Moving, Movilidad Inteligente y Sostenible, pp. 17-30, FYCMA – Palacio de Ferias y Congresos de Málaga, 2021, ISBN: 978-84-09-19596-1.

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Javier Lopez, Juan E. Rubio, Cristina Alcaraz

Digital Twins for Intelligent Authorization in the B5G-enabled Smart Grid

In: IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 28, pp. 48-55, 2021, ISSN: 1536-1284.

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Juan E. Rubio, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Game Theory-Based Approach for Defense against APTs

In: 18th International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security (ACNS’20), pp. 297-320, Springer Springer, 2020, ISBN: 978-3-030-57878-7.

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Juan E. Rubio, Cristina Alcaraz, Ruben Rios, Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez

Distributed Detection of APTs: Consensus vs. Clustering

In: 25th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2020), pp. 174-192, 2020, ISBN: 978-3-030-58951-6.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Juan E. Rubio, Javier Lopez

Blockchain-Assisted Access for Federated Smart Grid Domains: Coupling and Features

In: Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, vol. 144, pp. 124-135, 2020, ISSN: 0743-7315.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Giuseppe Bernieri, Federica Pascucci, Javier Lopez, Roberto Setola

Covert Channels-based Stealth Attacks in Industry 4.0

In: IEEE Systems Journal., vol. 13, pp. 3980-3988, 2019, ISSN: 1932-8184.

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Juan E. Rubio, Cristina Alcaraz, Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez

Current Cyber-Defense Trends in Industrial Control Systems

In: Computers & Security Journal, vol. 87, 2019, ISSN: 0167-4048.

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Juan E. Rubio, Mark Manulis, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Enhancing Security and Dependability of Industrial Networks with Opinion Dynamics

In: European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS2019), pp. 263-280, 2019.

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Juan E. Rubio, Rodrigo Roman, Cristina Alcaraz, Yan Zhang

Tracking APTs in Industrial Ecosystems: A Proof of Concept

In: Journal of Computer Security, vol. 27, pp. 521-546, 2019, ISSN: 0167-4048.

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Cristina Alcaraz

Security and Privacy Trends in the Industrial Internet of Things

Springer, 2019, ISBN: 978-3-030-12330-7.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

A Cyber-Physical Systems-Based Checkpoint Model for Structural Controllability

In: IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 12, pp. 3543-3554, 2018, ISSN: 1932-8184.

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Juan E. Rubio, Rodrigo Roman, Cristina Alcaraz, Yan Zhang

Tracking Advanced Persistent Threats in Critical Infrastructures through Opinion Dynamics

In: European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2018), pp. 555-574, Springer Springer, Barcelona, Spain, 2018.

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Javier Lopez, Juan E. Rubio, Cristina Alcaraz

A Resilient Architecture for the Smart Grid

In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 14, pp. 3745-3753, 2018, ISSN: 1551-3203.

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Ioannis Stellios, Panayiotis Kotzanikolaou, Mihalis Psarakis, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Survey of IoT-enabled Cyberattacks: Assessing Attack Paths to Critical Infrastructures and Services

In: IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol. 20, pp. 3453-3495, 2018, ISSN: 1553-877X.

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Lorena Cazorla, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Cyber Stealth Attacks in Critical Information Infrastructures

In: IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 12, pp. 1778-1792, 2018, ISSN: 1932-8184.

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Cristina Alcaraz

Cloud-Assisted Dynamic Resilience for Cyber-Physical Control Systems

In: IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 76-82, 2018, ISSN: 1536-1284.

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Cristina Alcaraz

Resilient Industrial Control Systems based on Multiple Redundancy

In: International Journal of Critical Infrastructures (IJCIS), vol. 13, no. 2/3, pp. 278 – 295, 2017, ISSN: 1741-8038.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

Resilient Interconnection in Cyber-Physical Control Systems

In: Computers & Security, vol. 71, pp. 2-14, 2017, ISSN: 0167-4048.

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Juan E. Rubio, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Recommender System for Privacy-Preserving Solutions in Smart Metering

In: Pervasive and Mobile Computing, vol. 41, pp. 205-218, 2017, ISSN: 1574-1192.

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Juan E. Rubio, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Preventing Advanced Persistent Threats in Complex Control Networks

In: European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, pp. 402-418, 22nd European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2017) 22nd European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2017), 2017.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez, Stephen Wolthusen

OCPP Protocol: Security Threats and Challenges

In: IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 8, pp. 2452 – 2459, 2017, ISSN: 1949-3053.

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Juan E. Rubio, Cristina Alcaraz, Rodrigo Roman, Javier Lopez

Analysis of Intrusion Detection Systems in Industrial Ecosystems

In: 14th International Conference on Security and Cryptography (SECRYPT 2017), pp. 116-128, SciTePress SciTePress, 2017, ISBN: 978-989-758-259-2.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Lorena Cazorla, Javier Lopez

Cyber-Physical Systems for Wide-Area Situational Awareness

In: Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications, pp. 305 – 317, Academic Press, Boston, 2017, ISBN: 978-0-12-803801-7.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Safeguarding Structural Controllability in Cyber-Physical Control Systems

In: The 21st European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2016), pp. 471-489, Springer Springer, Crete, Greece, 2016, ISBN: 978-3-319-45741-3.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez, Stephen Wolthusen

Policy Enforcement System for Secure Interoperable Control in Distributed Smart Grid Systems

In: Journal of Network and Computer Applications, vol. 59, pp. 301–314, 2016, ISSN: 1084-8045.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

Dynamic Restoration in Interconnected RBAC-based Cyber-Physical Control Systems

In: Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications (SECRYPT 2016), pp. 19-27, Lisboa, 2016, ISBN: 978-989-758-196-0.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Lorena Cazorla, Gerardo Fernandez

Context-Awareness using Anomaly-based Detectors for Smart Grid Domains

In: 9th International Conference on Risks and Security of Internet and Systems, pp. 17-34, Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing, Trento, 2015, ISBN: 978-3-319-17126-5.

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Lorena Cazorla, Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Awareness and Reaction Strategies for Critical Infrastructure Protection

In: Computers and Electrical Engineering, vol. 47, pp. 299-317, 2015, ISSN: 0045-7906.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Sherali Zeadally

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Requirements and Challenges for the 21st Century

In: International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection (IJCIP), vol. 8, pp. 53–66, 2015, ISSN: 1874-5482.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Diagnosis Mechanism for Accurate Monitoring in Critical Infrastructure Protection

In: Computer Standards & Interfaces, vol. 36, pp. 501-512, 2014, ISSN: 0920-5489.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

WASAM: A Dynamic Wide-Area Situational Awareness Model for Critical Domains in Smart Grids

In: Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 30, pp. 146-154, 2014, ISSN: 0167-739X.

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Javier Lopez, Cristina Alcaraz, Rodrigo Roman

Smart Control of Operational Threats in Control Substations

In: Computers & Security, vol. 38, pp. 14-27, 2013, ISSN: 0167-4048.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Sherali Zeadally

Critical Control System Protection in the 21st Century: Threats and Solutions

In: IEEE Computer, vol. 46, no. 10, pp. 74 – 83, 2013, ISSN: 0018-9162.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Rodrigo Roman, Pablo Najera, Javier Lopez

Security of Industrial Sensor Network-based Remote Substations in the context of the Internet of Things

In: Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 11, pp. 1091–1104, 2013, ISSN: 1570-8705.

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Cristina Alcaraz, Javier Lopez

Wide-Area Situational Awareness for Critical Infrastructure Protection

In: IEEE Computer, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 30-37, 2013, ISSN: 0018-9162.

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Sherali Zeadally, Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Cristina Alcaraz, Mohamad Badra

Towards Privacy Protection in Smart Grid

In: Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 73, pp. 23-50, 2012, ISSN: 0929-6212.

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