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Antti
Hakkala
University Teacher, Communication and Cyber Security Engineering
D.Sc.(Tech)
I am currently involved in research projects focusing on cyber security education and training, and intrusion detection in computer networks.

Contact

+358 29 450 6100
+358 50 563 1759
Vesilinnantie 5
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

Computer and network security
cryptography
biometrics
wireless network security (802.11 WLAN
RFID
sensor networks)
privacy.

Biography

I am currently University Teacher in Communication Systems and Cyber Security at Department of Computing, University of Turku, Finland. I received my doctoral degree [D.Sc.(Tech.)] in Communication Systems in 2017 from the University of Turku. I have over 10 years’ experience in teaching engineering students on cyber security and communication systems engineering, and have supervised over 100 Bachelor’s and Master’s theses.

Teaching

I teach introductory cyber security and communication systems theory to first year students. I also teach an advanced level course on firewalls and intrusion detection systems, and teach wireless local area network security.

Research

My reserach interests are centered around various cyber security topics. My main interests are security and privacy in the networked information society, biometrics and biometric passports, cryptography, and security design in hardware, software and networks.


Current reserach topics of interest are:

  • Forced trust in Internet infrastructure
  • Intrusion detection in computer networks
  • Data ownership, control, and privacy
  • Security of autonomus systems and vehicles

Publications

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