Simin Nadjm-Tehrani

Professor

From January 2000 I have been the Director of Real-time Systems Laboratory (RTSLAB) at Linköping university. I obtained my PhD in Computer Science from Linköping University in 1994.

I acted as a full professor at university of Luxembourg 2006-2008, returning to resume my position at Linköping from September 2008.

From January 2000 I have been the Director of Real-time Systems Laboratory (RTSLAB) at Linköping university. I obtained my PhD in Computer Science from Linköping University in 1994.

My current research interests relate to dependability in resource-constrained distributed systems with recent work in:

Adaptive anomaly detection in critical infrastructures
Adaptive resource allocation in adhoc and delay-tolerant networks
Energy-efficient protocol design and middleware
Formal analysis of safety and fault tolerance
System availability:
- mathematical and experimental analysis
- support for fault tolerance in middleware

My earlier work in the field of education include:

curriculum design
problem-based learning (PBL)
authentic examination
gender and computer science

Details of my recent activities and publications can be found on the RTSLAB web pages

Publications

2026

Erik Nordstrom, Hannes Wideen, Valency Colaco, Simin Nadjm-Tehrani (2026)

Improving SIEM Rules Using Transformer-Based Rule Evasion Detection and Attribution DATA AND APPLICATIONS SECURITY AND PRIVACY XL, DBSEC 2026, p. 83-103 (Conference paper)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-33260-8_5

Federica Uccello, Imtiaz Karim, Kazi Samin Mubasshir, Elisa Bertino, Simin Nadjm-Tehrani (2026)

Mission Explainable: From Feature Attribution to Mitigation in 5G Anomaly Detection 2026 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTING, NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS, ICNC (Conference paper)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICNC68183.2026.11416967

Federica Uccello, Simin Nadjm-Tehrani (2026)

Are We Shooting Flies with Cannons? Trade-off Analysis for AI-based 5G Intrusion Detection IEEE International Symposium on Measurements in Networking and Communications (MNC) (Conference paper)

Andreas Wrisley, Roberto Guanciale, Simin Nadjm-Tehrani, Ingemar Soderquist (2026)

Timing Interference in Multi-core RISC-V Systems: Security Risks and Mitigations SECURE IT SYSTEMS, NORDSEC 2025, p. 307-325 (Conference paper)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-14782-0_17

Emma Witt, Simin Nadjm-Tehrani (2026)

Dependency-Based Evolution Planning of a Multi-version Microservice RAN Application ADVANCES IN MOBILE COMPUTING AND MULTIMEDIA INTELLIGENCE, MOMM 2025, p. 122-136 (Conference paper)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-11768-7_10

Research

Cybersecurity

Welcome to the cybersecurity platform at Linköping University. Here you can find information about research and education in cybersecurity, as well as researchers and teachers active in the field.

NEST-project:AIR2

AI for Attack Identification, Response, and Recovery - Where software and communications meet in the next decade: cybersecurity attacks and defences

Resilient Information and Control Systems (RICS)

Relying on service continuity for societal functions starts by understanding the complex socio-technical systems that must operate to deliver electricity, water, heat and other critical services to society.

robot dog Spot, drone, small helicopter, operator

WASP at Department of Computer and Information Science

WASP, Wallenberg AI autonomous systems and software program, is the largest individual research investment in Sweden in modern times. One of the WASP research environments at LiU is located at the Department of Computer and Information Science.

News

The researchers who need to be one step ahead

Today’s society rests on cyber security and the ability to be one step ahead of hackers. In recent years, a new threat has emerged – AI. However, according to researchers Elisa Bertino and Simin Nadjm-Tehrani, AI could also be part of the solution.

A part of the supercomputer that glows red.

AI may boost society's cybersecurity

The race between hackers trying to crack systems vital to the functioning of society and cybersecurity experts is constantly ongoing. LiU-researchers will now develop AI that can detect hacker attacks and take action before any damage is done.

CRITIS Conference and hybrid threats

The CRITIS conference for 2019 was held in Linköping, organised by Simin Nadjm-Tehrani, professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at LiU.

About the division

Cybersecurity (CYBER)

The division Cybersecurity is part of the Department of Computer and Information Science. The division conducts research and education in cybersecurity and consists of four research groups.