Efrén López-Morales

Department of Computer Science.

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Office: RFEB 209

6300 Ocean Dr

Corpus Christi, TX 78412

¡Hola! I am a Computer Science Ph.D. candidate at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) advised by Carlos Rubio-Medrano.

My research area is computer security. My research interests are Cyber-Physical Systems Security, Satellite Security, and Cyber Deception. My research has been published in top-tier cybersecurity conferences including the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS) and the USENIX Security Symposium and has won awards such as Best Paper Award at the CPSIoTSec Workshop.

For a comprehensive view of my research and accomplishments please refer to my publications page and CV.

news

Mar 8, 2025 :airplane: I attended the amazing seminar Guardians of the Galaxy: Protecting Space Systems from Cyber Threats :artificial_satellite: at Schloss Dagstuhl in Germany :de: [Photos]
Feb 18, 2025 :trophy: I was selected as one of the 2025 Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Rising Stars by the Cyber-Physical Systems Virtual Organization (Founded by NSF). I am honored to have been selected for this prestigious award with a 17% acceptance rate! [Official Announcement]
Oct 18, 2024 :trophy: Our paper ICSNet: A Hybrid-Interaction Honeynet for Industrial Control Systems [Preprint] won the Best Paper Award at the 6th Workshop on CPS&IoT Security and Privacy (co-located with CCS) [Official Announcement] !