Efrén López-Morales
Office: Science Hall 144
1290 Frenger Mall
Las Cruces, NM 88003
I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the Computer Science department at New Mexico State University.
My research area is computer security. My research interests are Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) 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.
For a comprehensive view of my research and accomplishments please refer to my publications page and CV.
My research area is computer security. My research interests are Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) 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.
For a comprehensive view of my research and accomplishments please refer to my publications page and CV.
news
| Jun 16, 2025 | 🧙 I successfully defended my dissertation, and I am officially a Doctor of Philosophy! [Photos] |
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| Mar 27, 2025 |  Our ICS security research was featured in a news article titled “Security Research Gaps Leave Critical Infrastructure Open to Cyberattack” published by Communications of the ACM |
| Mar 8, 2025 |  I attended the amazing seminar Guardians of the Galaxy: Protecting Space Systems from Cyber Threats  at Schloss Dagstuhl in Germany  [Photos] |