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 focused on Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) security, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) security, satellite security, cyber deception, game theory and binary analysis.
My work has appeared in top-tier security venues including the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), the USENIX Security Symposium and the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium.
For a comprehensive view of my research and accomplishments please refer to my publications page and CV.
My research area is computer security focused on Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) security, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) security, satellite security, cyber deception, game theory and binary analysis.
My work has appeared in top-tier security venues including the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS), the USENIX Security Symposium and the Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium.
For a comprehensive view of my research and accomplishments please refer to my publications page and CV.
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| May 15, 2026 |  Our poster Mapping the Evidence: A Taxonomy for Satellite Digital Forensics [Poster] has been accepted to the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P) 2026 Posters! |
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| Apr 27, 2026 | I am serving on the Program Committee of the 5th Workshop on Active Defense and Deception (AD&D). |
| Mar 31, 2026 | I am serving on the Program Committee of the 1st IEEE International Conference on Resilience and Integrated Security for Space and Critical Systems. |