Prof. Olaf Maennel

Professor Maennel started with the University of Adelaide 17 years ago as a post-doctoral researcher interested in computer networks and network security. He has since then held faculty positions at Loughborough University in England and Tallinn University of Technology (or short: TalTech) in Estonia. Before rejoining the University of Adelaide in February 2023, he led the research at Centre for Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity and established a Centre for Maritime Cybersecurity in Estonia. His research interests have broadened over the years to include cyber defence technical exercises and critical infrastructure protection with a focus on the transport sector cybersecurity. He has been chairing numerous conferences, including ACM SIGCOMM in London in 2015 and the ACM Internet Measurement Conference (2017). He has been active in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standardisation body, contributed to the European Commission as a vice-chair in several calls, and has been chairing a working group at the European Cyber Security Organisation. He has closely collaborated with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCDCOE), which is located in Estonia. At the University of Adelaide, he is now contributing to Australia’s cyber resilience.