Bridge Professorship
Joint Professorship in Cybersecurity (Brückenprofessur CyberSecurity)
Joint
Mathematics for Testing, Resilience and Information Security
MATRIS Science Lab
The research group MATRIS studies the mathematical foundations of complex, resilient and secure systems, and how critical infrastructure withstands hybrid threats where natural hazards and cyber attacks combine. It is a joint research lab of the University of Salzburg and FH Salzburg, led by Prof. Dimitris E. Simos.
Our research Meet the team
University of Salzburg · Department of Computer Science
MATRIS – Complex, Secure and Resilient Systems
Fundamental research: models, methods and tools
- Discrete-mathematical modelling of NaTech and hybrid-threat scenarios
- Combinatorial security testing with geospatial analytics and remote sensing
- Attack-path analysis for cyber-physical systems
- Impacts on energy supply, logistics and communication networks
Joint professorship · one lab
FH Salzburg · Department of Information Technologies and Digitalisation
MATRIS – Resilience and Security Testing
Applied research: securing real infrastructure
- Hybrid threats to power grids and smart grids
- Timed cyber attacks interacting with natural hazards
- Disaster risk reduction and management
- Combinatorial security testing of web, protocols, chips and quantum software
Latest news
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IIASA Committee meets University of Salzburg Event
MATRIS Science Lab organised the visit of the Austrian IIASA Committee and an IIASA delegation to the University of Salzburg.
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Salzburg Europe Summit 2026: how safe is Europe? Event
Dimitris E. Simos joined the panel "Blackout, Sabotage & Co. – wie sicher ist Europa?" at the 22nd Salzburg Europe Summit.
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Nomination for the Leadership Excellence Award in Research Recognition
Dimitris E. Simos was one of two FH Salzburg nominees for the LExA Leadership Excellence Award in Research.
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AURELIA: hybrid threats to critical infrastructure Project
A joint project on the resilience of critical infrastructures to cyber attacks and natural hazards, running at both the University of Salzburg and FH Salzburg.
Projects
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Advancing Critical Infrastructure Resilience to Cyber Attacks and Natural Hazards
Joint
ALGOCT
Algorithms and Foundations of Combinatorial Testing
University of Salzburg
Recent publications
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Combinatorial Security Testing—10 Years LaterIEEE Security & Privacy, 24(2), pp. 43–51, 2026journal DOI
BibTeX
@article{simos2026cst, author = {Simos, Dimitris E. and Leithner, Manuel and Kuhn, D. Richard and Garn, Bernhard and Kacker, Raghu N. and Lei, Yu}, title = {Combinatorial Security Testing---10 Years Later}, journal = {IEEE Security \& Privacy}, year = {2026}, month = mar, volume = {24}, number = {2}, pages = {43--51}, doi = {10.1109/MSEC.2026.3658259} } -
Dynamics of Disasters: Hybrid ThreatsSpringer, 229, 2026Edited volumebook DOI
BibTeX
@book{simos2026dod, editor = {Simos, Dimitris E. and Pardalos, Panos M. and Kotsireas, Ilias S. and Garn, Bernhard and Pickl, Stefan Wolfgang}, title = {Dynamics of Disasters: Hybrid Threats}, series = {Springer Optimization and Its Applications}, volume = {229}, publisher = {Springer}, year = {2026}, month = feb, isbn = {978-3-032-08605-1}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-032-08606-8}, note = {Edited volume} } -
Exploring Constraint-Based Approaches for Disaster Scenario GenerationDynamics of Disasters: Hybrid Threats, 229, pp. 113–141, Springer, 2026chapter DOI
BibTeX
@incollection{troumpoukis2026disaster, author = {Troumpoukis, Antonis and Garn, Bernhard and Kieseberg, Klaus and Klampanos, Iraklis A. and Simos, Dimitris E.}, title = {Exploring Constraint-Based Approaches for Disaster Scenario Generation}, booktitle = {Dynamics of Disasters: Hybrid Threats}, editor = {Simos, Dimitris E. and Pardalos, Panos M. and Kotsireas, Ilias S. and Garn, Bernhard and Pickl, Stefan Wolfgang}, series = {Springer Optimization and Its Applications}, volume = {229}, publisher = {Springer}, year = {2026}, month = feb, pages = {113--141}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-032-08606-8_9} }
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