Richard Rudolph, M. Sc.

Richard Rudolph, M. Sc.

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
    Institute for Automation and Applied Informatics (IAI)
    Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
    76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
    Fax: +49 721 608 22602
    Building-No.: 445 / 449 / 668

About Me

My research in the field of energy systems and critical infrastructures focuses on the cybersecurity of IT and OT systems. In particular, I examine attacks by nation-state actors, known as Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). My projects include a dedicated cyber range for attack emulation and recreation of known APT attacks with simultaneous recording of extensive audit log data from hosts and devices.

 

Research Interests

  • Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) / nation-state actors and APT cyber attacks
  • Cybersecurity for energy systems and cyber-physical systems (CPS)
  • Cyber attack emulation and red teaming
  • Evaluation of attack detection approaches
  • Creation of datasets of APT attacks

 

Student Positions

Do not hesitate to contact me for a thesis or student position. Refer to the list of open theses and student positions of our research group or bring your own thesis topic.

 

 

Publications


2025
Physical Impact Analysis of Cyberattacks on Inverter-based Consumer Energy Resources
Engel, S. M.; Bao, K.; Attar, A. A.; Rudolph, R.; Hagenmeyer, V.
2025. E-Energy ’25: Proceedings of the 16th ACM International Conference on Future and Sustainable Energy Systems, 820–829, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3679240.3734651
Modeling and Detection of Cyberattacks by Advanced Persistent Threats (APT). master’s thesis
Rudolph, R.
2025, January 15. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000181985