Key details
Dr Ismael Essop
Associate Professor in Digital Solutions and Security
Dr Ismael Essop is an experienced academic with over 20 years of experience in Higher Education. He has led highly successful degree apprenticeship programmes. Dr Essop is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE, and is a Faculty panel reviewer for new programmes within the university. He is also part of the Tech Industry Gold Educator Network, which support the accreditation of Digital and Technology Solutions Degree Apprenticeship. He is directing IT and Management programmes within the School of Engineering. He has designed and validated several programmes at both undergraduate and post-graduate level. Ismael has also managed several transnational education partners in Europe and the Middle East for many years.
Dr Essop has expertise in the development of anomaly intrusion detection systems (AIDS) in the areas of Internet of Things. His doctoral degree was on the generation of datasets for AIDS in IoT networks.
Ismael was promoted to Associate Professor in Digital Solutions and Security in September 2022, and holds external examiner positions for international collaborations.
Responsibilities within the university
Programme Leader
BSc Digital Technology and Solutions (DTS)
Module Leader
Information Technology; Data, Information & Knowledge; Web Systems Engineering; Operations and Information Technology.
Awards
Awarded Fellowship and Senior Fellowship of Advance HE.
Nominations at the Student Led Awards 2021
University Lecturer of the year
Recognition
Senior Fellow: Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), October 2021.
Reviewer: International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modelling Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD) 2021
Reviewer: GOLD Panel reviewers
Reviewer: University of Greenwich Programme Approval Panel
Member: Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET).
Member: Institute of Learning and Management
Mental Health First Aider: MHFA England CIC
Research / Scholarly interests
- datasets generation for anomaly intrusion detection systems (AIDS) for Internet of Things (IoT)
- application of Machine Learning algorithms in network security
- cybersecurity attacks on medical IoT devices
Key funded projects
Recent Funded Project
Research Member of the "Building an expertise network for an efficient innovation and training" (BENEFITS), INTERREG Programme, France (Channel), Partners: CESi, INSA Rennes, Greenwich, Exeter (2012-2015).
Recent publications
Article
Papaioannou, Maria , Zachos, Georgios, Essop, Ismael, Mantas, Georgios , Rodrigue, Jonathan (2022), Toward a secure and usable user authentication mechanism for mobile passenger ID devices for land/sea border control. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In: , , , . Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Access, 10 . pp. 38832-38849 2169-3536 (Online) (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3164245).
Zachos, Georgios , Essop, Ismael, Mantas, Georgios, Porfyrakis, Kyriakos , Ribeiro, Jose , Rodriguez, Jonathan (2021), An anomaly-based intrusion detection system for internet of medical things networks. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Electronics, 10: 2562 (21) 2079-9292 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10212562).
Essop, Ismael , Ribeiro, José C., Papaioannou, Maria, Zachos, Georgios , Mantas, Georgios , Rodriguez, Jonathan (2021), Generating datasets for anomaly-based intrusion detection systems in IoT and industrial IoT networks. MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Sensors, 21: 1528 (4) 1424-8220 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21041528).
Papaioannou, Maria , Karageorgou, Marine, Mantas, Georgios, Sucasas, Victor , Essop, Ismael , Rodriguez, Jonathan , Lymberopoulos, Dimitrios (2020), A survey on security threats and countermeasures in Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 33: e4049 (6) 2161-3915 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ett.4049).
Essop, Ismael A. , Evans, Richard D., Wan, Shan, Giddaluru, Muni P. , Gao, James X. , Baudry, David , Mahdikhah, Sara , Messaadia, Mourad (2016), Investigation into current industrial practices relating to product lifecycle management in a multi-national manufacturing company. Taylor & Francis. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis, Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 13 (5) . pp. 647-661 1686-4360 (Online) (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16864360.2016.1150711).
Book section
Karageorgou, M , Mantas, Georgios, Essop, Ismael, Rodriguez, J , Lymberopoulos, D (2020), Cybersecurity Attacks on Medical IoT Devices for Smart City Healthcare Services. Institution of Engineering & Technology. In: , , In: Fadi AI-Turjman, Muhammad Imran (eds.), IOT Technologies in Smart-Cities: From Sensors to Big Data, Security and Trust. Institution of Engineering & Technology, . pp. 171-187 . ISBN: 9781785618697 (doi: https://doi.org/10.1049/PBCE128E).
Conference proceedings
Zachos, Georgios , Mantas, Georgios, Essop, Ismael, Porfyrakis, Kyriakos , Ribeiro, Jose C. , Rodriguez, Jonathan (2022), Prototyping an anomaly-based intrusion detection system for Internet of Medical Things Networks. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In: , , In: IEEE Organizing Committee (ed.), 2022 IEEE 27th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD). 02-03 November 2022. Paris, France. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, New Jersey (1st) . pp. 179-183 . ISBN: 9781665461290; 9781665461306ISSN: 2378-4873 (Print), 2378-4865 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/CAMAD55695.2022.9966912).
Zachos, Georgios , Essop, Ismael, Mantas, Georgios, Kyriakos, Porfyrakis , Jose, Ribeiro , Jonathan, Rodriguez (2021), Generating IoT Edge Network Datasets based on the TON_IoT telemetry dataset. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In: 2021 IEEE 26th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), 25-27 October, 2021, Porto, Portugal In: IEEE Conference Committee (ed.), 2021 IEEE 26th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD). Porto, Portugal 25-27 Oct. 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ (1st) . pp. 1-6 . ISBN: 9781665417792ISSN: 2378-4865 (Print), 2378-4873 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/CAMAD52502.2021.9617799).
Essop, Ismael and , Gao, Xiaoyu (2015), Opportunities and challenges in using Big Data for product maintenance in the power generation industry. ICMR 2015, 13th International Conference on Manufacturing Research. In: , , , Proceedings of the International Conference on Manufacturing Research. ICMR 2015, 13th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, . ISBN: 1857901878 (doi: ) NB Item availability restricted.
Essop, Ismael A. , Evans, Richard D., Giddalaru, Muni P., Gao, James X. , Wan, Shan , Baudry, David , Mahdikhah, Sara , Messaadia, Mourad (2015), Investigation into current industrial practices relating to product lifecycle management in a multi-national manufacturing company. CAD Solutions. In: , , , Proceedings of CAD'15. CAD Solutions, . pp. 437-442 (doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14733/cadconfP.2015.437-442).