Dr Eckhard Pfluegel

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
Department of Networks and Digital Media
School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Penrhyn Road

Associate Professor, CYENS Research Group Leader, Course Leader

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About

A leading expert in cyber security research and teaching, Dr Pfluegel is a computer scientist with a PhD in applied mathematics (computer algebra) and also a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA).

His current research focuses on network and cyber security, emphasising game-theoretic applications. He has over 60 peer-reviewed journal and conference publications, several of which have attracted Best Paper Awards.

He founded the Cyber and Energy Security (CYENS) Research Group at the Faculty and supervises several PhD students. He has been serving several editorial roles, including Associate Editor of the Journal of Algorithms and Computational Technologies, and regularly contributes to technical programme committees in the area of cyber security.

Dr Pfluegel is leading the cyber security field at Kingston University and has established an NCSC Certified MSc in Network and Information Security. He is also interested in educational research on learning technologies and mindful teaching. He particularly enjoys supervising his research students and bringing cutting-edge knowledge from his research into his lectures.

Qualifications

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (English)
Accreditation as a Teacher in Higher Education, Staff Educational and Development Association (English)
PhD in Computer Science with Distinction (French)
Equivalence Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies DEA (Doctoral programme degree, French)
Diplom (BSc & MSc, 1st Class) in Computer Science (German)

Domains

Research group leadership

Founder and leader of the CYENS (Cyber and Energy Security) interdisciplinary research group.

Editorial roles

Associate Editor: Journal of Algorithms and Computational Technology (Sage Publishing).

Research student completions

"Signalling for Cyber Threat Intelligence using Cryptographic Protocols", PhD, Applied Cryptography, 2023
"Virtual Private Blockchains", PhD, Applied Cryptography, 2022
"A Multi-Channel Steganographic Communication Protocol: Design, Game-Theoretic Evaluation and Application to a Case Study in SMS Mobile Banking", PhD, Applied Cryptography, 2021
"Incremental parsing algorithms for speech-editing mathematics and computer code", PhD, Speech User Interfaces, 2019
"Novel game-theoretic frameworks for security risk assessment in cloud environments", PhD, Game Theory for Security, 2018
"Statistical language modelling and novel parsing techniques for enhanced creation and editing of mathematical e-content using spoken input", PhD, Speech User Interfaces, 2014
"Design and implementation of a practical model to predict future trading prices", MRes, Financial Mathematics, 2013
"Symbolic algorithms for the local analysis of systems of pseudo-linear equations", PhD, Computer Algebra, 2010

Best Paper Awards

Onalo, Gc, Pfluegel, Virtual Private Blockchains: Security Overlays for Permissioned Blockchains, Cyber 2020 Conference Nice, France.
Pilz, Al-Fagih, Pfluegel, A Game-Theoretic Approach to Energy Storage Scheduling for Households in a Smart Grid, International Research Conference on Sustainable Energy, Engineering Materials and their Environment (Newcastle, July 2017).
Rickus, Pfluegel, Atkins, Chaos-based image encryption using an AONT mode of operation. International Conference on Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics and Assessment, Jun 2015, London, U.K.

Funding

Cyber and Digital Forensics Cross-University Collaboration and Inverse CyBOK Mapping, NCSC ACE-CES Small Grant, £18,527(2022)
Security Assessment of Passwordless Authentication Architecture, BIG Open Innovation Voucher Scheme, £5,000 (2021)
Cyber and Forensics Cross-School Collaboration: Establishing a Digital Forensics Environment, NCSC ACE-CES Small Grant, £30,237 (2021)
Providing an online platform for hierarchical knowledge presentation, visualisation and mapping, CyBOK Development Project, £5,000 (2021)

Committees

Cyber Science 2026 IEEE co-sponsored Conference, June 2026, London, UK
Cyber Science 2024 IEEE co-sponsored Conference, June 2024, Edinburgh, UK
Cyber Science 2023 IEEE co-sponsored Conference, July 2023, Copenhagen, Netherlands
Cyber Science 2022 IEEE co-sponsored Conference, June 2022, Cardiff, Wales
Cyber Science 2021 IEEE co-sponsored Conference, June 2021, London, UK
ICIMP 2020, Fifteenth International Conference on Internet Monitoring and Protection, September 2020, Rome, Italy
Cyber Science 2020 IEEE co-sponsored Conference, June 2020, Dublin, Ireland

Qualifications

Visiting Professor, University of Limoges

Specialisms

Decision Making
Game Theory for Security
Applied Cryptography
Speech User Interfaces
Computer Algebra

Scholarly affiliations

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IEEE UK and Ireland Blockchain Group
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
London Mathematical Society (LMS)

Publications

Space-efficient secret sharing based on matrix normal forms

Pfluegel, Eckhard, Arshad, Razi and Jones, Mark, 2026, Cryptography (10), 3, Published

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Threshold cryptography-based secure vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication in 5G-enabled intelligent transportation systems

Weerasinghe, Nuwan, Usman, Muhammad Arslan, Hewage, Chaminda, Pfluegel, Eckhard and Politis, Christos, 2023, Future Internet (15), 5, Published

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Security attacks on smart grid scheduling and their defences: a game-theoretic approach

Pilz, M., Naeini, F. Baghaei, Grammont, K., Smagghe, C., Davis, M., Nebel, J. C., Al-Fagih, L. and Pfluegel, E., 2020, International Journal of Information Security (19) pp 427-443, Published

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Enhancing automatic speech recognition for mathematical applications via incremental parsing

Isaac, Marina, Pfluegel, Eckhard, Hunter, Gordon and Denholm-Price, James, 2018, Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (40), 1 pp 342-349, Published

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Energy storage scheduling with an advanced battery model: a game-theoretic approach

Pilz, Matthias, Al-Fagih, Luluwah and Pfluegel, Eckhard, 2017, Inventions (2), 4, Published

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On simultaneous row and column reduction of higher-order linear differential systems

Barkatou, Moulay A., El Bacha, Carole, Labahn, George and Pflügel, Eckhard, 2013, Journal of Symbolic Computation (49) pp 45-64, Published

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Novel multi-modal tools to enhance disabled and distance learners' experience of mathematics

Attanayake, D.R., Hunter, G. J. A., Pfluegel, E. and Denholm-Price, J. C. W., 2013, International Journal on Advances in ICT for Emerging Regions (ICTer) (6), 1, Published

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TalkMaths - developing a speech user-interface for spoken mathematics

Pfluegel, Eckhard, Denholm-Price, James C. W., Hunter, Gordon J. A. and Attanayake, Dilaksha, 2011, MSOR Connections (11), 2 pp 44-46, Published

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A monomial-by-monomial method for computing regular solutions of systems of pseudo-linear equations

Barkatou, Moulay A., Broughton, Gary and Pflügel, Eckhard, 2010, Mathematics in Computer Science (4), 2-3 pp 267-288, Published

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Visual impairment in maths, stats and operational research (MSOR)

Rowlett, P, Rowlett, E.J., Cliffe, E, Edwards, A, Whapples, M and Pfluegel, E., 2010, MSOR Connections (10), 2 pp 45-48, Published

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On the Moser- and super-reduction algorithms of systems of linear differential equations and their complexity

Barkatou, Moulay A. and Pflügel, Eckhard, 2009, Journal of Symbolic Computation (44), 8 pp 1017-1036, Published

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Using Automatic Speech Recognition to Dictate Mathematical Expressions: The Development of the 'TalkMaths' Application at Kingston University

Wigmore, Angela, Hunter, Gordon, Pfluegel, Eckhard, Denholm-Price, James and Binelli, V, 2009, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (28), 2 pp 177 - 189, Published

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"Talk to the Machine: it's listening - but the hand ain't typing !" The Development of the "KU-Talk" and "TalkMaths" Speech Interfaces at Kingston University

Wigmore, Angela, Hunter, Gordon, Pflügel, Eckhard, Jalan, Sanket and Denholm-Price, James, 2008, Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (U.K.) (30), 2 pp 654 - 661, Published

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The 'KU-Talk' Project at Kingston University - a Speech-Driven User-Computer Interface for Use in a University Environment

Denholm-Price, James, Hunter, Gordon, Jalan, Sanket, Pflügel, Eckhard and Wigmore, Angela, 2008, Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (U.K.) (30), 1 pp 37-41, Published

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An improved estimate for the maximal growth order of solutions of linear differential systems

Pflügel, Eckhard, 2004, Archiv der Mathematik (83), 3 pp 256-263, Published

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Effective Formal Reduction of Linear Differential Systems

Pflügel, Eckhard, 2000, Applicable Algebra in Engineering, Communications and Computing (10), 2 pp 153-187, Published

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An Algorithm Computing the Regular Formal Solutions of a System of Linear Differential Equations

Barkatou, Moulay and Pflügel, Eckhard, 1999, Journal of Symbolic Computation (28), 4-5 pp 569-587, Published

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On the Latest Version of DESIR

Pflügel, E., 1997, Theoretical Computer Science (187), 1-2 pp 81-86, Published

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Ransom roulette: learning the games behind cyber extortion

Pfluegel, Eckhard and Rass, Stefan (2024). In: Goos, Gerhard, Hartmanis, Juris, (eds.) Springer Nature [Published]

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A hybrid personal cyber threat intelligence sharing protocol using steganography and secret sharing

Zand, Arman and Pfluegel, Eckhard (2024). In: Onwubiko, Cyril, Rosati, Pierangelo, Rege, Aunshul, Erola, Arnau, Bellekens, Xavier, Hindy, Hanan, Jaatun, Martin Gilje, (eds.) Springer pp 75-89 [Published]

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Embracing AI in cyber security education: a postgraduate case study

Pfluegel, Eckhard, Usman, M. Rehan, Pickard, David and Brujic-Okretic, Vesna (2024). In: Legg, Phil, Coull, Natalie, Clarke, Charles, (eds.), Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland pp 116-136 [Published]

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Efficient cyber-evidence sharing using zero-knowledge proofs

Zand, Arman and Pfluegel, Eckhard (2023). In: Onwubiko, Cyril, Rosati, Pierangelo, Rege, Aunshul, Erola, Arnau, Bellekens, Xavier, Hindy, Hanan, Gilje Jaatun, Martin, (eds.) pp 229-242 [Published]

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Shades of grey: strategic bimatrix stopping games for modelling (un)ethical hacking roles

Pflügel, Eckhard (2023). In: Fu, Jie, Kroupa, Tomas, Hayel, Yezekael, (eds.), Cham, Switzerland: pp 110-129 [Published]

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Transforming Higher Education systems architectures through adoption of secure overlay blockchain technologies

Miah, Foysal, Onalo, Samuel and Pfluegel, Eckhard (2021). [Published]

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Virtual private blockchains: security overlays for permissioned blockchains

Onalo, Samuel, Gc, Deepak and Pfluegel, Eckhard (2020). [Published]

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A secure framework for anti-money-laundering using machine learning and secret sharing

Zand, Arman, Orwell, James and Pfluegel, Eckhard (2020). IEEE [Published]

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Hidden protocol strengthening with random sentences as cryptographic nonces

Tunnicliffe, Martin J., Obinna, Omego and Pflucgel, Eckhard (2019). Piscataway : [Published]

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A novel privacy framework for secure M-Health applications: the case of the GDPR

Mustafa, Uzma, Pflugel, Eckhard and Philip, Nada (2019). [Published]

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Ensuring message freshness in a multi-channel SMS steganographic banking protocol

Obinna, Omego, Pfluegel, Eckhard, Tunnicliffe, Martin J. and Clarke, Charles A. (2018). [Published]

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A multi-channel steganographic protocol for secure SMS mobile banking

Omego, Obinna, Pfluegel, Eckhard, Clarke, Charles A. and Tunnicliffe, Martin J. (2018). Piscataway: pp 248-253 [Published]

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A secure channel using social messaging for distributed low-entropy steganography

Pfluegel, Eckhard, Clarke, Charles, Randulff, Joakim, Tsaptsinos, Dimitris and Orwell, James (2017). In: Khajuria, Samant, Sorensen, Lene, Skouby, Knud Erik, (eds.) River Publishers [Published]

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A layered defense mechanism for a social engineering aware perimeter

Abeywardana, Kavinga Yapa, Pfluegel, Eckhard and Tunnicliffe, Martin J. (2016). [Published]

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Intuitive NUIs for speech editing of structured content (Work in progress)

Isaac, Marina, Pfluegel, Eckhard, Hunter, Gordon and Denholm-Price, James (2015). pp 1-6 [Published]

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Chaos-based image encryption using an AONT mode of operation

Rickus, Andrius, Pfluegel, Eckhard and Atkins, Nigel (2015). [Published]

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Multi-channel overlay protocols: implementing ad-hoc message authentication in social media platforms

Clarke, Charles, Pfluegel, Eckhard and Tsaptsinos, Dimitris (2015). [Published]

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Interactive error correction using statistical language models in a client-server interface for editing mathematical text

Attanayake, D., Hunter, G., Pfluegel, E. and Denholm-Price, J. (2012). In: Langdon, Patrick, Clarkson, John, Robinson, Peter, Lazar, Jonathan, Heylighen, Ann, (eds.), London, U.K.: pp 125-132 [Published]

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"Let them TalkMaths!": developing an intelligent system to assist disabled people to learn and use mathematics on computers through a speech interface.

Wigmore, Angela, Hunter, Gordon, Pfluegel, Eckhard, Denholm-Price, James and Binelli, V (2009). In: Callaghan, Vic, Kameas, Achilles, Reyes, Ang├®lica, Royo, Dolors, Weber, Michael, (eds.), Amsterdam: IOS Press [Published]

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A cybernetic approach to learning and teaching of agentic AI in cyber security

Chapman, Damian and Pfluegel, Eckhard(2026). [Published]

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