Sasa Mrdovic
CISSP

Computer Science Department
Professor

sasa[dot]mrdovic[at]etf[dot]unsa[dot]ba

                 

Courses

Security Technologies

Computer Networks

Advanced telecommunication protocols and next generation networks

Computer Networks Administration

Communication Protocols and Networks


Research Interest

Information Security

Computer Networks

Cryptography

Algorithms


Publications

Books

Sasa Mrdovic "Računarske mreže", Elektrotehnicki fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu, ISBN: 978-9958-629-83-9, 2020.
(eng. Computer Networks) (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic "Praktikum sigurnosti racunarskih sistema", Elektrotehnicki fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu, ISBN: 978-9958-629-72-3, 2018.
(eng. Computer Systems Security Labs) (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic "Sigurnost racunarskih sistema", Elektrotehnicki fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu, ISBN: 978-9958-629-57-0, 2014.
(eng. Computer Systems Security) (PDF)

Book Chapters

S. Mrdovic, "IoT Forensics," In: Avoine G., Hernandez-Castro J. (eds) Security of Ubiquitous Computing Systems. Springer, Cham. 2021., doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-10591-4_13 (PDF). The original publication (open access) is available at springer.com

Thesis

Sasa Mrdovic, "Metod otkrivanja upada zasnovan na analizi modela sadržaja paketa u računarskoj mreži", PhD Thesis, University of Sarajevo, School of Electrical Engineering, 2009. (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic, "Izgradnja infrastrukture javnih kljuceva (PKI)", MSc Thesis, University of Sarajevo, School of Electrical Engineering, 2004 (PDF)

Journal papers

K. Hodzic, M. Cosovic, S. Mrdovic J. Quinlan and D. Raca, "DashReStreamer: Framework for Creation of Impaired Video Clips under Realistic Network Conditions," in ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 2024, doi: 10.1145/3640016. (PDF)
The original publication is available at dl.acm.org

S. Hadzovic, S. Mrdovic and M. Radonjic, "A Path Towards an Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Framework," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 90-96, July 2023, doi: 10.1109/MCOM.002.2200373. (PDF)
The original publication is available at ieeexplore.ieee.org

Š. Čučko, Š. Bećirović, A. Kamišalić, S. Mrdović and M. Turkanović, "Towards the Classification of Self-Sovereign Identity Properties," in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 88306-88329, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3199414. (PDF)
The original publication is available at ieeexplore.ieee.org

Hadzovic, S.; Mrdovic, S.; Radonjic, M. Identification of IoT Actors. Sensors 2021, 21, 2093. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21062093 (PDF)
The original publication is available at mdpi.com

A. Huseinović, S. Mrdović, K. Bicakci and S. Uludag, "A Survey of Denial-of-Service Attacks and Solutions in the Smart Grid," in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 177447-177470, 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3026923. (PDF)
The original publication is available at ieeexplore.ieee.org

I. Seremet, S. Mrdovic, S. Causevic, "Using Software Defined Networks for energy saving without compromising Quality of Service", International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security, Vol. 20, Issue: 3, pp. 183-194, 2020. (PDF)

A. Butkovica, S. Mrdovic, S. Uludag, A. Tanovic, "Geographic Profiling for serial cybercrime investigation", Digital Investigation, 2018, ISSN 1742-2876. (PDF)
The original publication is available at www.sciencedirect.com

D. Komosny, S. Mrdovic, P. Ilko, M. Grejtak, O. Pospiichal, "Testing Internet applications and services using PlanetLab", Computer Standards & Interfaces, 2017, vol. 35, no. 1, p. 33-38. ISSN: 0920-5489.
The original publication is available at www..sciencedirect.com

Conference papers

L. Hodžić and S. Mrdović, "Using Genetic Algorithms for Load Balancing in Cloud Computing," 2023 XXIX International Conference on Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT), Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICAT57854.2023.10171261. (PDF)

E. Krupalija, S. Mrdovic, E. Cogo, I. Prazina and S. Becirovic, "Evaluation of the security of password-protected encrypted RAR3 and RAR5 archives," NCIT 2022; Proceedings of International Conference on Networks, Communications and Information Technology, Virtual, China, 2022, pp. 1-7. (PDF)

Š. Bećirović, Š. Čučko, M. Turkanović, H. Šupić and S. Mrdović, "Blockchain Redaction in Self-Sovereign Identity," 2022 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), 2022, pp. 1-6. (PDF)

Y. Korkmaz, A. Huseinovic, H. Bisgin, S. Mrdović, S. Uludag, "Using Deep Learning for Detecting Mirroring Attacks on Smart Grid PMU Networks," 2022 International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, BalkanCom 2022, 2022, pp. 84-89, doi: 10.1109/BalkanCom55633.2022.9900658. (PDF)

Kerim Hodzic, Mirsad Cosovic, Sasa Mrdovic, Jason J. Quinlan, and Darijo Raca. 2022. Realistic video sequences for subjective QoE analysis. In Proceedings of the 13th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 246–251. https://doi.org/10.1145/3524273.3532894 (PDF)

A. Huseinovic, Y. Korkmaz, H. Bisgin, S. Mrdović and S. Uludag, "PMU Spoof Detection via Image Classification Methodology against Repeated Value Attacks by using Deep Learning," 2022 XXVIII International Conference on Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT), 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICAT54566.2022.9811128. (PDF)

S. Hadzovic, I. Seremet, S. Mrdovic, S. Causevic, "Reduction of Energy Consumption based on Replacement of Routers with SDN Switches", 24th International Conference on Information Technology (IT), 2020. (PDF)

A. Kamisalic, M. Turkanovic, S. Mrdovic, M. Hericko, "A Preliminary Review of Blockchain-based Solutions in Higher Education", In: Uden L., Liberona D., Sanchez G., Rodríguez-González S. (eds) Learning Technology for Education Challenges. LTEC 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1011. Springer, Cham, 2019. (PDF) The original publication is available at www.springer.com

I. Seremet, S. Hadzovic, S. Mrdovic, S. Causevic, "SDN as a Tool for Energy Saving", 27th Telecommunications forum TELFOR 2019, 2019. (PDF)

S. Becirovic, S. Mrdovic, "Manual IoT Forensics of a Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Smartwatch", 27th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), 2019. (PDF)

A. Huseinovic, S. Mrdovic, K. Bicakci, S. Uludag, "A Taxonomy of the Emerging Denial-of-Service Attacks in the Smart Grid and Countermeasures", 26th Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2018, 2018. (PDF)

A. Ceco, S. Mrdovic, "Test bed for network protocols optimization", 26th Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2018, 2018. (PDF)

A. Huseinovic, S. Mrdovic "Comparison of Computer Forensics Investigation Models for Cloud Environment", 42nd International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2018. (PDF)

H. Šemić, S. Mrdovic, "IoT honeypot: a multi-component solution for handling manual and Mirai-based attacks", 25th Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2017, 2017. (PDF)

H. Sinanović, S. Mrdovic, "Analysis of Mirai Malicious Software", 25th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), 2017. (PDF)

D. Omerasevic, N. Behlililovic, S. Mrdovic "A Novel Key Management for Virtually Limitless Key Size", Innovative Security Solutions for Information Technology and Communications, pp. 102-118, Springer, 2015. (PDF) The original publication is available at www.springer.com

S. Mrdovic, D. Raca, K. Turbic "Security analysis of user mobility in triple-play systems", X International Symposium on Telecommunications, BIHTEL, 2014. (PDF)

D. Omerasevic, N. Behlililovic, S. Mrdovic "An implementation of secure key exchange by using QR codes", 56th International Symposium ELMAR, 2014. (PDF)

T. Etereovic, S. Mrdovic, D. Donko, Z. Juric "Data mining meets network analysis: Traffic prediction models", 37th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2014. (PDF)

S. Mrdovic, "Cyber Warfare - using Mobile Device as a Weapon", Ensuring personal data protection while securing cyber space, Challenges and perspectives for the South East European Countries, RACVIAC, 2014. (PDF - slides)

D. Omerasevic, N. Behlililovic, S. Mrdovic, A. Sarajlic "Comparing randomness on various video and Audio Media File types", 21th Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2013, 2013. (PDF)

A. Butkovic, S. Mrdovic, S. Mujacic "IP geolocation suspicious email messages", 21th Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2013, 2013. (PDF)

D. Omerasevic, N. Behlililovic, S. Mrdovic "CryptoStego — A novel approach for creating cryptographic keys and messages", Systems, Signals and Image Processing (IWSSIP), 2013 20th International Conference on, 2013. (PDF)

M. Kulin, T. Kazaz, S. Mrdovic "SIP Server Security with TLS: Relative Performance Evaluation", IX International Symposium on Telecommunications, BIHTEL, 2012. (PDF)

E. Hodzic, S. Mrdovic "IPv4/IPv6 Transition Using DNS64/NAT64: Deployment Issues", IX International Symposium on Telecommunications, BIHTEL, 2012. (PDF)

S. Fazlagic, N. Behlililovic, S. Mrdovic "Controlled delegation of signature in workflow systems", 20th Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2012, 2012.

S. Mrdovic, A. Huseinovic "Forensic Analysis of Encrypted Volumes Using Hibernation File", 19th Telecommunications Forum, TELFOR 2011, 2011 (PDF)

S. Mrdovic, B. Drazenovic "KIDS – Keyed Intrusion Detection System", Seventh Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment, DIMVA 2010, 2010 (PDF) The original publication is available at www.springer.com

S. Mrdovic, A. Huseinovic, E. Zajko "Combining Static and Live Digital Forensic Analysis in Virtual Environment", XXII International Symposium on Information, Communication and Automation Technologies - ICAT 2009, 2009 (PDF)

S. Mrdovic, B. Perunicic "NIDS Based on Payload Word Frequencies and Anomaly of Transitions", Third IEEE International Conference on Digital Information Management ICDIM 2008, 2008 (PDF)

S. Mrdovic, B. Perunicic "Kerckhoffs' Principle for Intrusion Detection", 13th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium "Networks 2008", 2008 (PDF)

N. Behlilovic, P. Begovic, S.Mrdovic "Razliciti aspekti zastite pristupa digitalizovanoj kulturnoj bastini", 1st International Symposium Digitization of Cultural Heritage of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2008 (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic "Security Lane of the Road of IT towards Public Services", Workshop Road of IT towards Public Services, 2007 (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic "Data Mining for Anomalous Network Payload Detection", BIHTEL 2006, 2006 (PDF)

Andras Kovacs, Yannis Mitsos, Constantinos Kotsokalis, Aleksandar Dimeski, Amir Hadzimehmedovic, Mihajlo Savic, Neki Frasheri, Pavle Vuletic, Samra Mujacic, Sasa Mrdovic, Slavko Gajin, Vedrin Jeliazkov "SEEREN2 Services and Tools Specification", FP6 - SEEREN2 Technical Report, 2006 (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic "Network Packet Payload Analysis for Intrusion Detection", 4th Information Security Conference - Information System Security, 2006 (PDF)

A. Aksamovic, S. Konjcija, S. Mrdovic "Algorithm for Elimination of DC Component from Fault Current", GESTS International Transactions on Communications and Signal Processing, Vol. 6, p. 97-105, 2006 (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic, Ernedin Zajko "Secured Intrusion Detection System Infrastructure", ICAT 2005, 2005 (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic, "E-banking Fat Client Security Analysis", BIHTEL 2004, 2004 (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic, "Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) implementation at ETF Sarajevo",IKT 2003, 2003 (PDF)

Sasa Mrdovic, "Napredni enkripcijski standard (AES) - Rijndael algoritam komparativna analiza", BIHTEL 2002, 2002 (PDF)


Projects

2023 - 2024 UNDP - National Consultant for Cybersecurity Master Program

2020 - 2024 USAID - Energy Policy Activity (EPA) Project - Information security consultant

2019 - 2023 BATA - Forensic laboratory accreditation

2018 OSCE - Development of national cyber security strategy for B&H

2017 Save the Children / USAID - Enhancing and Advancing Basic Learning and Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina (ENABLE-BiH)

2017 Cantonal Ministry of Education, Sarajevo - Development of high school ICT curriculum

2014 - 2018 EU COST - Cryptanalysis of ubiquitous computing systems (CRYPTACUS)

2014 BH Post - Preparation of PKI project for issuance of qualified electronic certificates

2013 EU – Preparation of a data security policy for Supporting the Population and Housing Census in B&H

2013 Ministry of Education, FBiH – Security analysis of user mobility in triple-play systems

2012 Ministry of Finance and Treasury BH – PIMIS (Public Investment Management Information System)

2012 TEMPUS – ESABIH (European Union standards for accreditation of study programmes on BH Universities)

2011 Central Election Commission BH – PKI design

2010 Central Bank of BH – Penetration test

2010 Microsoft & ETF Sarajevo - Microsoft Windows 7 and Office 2010 localisation

2010 EC – BH Presidency Informatisation

2010 EC - Final Acceptance Certificates for e-Government project

2009 Academy of Sciences and Art – Application of cryptographic approach for automatic identification of intrusion detection

2009 HJPC - Better Coordination Mechanisms between Police and Prosecutors

2008 - 2009 FP7 – IDIST2011

2008 EC Cards - Information Systems in the Police Services of BiH

2007 - 2008 FP7 - IDEAL-IST7FP

2007 Microsoft & ETF Sarajevo - Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 localisation

2006 - 2007 FP6 - IDEAL-IST

2005 - 2006 FP6 - SEEREN2

2005 - 2006 FP6 - SEE-GRID

2005 - 2006 FP6 - ERA West Balkan

2005 - FP6 - SEE-ERA.NET

2005 - 2006 ANUBiH - Research Information System FBiH