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WISE Keynote and 2026 Kristian Beckman Award Reciepient
Information Security Research: A 35-year journey
Professor Rossouw von Solms
In this presentation, Rossouw will provide a retrospective view of research in this very dynamic field of study. He will highlight how the field has evolved over this period, how his research foci had to adapt to stay aligned, how research approaches and methodologies changed and what influence these changes had on researchers. Obviously, by looking back might provide modern-day researchers in this field of study some guidelines on how position and plan future research endeavours.
Rossouw has had an illustrious career in academia with a lifetime dedicated to information security teaching and research. Over his 40+ years of service, he has predominantly concentrated on research, education and practice in the areas of; computer security (at first), information security, cyber security (in more recent years) and security management that branched into security governance.
His scholarly contributions have included more than 250 research papers with significant citations and an impressive h-index. His ranking as the global #1 Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS in both Information Security and Security Management demonstrate his standing and impact as a researcher.
His involvement and contribution to societal and organisational structures in the field of information security are commendable. His commitment, dedication, and involvement, specifically within IFIP TC11, contributed to his receiving the highly celebrated IFIP Fellow Award, acknowledging his contribution to this field.
Prof. von Solms will be presenting a keynote talk at the conference and will formally receive his award as part of the event.