Dr Kaie Maennel
Lecturer
School of Computer Science and Information Technology
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Kaie is a Lecturer in the School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences. Her primary research interest is in Human Aspects of Cyber Security, more specifically Cyber Awareness and Hygiene, Serious Games (Cyber Defence Exercises) and the use of Learning Analytics in Cyber Related Training. Furthermore, she is interested in Usable Security, Information Security Culture, Cybersecurity Risk Assessment and Management and Information Security/Cybersecurity Audits. She has over 20 years of corporate experience in Audit and Assurance (Deloitte) and is a qualified auditor with ACCA, CIA and Estonian CPA licences.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Lecturer | The University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2023 | Researcher | Tallinn University of Technology |
| 2017 - 2021 | Early Stage Researcher | Tallinn University of Technology |
| 2015 - 2023 | Senior Manager, Central Europe Audit & Assurance Learning Leader | Deloitte Audit Eesti AS |
| 2009 - 2015 | Manager, Global Audit Learning Team Member | Deloitte LLP |
| 2008 - 2009 | Manager | Deloitte Audit Eesti AS |
| 2005 - 2008 | Senior Analyst to Manager | Deloitte Australia |
| 2001 - 2005 | Assistant to Senior | Deloitte Audit Eesti AS |
| 2001 - 2001 | Internal Auditor | Estonian Ministry of Environment |
| 1999 - 2001 | Managing Secretary | Estonian Accounting Board |
| 1998 - 1999 | Financial Analysts / Administrative Assistant | Trailway Rental AS |
| 1994 - 1998 | Secretary-Accountant | OU APEK Piimandus |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Estonian | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| German | Can read, write and understand spoken |
| Russian | Can speak and understand spoken |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2021 | Tallinn University of Technology | Estonia | PhD Information and Communication Technology |
| 2015 - 2017 | Tallinn University of Technology | Estonia | MSc Cybersecurity (Digital Forensics) |
| 1994 - 1998 | Concordia International University Estonia | Estonia | BSc International Business |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Certified Trainer | Palo Alto | United States |
| 2017 | Student Member / Certification in Progress | ISACA Estonian Chapter (CISA) | Estonia |
| 2010 | Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) | The Institute of Internal Auditors | USA |
| 2009 | FCCA | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants | United Kingdom |
| 2009 | Estonian Certified Auditor with signing Authority in Estonian Republic | Estonian Auditors' Association | Estonia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Maennel, K., & Maennel, O. (2025). Human Aspects of Cyber Security for Computing Higher Education: Current Status and Future Directions. ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 25(3), 30 pages. |
| 2023 | Maennel, K., Brilingaitė, A., Bukauskas, L., Juozapavičius, A., Knox, B. J., Lugo, R. G., . . . Sütterlin, S. (2023). A Multidimensional Cyber Defense Exercise: Emphasis on Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Aspects. SAGE Open, 13(1), 215824402311563. Scopus11 WoS5 |
| 2022 | Mäses, S., Maennel, K., & Brilingaitė, A. (2022). Trends and challenges for balanced scoring in cybersecurity exercises: A case study on the example of Locked Shields. Frontiers in Education, 7, 13 pages. Scopus4 WoS2 |
| 2021 | Domarkienė, I., Ambrozaitytė, L., Bukauskas, L., Rančelis, T., Sütterlin, S., Knox, B. J., . . . Brilingaitė, A. (2021). Cybergenomics: Application of behavioral genetics in cybersecurity. Behavioral Sciences, 11(11), 152-1-152-15. Scopus4 WoS3 |
| 2019 | Maennel, K., Mäses, S., Sütterlin, S., Ernits, M., & Maennel, O. (2019). Using Technical Cybersecurity Exercises in University Admissions and Skill Evaluation. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 52(19), 169-174. Scopus2 WoS1 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Maennel, K., Maennel, O. M., & Kumar, V. (2025). Technical Perspectives on Cyber Diplomacy. In Palgrave Handbook on Cyber Diplomacy (pp. 119-142). Springer Nature Switzerland. DOI |
| 2022 | Sütterlin, S., Lugo, R. G., Knox, B. J., Maennel, K., & Canham, M. (2022). On the Relationship between Health Sectors’ Digitalization and Sustainable Health Goals: A Cyber Security Perspective. In A. Flahault (Ed.), Transitioning to Good Health and Well-Being. MDPI Books. DOI |
| 2021 | Maennel, K., Kivimägi, K., Maennel, O., Sütterlin, S., & Ernits, M. (2021). Remote Technical Labs: An Innovative and Scalable Component for University Cybersecurity Program Admission. In M. E. Auer, & T. Ruutmann (Eds.), Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions (Vol. 1329, pp. 521-533). New York, NY, USA: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2018 | Lepik, T., Maennel, K., Ernits, M., & Maennel, O. (2018). Art and Automation of Teaching Malware Reverse Engineering. In P. Zaphiris, & A. Ioannou (Eds.), Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Learning and Teaching (Vol. 10925, pp. 461-472). New York, NY, USA: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG. DOI Scopus3 WoS2 |
| 2018 | Maennel, K., Mäses, S., & Maennel, O. (2018). Cyber Hygiene: The Big Picture. In N. Gruschka (Ed.), Secure IT Systems (Vol. 11252, pp. 291-305). New York, NY, USA: SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG. DOI Scopus25 WoS16 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Maennel, K., & Maennel, O. M. (2025). Human-AI Collaboration and Cyber Security Training: Learning Analytics Opportunities and Challenges. In 2024 17th International Conference on Security of Information and Networks, SIN 2024 (pp. 01-08). Sydney, Australia: IEEE. DOI |
| 2023 | Melnikovas, A., Lugo, R. G., Maennel, K., Brilingaitė, A., Sütterlin, S., & Juozapavičius, A. (2023). Teaching pentesting to social sciences students using experiential learning techniques to improve attitudes towards possible cybersecurity careers. In A. Andreatos, & C. Douligeris (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security Vol. Vol. 22 (pp. 1-9). Piraeus, Greece: Academic Conferences International. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2022 | Babayeva, G., Maennel, K., & Maennel, O. M. (2022). Building an Ontology for Cyber Defence Exercises. In Proceedings - 7th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops, Euro S and PW 2022 (pp. 423-432). Online: IEEE. DOI Scopus4 WoS2 |
| 2022 | Karimnia, R., Maennel, K., & Shahin, M. (2022). Culturally-sensitive Cybersecurity Awareness Program Design for Iranian High-school Students. In P. Mori, G. Lenzini, & S. Furnell (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY AND PRIVACY (ICISSP) (pp. 121-132). Setubal, Portugal: SCITEPRESS. DOI Scopus5 WoS2 |
| 2021 | Mases, S., Maennel, K., Toussaint, M., & Rosa, V. (2021). Success Factors for Designing a Cybersecurity Exercise on the Example of Incident Response. In Proceedings - 2021 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops, EuroS&PW (pp. 259-268). New York, NY, USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus13 WoS10 |
| 2020 | Maennel, K. (2020). Learning Analytics Perspective: Evidencing Learning from Digital Datasets in Cybersecurity Exercises. In 2020 IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy Workshops (Euro S&PW) (pp. 27-36). New York, NY, USA: IEEE COMPUTER SOC. DOI Scopus22 WoS18 |
| 2020 | Ernits, M., Maennel, K., Mäses, S., Lepik, T., & Maennel, O. (2020). From simple scoring towards a meaningful interpretation of learning in cybersecurity exercises. In B. K. Payne, & H. Wu (Eds.), Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, ICCWS 2020 (pp. 135-143). England: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Ltd. DOI Scopus6 WoS3 |
| 2017 | Maennel, K., Ottis, R., & Maennel, O. (2017). Improving and measuring learning effectiveness at cyber defense exercises. In H. Lipmaa, A. Mitrokotsa, & R. Matulevicius (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science Vol. 10674 LNCS (pp. 123-138). Switzerland: Springer Verlag. DOI Scopus23 WoS18 |
| 2017 | Kont, M., Pihelgas, M., Maennel, K., Blumbergs, B., & Lepik, T. (2017). Frankenstack: Toward real-time Red Team feedback. In MILCOM 2017 - 2017 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) Vol. 2017-October (pp. 400-405). New York, NY, USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus6 WoS4 |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Towards the fusion of heterogeneous information in-to security operations centers | Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Sara Pelinku |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Towards Explainable Intrusion Detection with the Human in the Loop | Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Bhavani Sunila |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Towards the fusion of heterogeneous information in-to security operations centers | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Sara Pelinku |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Towards Explainable Intrusion Detection with the Human in the Loo | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Bhavani Sunila |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | A framework of risk analysis in contested and dynamic environments | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mr Eyoel Worku Teffera |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | A framework of risk analysis in contested and dynamic environments | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Eyoel Worku Teffera |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Principal Supervisor | Assessment of Cyber Security Awareness Among Delhi Students | Tallinn University of Technology | - | Master | Full Time | Ankit Rana |
| 2021 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | The Role of Individual and Organisational Factors on the Employees' Information Security Awareness and Vulnerability Management Efficiency | Tallinn University of Technology | - | Master | - | Olga Senberg |
| 2020 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Cyber Security Awareness Level of Secondary High-School Students: The Case of Azerbaijan | Tallinn University of Technology | - | Master | - | Orkhan Rustamli |
| 2020 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | Domain Ontology for Cyber Defense Exercises | Tallinn University of Technology | - | Master | - | Gulkhara Babayeva |
| 2020 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Culturally-Sensitive Instructional Design of a Cybersecurity Awareness Program for High School Students in Iran, Hormozgan | Tallinn University of Technology | - | Master | - | Rooya Karimnia |
| 2020 - 2021 | Principal Supervisor | Information Security Management for Teleworking in Small and Medium Enterprises during the COVID-19 Crisis | Tallinn University of Technology | - | Master | - | Kapil Yadav |
| 2019 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Predicting Students' Success Using Technical Labs as Part of University Admission to a Cyber Security Program | Tallinn University of Technology | - | Master | - | Kristian Kivimagi |
| 2018 - 2018 | Co-Supervisor | Compliance with EU Personal Data Protection Framework in the Context of Public Sector Logging | Tallinn University of Technology | - | Master | - | Kristiina Renel |
| Date | Event Name | Event Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2022 | Locked Shields | Workshop | NATO CCDCOE | Estonia |
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