Enrique Tomás Martínez Beltrán

Teaching in Cybersecurity, Secure Software and Distributed AI Systems

Teaching and mentoring in security, secure software, machine learning and distributed systems.

Teaching Approach

Teaching and Academic Mentoring

Teaching support across security, cybersecurity, secure software, machine learning, and distributed programming modules at the University of Murcia.

7

Courses supported

3

Academic years assisting

18

Labs led

4

Guest sessions

Conference Tutorials

Research tutorials connecting foundations, system design and practical experimentation.

Tutorial

Kraków, Poland

Decentralized Federated Learning: Enabling Collaborative AI With Enhanced Trust and Efficiency

26th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2023)

A tutorial connecting the foundations of decentralized federated learning with practical experimentation. The session explores architectures, components, security, privacy and optimization, alongside applications and open research challenges.

Authors

  • Alberto Huertas Celdrán1
  • Enrique Tomás Martínez Beltrán2
  • Pedro Miguel Sánchez Sánchez2
  • Gérôme Bovet3
  • Gregorio Martínez Pérez2
  • Burkhard Stiller1
  1. 1Communication Systems Group (CSG), Department of Informatics (IfI), University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland
  2. 2Department of Information and Communications Engineering, University of Murcia, Spain
  3. 3Cyber-Defence Campus within armasuisse Science & Technology, Thun, Switzerland
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Education

Academic journey and research foundations in computer science, software systems, and data technologies.

2021 / 2026

Ph.D. in Computer Science

CyberDataLab · University of Murcia

Ph.D. completed and defended in 2026, focused on robust Decentralized Federated Learning in heterogeneous environments.

2020 / 2021

M.Sc. in New Technologies in Computing

University of Murcia

Advanced training in security, networks, and telematicsBridge between applied research and engineering practice

2016 / 2020

B.Sc. in Information and Communication Technologies

University of Murcia

Foundation in computing, communications, networks, and secure distributed systems.

Teaching Experience

A year-by-year record of teaching support, with the modules and activities for each period.

Academic Year 2025/2026Pre-doctoral Teaching AssistantUniversity of Murcia / Murcia, Spain

Support for security and distributed systems modules

3 Courses

Security

BSc Computer Engineering
Lab facilitation + assessment clinics

Assist with weekly labs and exam preparation on network defence and incident response.

Threat modelling labsIncident response walk-throughs

Cybersecurity

BSc Data Science and Engineering
Case-study tutorials

Co-lead tutorials on securing data pipelines and privacy-aware analytics.

Pipeline hardeningPrivacy safeguards

Concurrent and Distributed Programming

BSc Computer Engineering / Double Degree (Math & CS)
Lab studio

Guide students through concurrency exercises and distributed programming labs.

Async patternsMessage passing
Academic Year 2024/2025Pre-doctoral Teaching AssistantUniversity of Murcia / Murcia, Spain

Secure software engineering and applied ML support

4 Courses

Security

BSc Computer Engineering
Lab facilitation

Ran lab sessions on risk assessment and defensive tooling.

Risk scoringIDS tuning

Secure Software and the Secure Software Lifecycle

MSc Cybersecurity
Seminar support

Prepared DevSecOps demos and reviewed student pipelines.

Secure SDLCCI/CD controls

Design and Development of Secure Software

MSc Software Engineering
Project studio mentoring

Mentored project teams on secure design reviews.

Threat analysisCode review

Machine Learning Extensions

MSc Artificial Intelligence
Practicum support

Supported research practicums on continual learning and fairness checks.

Continual learningFairness tooling
Academic Year 2023/2024Pre-doctoral Teaching AssistantUniversity of Murcia / Murcia, Spain

Introductory secure software teaching support

3 Courses

Security

BSc Computer Engineering
Lab facilitation

Coordinated lab handouts and grading for core security module.

Security governanceNetwork defence

Secure Software and the Secure Software Lifecycle

MSc Cybersecurity
Seminar support

Demonstrated secure pipeline tooling and answered Q&A during seminars.

Threat librariesDevSecOps tooling

Design and Development of Secure Software

MSc Software Engineering
Project studio

Assisted with code review clinics and red-team drills.

Design reviewsRed vs. blue drills