Dr. Abhishta Abhishta

Associate Professor

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Biography

Abhishta is an Associate Professor in the Business Information Systems group at the University of Twente, specializing in Industrial Engineering. His research focuses on empirically measuring the economic and financial impact of cyber attacks, utilizing data-driven economic impact assessment techniques to assist organizations in making informed security investments. As part of his doctoral research, funded by the NWO project D3, he explored techniques to protect public organizations like schools from Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks. With a strong background in Computer Science, he delivers lectures to executives and collaborates with companies to enhance security decision-making. Abhishta is also a member of the behavioral data science incubator at the Faculty of BMS, contributing to solving social science problems through data science.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Twente

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
GMAT
Total Score
Required:600
Overall
Required:600
GRE General
Verbal
Required:143
Verbal Percentile
Required:25
Quantitative
Required:155
Quantitative Percentile
Required:60
Analytical Writing
Required:3
Writing Percentile
Required:25
Prerequisites
Bachelor of Science in a related field Knowledge of Statistics and Probability Knowledge of Mathematics Specialization-related topics: Operation Research, Simulation, Financial topics
Application Checklist
  • Transcript of records
  • Copy of diploma
  • Motivation letter
  • Resume (Europass format)
  • Course descriptions of relevant courses
  • English summary of thesis
Specialization Notes

Includes specializations in Financial Engineering & Management, Healthcare Technology & Management, and Production & Logistics Management.