I am a professor of computer science with a special interest in computer security. My reasearch interests include system security, applied cryptography and security testing methods and I received my PhD from FAU Erlangen under the supervision of Prof. Felix Freiling. Currently, I lead the ITS group at Münster University of Applied Sciences.
I live with my family in the beautiful city of Münster in the north-west of Germany. In my free time, I enjoy various disciplines of Mountainbiking such as Bike Trials, Dirt Jumping and Enduro.
PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in Computer Security, 2012
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
M.Sc. in Computer Science, 2007
University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt & James Cook University, Australia
BSc in Computer Science, 2005
University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt & Háskólinn í Reykjavík, Iceland
Find my list of publications at my University’s page.
My group’s University page lists some appearances in TV and print media .
In 2016, I co-authored the DROWN attack, which was a Facebook Internet Defence Price finalist and received the prestigious (and tongue-in-cheek) Pwnie Award for Best Cryptographic Attack. Here it is:
I regularly speak at academic and industry conferences about computer security-related topics. Some conferences record presentations and make them public after the conferences. Below is a selection of those talks, but Google lists more.