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ATHENE researcher in the organizing team of the Computer Science in Cars Symposium
Prof. Christoph Krauß, head of the department Cyber-Physical Systems and Automotive Security at Fraunhofer SIT and Professor for Network Security at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, is one of the program co-chairs of the Science in Cars Symposium, CSCS for short.
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Colour barcode in its way to becoming ISO standardised
The JAB Code, developed by ATHENE researchers at the Fraunhofer SIT, is on its way to becoming ISO standardised internationally. JAB Code – Just Another Bar Code – is meant to be ISO-standard by 2022. Thanks to the globally unified regulations for data formats and their applied usage, device manufacturers as well as operator businesses will receive planning security for innovative inventions – an important prerequisite for a successful distribution of the JAB Code in the industry.
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Wise counsel for cybersecurity publishes first report
The “Weisenrat für Cyber-Sicherheit” (wise counsel) by the Cyber Security Cluster Bonn gives recommendations on improved security during the digital transformation to the politics and economics departments in its first report. ATHENE researcher Prof Matthias Hollick of the TU Darmstadt is one of six members of the counsel. He describes the thematic as the focus on how future cities have to be constructed to raise resilience and security for critical information and communication structures while simultaneously securing its citizens’ privacy.
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Success for ATHENE researchers at the Design Automation Conference
ATHENE researcher Prof Ahmad Reza-Sadeghi of the TU Darmstadt successfully placed a paper at the at this year’s Design Automation Conference (DAC). DAC is considered one of the most relevant conferences for the designing and design automation of electronic circuits and systems. To system designers, logics and circuit engineers, as well as employees and leaders in many branches, but also to researchers at leading universities, they offer an ideal platform for the exchange of information and networking.
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A good start with the subsidy program StartUpSecure
Since July last year, PERUN has been supported by the startup project ProChain, led by Sebastian Faust, professor at the department of Applied Cryptography at the TU Darmstadt and his team together with StartUpSecure of the BMBF in support phase I.
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Study on Risk Cultures and Social Media Use in Emergencies
The members of the research group “PEASEC – Science and Technology for Peace and Security” lead by ATHENE researcher Prof Christian Reuter at the TU Darmstadt have published a European study with the topic: “The impact of risk cultures: Citizens’ perception of social media use in emergencies across Europe”. The study was conducted in cooperation with the University of Siegen and the Tavistock Institute (London) and had initially been published in the journal Technological Forecasting and Social Change. Now, it has also been published as an article by the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance.
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Research for peace and security
ATHENE researcher Prof Christian Reuter of the TU Darmstadt has been chosen by the senator of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Katharina Fegebank, to be part of the Scientific advisory board of the "Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg" (IFSH) for the following four years, supported by the advisory board decision.
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Security check for the Corona App
Within this context, researchers of the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT and the Technische Universität Darmstadt have been collaborating on the analysis of data security and IT security related features during the app development process by SAP and Telekom
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ATHENE researchers present papers and posters at renowned industry conference
The well-known International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks DSN, well-known among cybersecurity experts, takes place for the 50th time this year. Lead by Dr Haya Shulman, ATHENE researchers of the Fraunhofer SIT and the TU Darmstadt successfully placed multiple papers and posters at the anniversary conference.
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Demand for support from StartUpSecure is rising despite Corona
For two and a half years, subsidy program StartUpSecure | ATHENE has been actively consulting businesses in every aspect about the topic of startups in the IT industry. The very same is true for the homonymous subsidy program of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Looking back as well as forward, the members of the subsidy program can deliver a generally positive summary. As of now, their consultations, their numerous workshops and events as well as their overall support options are well called on services. Even in times of Corona, this demand has not declined. Currently, seven startup projects are being supported by the BMBF. TU Darmstadt alumni and researchers are involved in four of these alone. More projects are expected for 2020.
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