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IV. Frank-Schirrmacher-Forum
Christian Reuter, CYSEC [at] TU Darmstadt, is speaking at the IV. Frank Schirrmacher Forum on November 13, 2018 about „Mensch-Computer-Interaktion in sicherheitskritischen Systemen – eine ethische Bewertung“ (Human-computer interaction in safety-critical systems - an ethical evaluation). This time the centre of this series of events, which is organized by the Protestant City Academy Darmstadt, is the question of the human in the age of digitality.
Digitaler Salon: LANgelegt!!!
Dr. Haya Shulman, Fraunhofer SIT, attends the event "Digital Salon: LANgelegt", organized by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG). She discusses how secure our data networks are against the blackout and which alternative infrastructures exist. Interested personss can communicate their opinions before, during and after the program directly on the web or via social media.
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Faculty day Informatics: Best Master Thesis 2018 goes to a student of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Benedikt-Alexander Mokroß, a student at University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, is honored by the faculty day of informatics (FBTI) in 2018 for the best masterthesis. He completed his masterthesis on "Efficient biometric identification in large-scale Palmvein databases" in the da/sec working group of the department of informatics. Supervisors were the CRISP scientists Prof. Christoph Busch and Pawel Drozdowski and Prof. Christoph Wentzel. The award ceremony took place on 08.10.2018 as part of the annual meeting of the FBTI in Wernigerode.
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CRISP is being upgraded to a "National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity"
On the margins of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to TU Darmstadt, Hessian Prime Minister Volker Bouffier and Hessian Minister of Science Boris Rhein announced that CRISP will be expanded into a "National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity". Starting from 12.4 million euros in 2019, the funding will gradually increase to a mid- range double-digit million contribution. Founding director will be Professor Michael Waidner, Professor at the TU Darmstadt and Director of the Fraunhofer SIT.
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Houses of Dialog: The energy world is becoming digital
How does digitisation challenge the energy world and what solutions are there? How can new IT applications be used intelligently for future-proof business models? How can the highest level of IT security be guaranteed in a pragmatic way? These questions are discussed by House of IT and House of Energy together in an exclusive circle of 30 invited experts and key stakeholders from the energy and IT industry. Andreas Fuchs, Fraunhofer SIT, sheds light on necessities, challenges, and perspectives of IT security in the energy world.
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