Leadership Transition at TU Darmstadt’s Department of Computer Science: Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Reuter concludes his term as Dean and is passing the baton The Department looks back on an intense period with a large Faculty growth in two years
With evolving threats, securing IT infrastructure remains a challenge. Traditional methods like Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) sharing and SIEM systems detect attacks but often rely on prior breaches. Yet, emerging threat discussions exist in open-source repositories, security advisories, blogs, and
We are proud to announce that our research teams from Technische Universität Darmstadt will be presenting four full papers at the prestigious ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2025. Notably, two of these papers have been honored
Eintägiger Workshop (01.09.2025, 11:00 – 17:00h) im Rahmen der Mensch und Computer 2025 (31.08.-03.09.2025 in Chemnitz) Fachgruppe „Usable Safety & Security“ im Fachbereich Mensch-Computer-Interaktion (MCI), Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) Im Blickpunkt des 12. Workshop Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion in sicherheitskritischen Systemen der Mensch
This article was originally published at emergencity.de and FAZ and is shared here with reference to the original. Leaking gas, intense heat or a power cut: in which dangerous situations would people rely on their smart home’s warning system? Scientists
Jonas Franken, research associate at the PEASEC research group of TU Darmstadt, was interviewed by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS) about the threat to and protection of submarine cables. He emphasized that acts of suspected sabotage in the Baltic Sea
The Chair Science and Technology for Peace and Security (PEASEC) is pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Ira Helsloot as a guest professor for the summer semester of 2025. Prof. Dr. Ira Helsloot is professor of the Governance of Safety and
Together with Daniel Lambach and Carlo Diehl, PEASEC’s Stefka Schmid and Christian Reuter have published an article on the “geopolitical innovation race” of AI in Geopolitics. Competition in AI innovation is a timely topic, given current developments of AI such
RightsCon is the go-to summit for anyone passionate about human rights in the digital world, organized by Access Now. With over 3,000 people gathering in Taipei (24.02-27.02.2025)—activists, journalists, NGOs, researchers, and tech industry leaders—it’s a space where critical conversations happen.
Soziale Medien sind ein wichtiges Werkzeug für Aktivist:innen – aber auch ein Risiko. Hassrede, Überwachung und Desinformation nehmen zu. Wie können Betroffene sich schützen? Dieser Artikel zeigt Herausforderungen und Lösungen. Erschienen in der 373. Ausgabe des GI-Radar am 21.02.2025: https://gi-radar.de/373-digitale-gewalt/
How can knowledge about social vulnerability in urban neighborhoods help civil protection? What role can smart homes play in warning the population during crises? Researchers from PEASEC and emergenCITY are working on these questions and presented their findings last week
PEASEC’s Jonas Franken was interviewed by MIT Technology Review about the challenges and processes involved in repairing submarine cables. Subsea data cables have been in the media spotlight since several maritime infrastructures were damaged in the Baltic Sea in recent
We are celebrating 10 completed and successfully defended doctoral theses at Science and Technology for Peace and Security (PEASEC), Technical University of Darmstadt. They develop insights and innovative solutions in the fields of cyber security and privacy, human-computer interaction and peace
Technological developments such as artificial intelligence (AI) and social media are changing the way people interact with each other and their environment worldwide. In times of global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic or geopolitical tensions, such as the Russian
Was haben *#𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤*, *#𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞* und die 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐩-𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐫ä𝐧𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧 der US-Regierung gemeinsam? Man kann sie sehr gut in den „𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐟“ um KI einordnen, den Dr. Stefka Schmid, PD Dr. Daniel Lambach, Carlo Diehl und Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Reuter in einem Artikel
We are excited to announce the release of our comic, Code of Courage: A Comic About Digital Security for Activists. This project draws inspiration from the stories of resilience shared by over 90 activists from Myanmar, Colombia, Costa Rica, Bolivia, Nicaragua,
Unterseekabel sind die unsichtbaren Lebensadern des Internets, die etwa 99 Prozent des interkontinentalen Datenverkehrs transportieren. Ihre zentrale Bedeutung für Wirtschaft, Sicherheit und Gesellschaft wird jedoch häufig unterschätzt. Die jüngsten geopolitischen Spannungen und Sabotageakte haben das Thema verstärkt in den öffentlichen
Erschienen in der 370. Ausgabe des GI-Radar am 10.01.2025: https://gi-radar.de/370-desinformation/ Grauzonen des Wahrheitsgehalts: Wie Technologie im Umgang mit Desinformation unterstützen kann. Soziale Netzwerke sind für in der Politik Aktive zu einem unverzichtbaren Werkzeug für die Kommunikation mit der Gesellschaft geworden.
Desinformationskampagnen und Cyberangriffe – der Einsatz von Künstlicher Intelligenz macht Manipulation leicht, wie Informatik-Professor Christian Reuter im Interview für Darmstädter Echo, Mainzer Zeitung, Wiesbadener Kurier, Wormser Zeitung und Wetzlarer Neue Zeitung erklärt Täuschung und Wahrheit sind im Netz mittlerweile kaum
Research Associate / PhD Student (m/w/d) in Information and Hybrid Warfare Initially for a period of 3 years with the option for extension. Offered as a 100% position in pay group 13 of the TU Darmstadt collective agreement (TV-TUDa). About