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 and conflict research.
Our first 10 dissertations explore the field of peace informatics, including studies on the governance of (in)security in international relations (Schmid), the de-escalation of state-led cyber conflicts (Reinhold), and the assessment of dual-use ICTs (Riebe). Additionally, they address crisis informatics, focusing on information refinement (Kaufhold), digital self-organization in crises (Haesler), citizen engagement in public safety (Haunschild), and the navigation of misinformation (Hartwig). Finally, the research covers usable security and privacy, examining privacy-preserving data management (Linsner), crisis-capable ICTs in agriculture (Kuntke), and deep learning for cybersecurity (Bayer).
Here is an overview of our first 10 dissertations:
- 2020: Dr. rer. nat. Marc-André Kaufhold – “Information Refinement Technologies for Crisis Informatics”
- 2022: Dr. rer. nat. Thea Riebe – “Technology Assessment of Dual-Use ICTs”
- 2023: Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Reinhold – “Towards a Peaceful Development of Cyberspace”
- 2023: Dr. rer. nat. Jasmin Haunschild – “Enhancing Citizens’ Role in Public Safety”
- 2023: Dr.-Ing. Franz Kuntke – “Resilient Smart Farming”
- 2024: Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Linsner – “Privacy Preserving Data Management”
- 2024: Dr.-Ing. Katrin Hartwig – “Navigating Misinformation”
- 2024: Dr. rer. nat. Steffen Haesler – “Citizens in Crises”
- 2024: Dr. rer. nat. Markus Bayer – “Deep Learning in Textual Low-Data Regimes for Cybersecurity”
- 2025: Dr. phil. Stefka Schmid – “Governing (In)Security: Socio-technical Interactions in International Relations”
A full list of all theses including many details can be found here.
We are very proud of our past and present doctoral researchers and their valuable contributions to science and society!
PS: Three more defenses are to follow within the next months….