As part of the exhibition (In)Visibility of Violence at the Kunsthalle Gießen, we’re excited to present our comic “Code of Courage” and a short statement about violence against activists. “The group exhibition “(In)Visibility of Violence” sheds light on these dynamics.
We are proud to announce that Dr. Katrin Hartwig, now post-doctoral researcher at PEASEC, has been awarded the “Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements” for the best dissertation of the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt in 2024! Dr. Katrin
The Association “Vereinigung von Freunden der Technischen Universität zu Darmstadt” honors the achievements of emergenCITY scientists in the field of this energy-self-sufficient house. How can people be prepared for a long-term, nationwide power outage, and how can smart homes help?
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Submissions for the International Conference on Resilient Systems 2026 is now open! We invite researchers, practitioners, and experts to submit their work on resilient social-technical-environmental (STE) systems. Please see https://www.icrs26.org/call-for-submissions. Resilience
Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Reuter has been appointed as the official GI Ambassador for the TU Darmstadt by the German Informatics Society (Gesellschaft für Informatik, GI). In this role, he will – as a successor of Professor Dr. Dr. h.c.
The Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies) has recently published a special issue titled “Technology and the Transformation of Political Violence,” guest-edited by Thea Riebe and Christian Reuter. This special issue explores how emerging technologies
Am Lehrstuhl Wissenschaft und Technik für Frieden und Sicherheit (PEASEC) unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Reuter im Fachbereich Informatik und Fachbereich Gesellschafts- und Geschichtswissenschaften der Technischen Universität Darmstadt ist zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zwei Stellen als: studentische Mitarbeiter:innen (m/w/d)
The peer-reviewed journal Behaviour & Information Technology (BIT) has published a special issue edited by Christian Reuter, Amanda Lee Hughes and Cody Buntain on “Combating Information Warfare: User-Centred Countermeasures Against Fake News and Misinformation”. This special issue explores the increasing
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
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
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