The Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI) is one of the largest and oldest institutes in the field of IT security in Europe.
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Key Resarch Area
Digital Society & Information Security
The digital world is now part of everyday life for many people, and with it digital data. The use and analysis of this data on the one hand and its security on the other is the subject of this focus area.
Thanks to increasing digitalization, more and more data is becoming available, which can be used to derive relevant and reliable forecasts for the energy and transport sector, among other things, which is important for achieving climate targets in the long term. At the same time, user data must be protected so that the digital world can be a safe place.
The CASA Cluster of Excellence is pursuing this goal with its pioneering cyber security research. In addition to the conditions of software, hardware and cryptography, the interface between humans and technology is essential. At UA Ruhr level, the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security offers an excellent complement to these research topics.
Cluster of Excellence
CASA is the Center for Cyber Security Research at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. The aim is to make the digital world more secure in the long term. Together, the researchers develop effective solutions against powerful cyber attackers.
DFG-funded measures
Collaborative Research Center
ERC Grants
Promotion of early career researchers
In the SecHuman doctoral program, which was funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, 13 doctoral students investigated technical and social problems of IT security in an inter- and transdisciplinary research environment. The aim was to focus not only on the technological aspects of IT security, but also on the opportunities and consequences for people, society and culture.
Cooperations
How can trustworthy intelligent systems be designed for security-critical applications? This is what the Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security of the University Alliance Ruhr is investigating.
Leibniz Prize for Eike Kiltz
Prof. Dr. Eike Kiltz received the Leibniz Prize 2024 as one of the international pioneers in the field of practice-oriented modern cryptography.
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