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 Research 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, are the subject of this focus area.
Rapid advances in digitalization have led to an unprecedented availability of data. Disruptive technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and quantum computing, offer new opportunities but also pose significant security risks. Identifying these risks and addressing them through sustainable solutions to foster a resilient digital society is the central objective of the Cluster of Excellence CASA, “Securing the Digital Society.”
Renowned researchers investigate cybersecurity at all levels of the digital infrastructure—from algorithms and hardware to software platforms, users, and society as a whole. At the UA Ruhr level, the Research Center “Trustworthy Data Science and Security” provide an excellent complement to these research efforts.
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
SecHuman
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
Research Center Trustworthy Data Science and Security
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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