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(last update on 21.11.2023)

IT Security Engineering Team

Senior Researcher, Head of IT Security Engineering Team

Post-Doc / PhD Students / Master Students

We are hiring

  • Currently there are several open positions for Research Assistants and PhD stduents on:
    • Security Analytics
    • Cyber Attack and Defence
    • Authentication & Secure Identities

Master Students

  • Master Theses:
    • Jonas Schmitz: Data-driven Detection for C&C (ongoing)
    • open topics (if you are interested, just drop me a line):
      • Big Data Security Analytics (Data Engineering and Data Science for Cybersecurity)
        • Unified and Intuitive Serving for NextGen SIEMs (Data Engineering)
        • High-Performance Event Streaming for Security Analytics (Data Engineering)
        • Deep Learning Architectures for Security Analytics (Data Engineering)
        • Online Signature Matching and Correlation Engine (Data Engineering & Science)
        • In-Stream Advanced Analytics (Data Engineering & Science)
        • Intrusion Detection with Machine Learning (Data Science)
        • Graph Analytics for Threat Detection (Data Science)
        • Deep Learning-based Anomaly Detection (Data Science)
        • Predictive Analytics for Threat Detection (Data Science)
        • Malicious Process (Anomaly) Detection in Windows Process Logs  (Data Science)
        • DGA Detection via Proxy and DNS Logs  (Data Science)
        • Typosquatting Detection  (Data Science)
      • Advanced Cyber Attacks and Defense
        • Zero Day Vulnerability Collection
        • Attack Graph Construction using Unified Data
        • Security of IoT Devices and Applications
        • Next-Gen Authentication and Secure Identity Management
      • Security Awareness
        • Identify and Prevent Password Reuse
        • Advanced Capture the Flags
        • Virtualization for Security Lab Generator

Alumni

  • Dr. Seyed Ali Alhosseini: Classification, Prediction and Evaluation of Graph Neural Networks on Online Social Media Platforms (PhD Dissertation, November.2023, now with Max-Plank-Insitute for Human Development, Berlin)
  • Dr.-Ing. Pejman Najafi: Leveraging Data Science & Engineering for Advanced Security Operations (PhD Dissertation, September.2023, now with HPI)
  • Dr. Andreas Grüner: Towards Practical and Trust-Enhancing Attribute Aggregation for Self-Sovereign Identity (PhD Dissertation, October 2022, now with Atruvia AG, Frankfurt am Main)
  • Dr. Muhammad Sukmana: Security Improvements For Enterprise File Synchronization and Sharing System (PhD Dissertation, March 2022, now with Resility GmbH, Potsdam)
  • Dr. Aragats Amirkhanyan: Methodes and Frameworks for GeoSpatioTemporal Data Analytics (PhD Dissertation, December 2019, now with Yara International, Berlin)
  • Dr. Konrad-Felix Krentz: A Denial-of-Sleep-Resilient medium Access control Layer for IEEE 802.15.4 Networks (PhD Dissertation, November 2019, now with Uppsala University, Sweden)
  • Dr.-Ing. David Jaeger: Enabling Big Data Security Analytics for Advanced Network Attack Detection (PhD Dissertation, September 2019, now with Airbus Defense and Space, Munich)
  • Dr.-Ing. Marian Gawron: Towards Automated Advanced Vulnerability Analysis (PhD Dissertation, March 2019, now with DB Systel GmbH, Berlin)
  • Dr. Andrey Sapegin: High-Speed Security Log Analytics Using Hybrid Outlier Detection (PhD Dissertation, March 2019, now with Deutsche Telekom Technik GmbH, Berlin)
  • Dr.-Ing. Martin Ussath: Analytical Approaches for Advanced Attacks (PhD Dissertation, May 2018, now with Arvato Systems, Potsdam/Gütersloh)
  • Dr. Amir Azodi: Towards Real-time SIEM Based Network Monitoring and Intrusion Detection Through Advanced Event Normalization (PhD Dissertation, April 2016, now with DSGV, Berlin) 
  • Dr. Sebastian Roschke: Towards High Quality Security Event Correlation Using In-Memory and Multi-Core Processing (PhD Dissertation, May 2012, now with Snap Inc., CA, USA) 
  • Till Nowakowski: Predicting Privilege Necessity to Mitigate Lateral Movement Attacks in an Active Directory (Master Thesis, Sept. 2023, now with DB Systel GmbH, Berlin)
  • Lukas Ehrmann: Intrusion Detection in Computer Networks based on a Graph Neural Network (Master Thesis, Nov. 2022, now with DB Systel GmbH, Berlin)
  • Leonard Marschke: On the feasibility of integrating OpenID Connect into open-source desktop environments (Master Thesis, Oct. 2022, now with HPI, Potsdam)
  • Wenzel Pünter: Towards Minding Actionable Cyber Threat Intelligence from Process Behaviour Graphs (Master Thesis, Feb. 2022, now with HPI, Potsdam)
  • Kaja Schmidt: Mitigating Sovereign Data Exchange Challenges: A Conceptual Framework to Apply Privacy- and Trust-Enhancing Technologies (Master Thesis, Jan. 2022, now with European Commission, Brussels)
  • Balthasar Martin: Evaluating the Security of Cloud-based Remote Access for the Internet of Things (Master Thesis, Feb. 2019, now with SRLabs, Berlin)
  • Volker Schiewe: Identity Recovery in Decentralised Systems (Master Thesis, Jan. 2020, now with Netlight Consulting, Berlin)
  • Daniel Stelter-Gliese: User-centric Realtime Embedded Web Application Firewalls (Master Thesis, Dec. 2016, now with Google Inc., Zurich)
  • Marian Gawron, MSc.: Vulnerability Modeling and Analytics: HPI-VDB (Master Thesis, Sept. 2013, now with DB Systel GmbH, Berlin)
  • David Jaeger, MSc.: Monitoring in Scenario-based Security Experiments (Master Thesis, Aug. 2012, now with Airbus SE, Munich)
  • Robert Schuppenies, MSc.: Automatic Extraction of Vulnerability Information for Attack Graphs(Master Thesis, Mar. 2009, now with Google Inc, CA, USA.)
  • Sebastian Roschke: IDS Management on Lock-Keeper (Master Thesis, Nov. 2008, now with Snap Inc., CA, USA)
  • Diplom.-Inf. Michael Menzel: Securing Web Services using Lock-Keeper (Diplomarbeit, Aug. 2006, now with Senacor Technologies AG)
  • Christian Liesegang, MSc.: A Network Security Measurement Framework (Master Thesis, Aug. 2006, now with Remerge GmbH)
  • MP-WS2022: Towards Red Team Exercising (Master Project: Lars Yavor, Til Bussmann, Adnan Kadric)
  • MP-SS2022: Vulnerability Database for Cyber Threat Intelligence (Master Project: Till Nowakowski, Jonas Schmitz, Lieven Leue, Mario Freund)
  • MP-SS2019: Cyber Threat Hunting Detection via Data Science and Engineering (Master Project: Leana Neuber, Patrick Jattke, Johannes Kroschewski, Nils Strassenburg)
  • MP-WS2018: Self-Sovereign Identity with Blockchain Technology (Master Project: Sebastian Schmidl, Benedikt Bock, Volker Schiewe, Alexander Meissner)
  • MP-WS2017: Behavioral Authentication (Master Project: Robert Stark, Niklas Hoffmann)
  • MP-SS2011: An IDS Correlation Platform using In-Memory and Multi-Core (Master Project: Martin Kreichgauer, Michael Frister, Florian Thomas)
  • BP2017-M1: A Big Security Data Analytical Framework (Bachelor Project, cooperated with SAP SE and T-Systems International GmbH, October 2017-July 2018)
  • BP2012-M2: Security Testing and Surveillance for Large-Scale Software (Bachelor Project, cooperated with SAP AG and SAP Innovation Center, Oct. 2012 -- Sept. 2013)
  • BP2008-M3: Lock-Keeper Web Services Gateway for Advanced Management and High Security of Service-oriented Applications (Bachelor Project, cooperated with Siemens and Actisis GmBH, Oct. 2008 -- Sept. 2009)
  • BP2006-B2: Development of a Service-Oriented Architecture for Police Brandenburg's Internetwache based on Lock-Keeper (Bachelor Project, cooperated with Police Brandenburg, Oct. 2006 -- Sept. 2007)
  • BP2006-M2: Database Replication over Lock-Keeper (Bachelor Project, cooperated with Siemens Switzerland, Apr. 2006 -- Mar. 2007)
  • Hannah Wetterau, B.Sc. (Student Assistant, Apr. 2023 -- Nov. 2023)
  • Chris Pelchen, M.Sc. (Research Assistant, Apr. 2016 -- Feb. 2022)
  • Christian Tietz, M.Sc. (Research Assistant, Jul. 2015 -- Jun. 2020)
  • Kennedy Torkura, M.Sc. (Research Assistant, Oct. 2013 -- Oct. 2019 )
  • Tatiana Gayvoronskaya (Research Assistant, Feb. 2016 -- Jul. 2019)
  • Leonard Marschke (Work Student, Sept. 2019 -- Mar. 2023)
  • Mirko Krause (Work Student, Oct. 2018 -- Mar. 2019)
  • Marcus Konrad (Student Assistant, Jan. 2015 -- Dec. 2015)
  • Daniel Stelter-Gliese (Work Student, Apr. 2012 --  Jul. 2015)
  • Willi Gierke (Student Assistant, Jan. 2015 -- Jul. 2015)
  • Carl Ambroselli (Student Assistant, Feb. 2014 -- Dec. 2014)
  • Marian Gawron (Student Assistant, April. 2012 -- Sept. 2013)
  • Richard Meissner (Student Assistant, Oct. 2010 -- Jul. 2013)
  • Florian Westphal (Student Assistant, Sept. 2010 -- Apr. 2013)
  • David Jaeger (Student Assistant, Jul. 2009 -- Jul. 2012)
  • Hubert Hesse (Student Assistant, April. 2012 -- Jul. 2012)
  • Bjoern Groneberg (Student Assistant, Sept. 2010 -- Jun. 2011)
  • Thanh Dien Tran (Student Assistant, Nov. 2008 -- Sept. 2009)
  • Robert Schuppenies(Student Assistant, Jan. 2007 -- Mar. 2009, now with Google Inc.)
  • Ge Zhang (Intern Student, Oct. 2007 -- May. 2008, now with Google Inc.)
  • Sebastian Roschke (Student Assistant, Apr. 2007 -- Oct. 2008)
  • Johannes Harungguan (Visiting Researcher from Indonesia, Nov. 2012 -- Jan. 2013)
  • Dr. Yong Zhang (Visiting Researcher from China, Jun. -- Sept. 2011)
  • Piotr Szymanski (Visiting Student from Poland, Feb. -- Sept. 2010)
  • Dr. Lijuan Duan (Visiting Researcher from China, Jun. -- Sept. 2009)
  • Dr. Lichun Wang (Visiting Researcher from China, Jun. -- Jul. 2009)
  • Alberto Diniz Bueno Filho (Visiting Student from Brazil, Jul. -- Sept. 2004)