We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Juliane Krämer to the KASTEL Security Research Labs. Since October 1, she has joined the research team in the Engineering Secure Systems (ESS) topic.
On Friday, October 2, Christian Linder, Delegate for the Helmholtz Research Area “Information” in Brussels, visited the KASTEL Security Research Labs. Several demonstrations from various application areas provided a comprehensive insight into the diverse field of IT security research.
On Friday, September 18, Prof. Dr. Jörn Müller-Quade, spokesperson for the KASTEL Security Research Labs, gave a talk at the annual meeting of the Society of German Natural Scientists and Physicians (GDNÄ) in Bremen titled: “What Can Quantum Computers Do, and How Do They Threaten Our Encryption Methods?”.
On July 21, researchers from the KASTEL Security Research Labs (SRL) met to review the successful strategic evaluation of the Helmholtz Topic and to gain insight into the future Helmholtz Topic TruST.
On May 21, the digital roundtable digiTALK at TRIANGEL Transfer | Kultur | Raum addressed key questions surrounding the digital transformation of everyday life and governmental administration: Beyond the many benefits of digital technologies, we increasingly loose control over our data and informational self-determination is at stalk?
Around 150 guests got together at this year’s Cybersecurity Innovation Day at TRIANGEL Transfer | Kultur | Raum to discuss data protection, artificial intelligence, big data, and digital resilience.
On April 17, Prof. Dr. Teiji TOMINAGA, President of Tohoku University, visited KASTEL Security Research Labs at KIT with a Japanese delegation. A particular focus of the delegation’s visit was an exchange on the topic of AI.
On April 16–17, the Chair of Privacy and Security hosted PET-CON 2026.
The AI company Anthropic has announced a new Large language model that could present a potential threat to public cybersecurity.
Karlsruhe’s Mayor for Science, Gabriele Luczak-Schwarz, is calling on people in and around Karlsruhe to sign up for the citizen panel “Wir forschen digital”.
During his stay at KIT on March 11 and 12, the President of the Helmholtz Association, Professor Martin Keller, visited the Research Factory on the East Campus.
On February 25, the 2026 Winter Colloquium of the KASTEL Security Research Labs took place—once again an exceptionally successful evening of scientific exchange.