Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries

Participating Institutions

CASA's main location is at Ruhr University Bochum.

Ruhr University Bochum
Located in the dynamic metropolitan region of the Ruhr area at the heart of Europe, the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), founded in 1962, is home to around 40,000 students across its 21 faculties. The university is among the top ten largest universities in Germany and is a leading research institution in the country. Throughout its history, it has been a place where talents can pursue their academic path and thrive regardless of their social or geographical background. It draws its scientific excellence from this diversity and close interdisciplinary collaboration.

In addition to our Cluster of Excellence CASA, it is also home to the Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI), which is one of the largest and oldest institutions for fundamental research in the field of computer security in Europe.

PIs, postdocs and PhDs from the following additional institutions are also involved in our Cluster of Excellence CASA:

Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy

The Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy was founded in May 2019 in Bochum and serves as a center of excellence for basic research and for training the next generation of scientific leaders in the field of cyber security and privacy. The institute's mission is to study and develop the technical foundations and interdisciplinary aspects of cyber security and privacy.

University of Duisburg-Essen

In the research area of Secure Software Systems, Lucas Davi's group at the University of Duisburg-Essen is conducting research on practical problems of system and software security since 2016. In particular, long-term attacks (software-exploits) are in the focus, against which security technologies are being developed. Other research projects of the working group include the topics of operating system security, security of smart contracts, trusted computing, and hardware-based software security.

University of Bonn

The Behavioral Security and Privacy Group at the University of Bonn focuses specifically on the human factors involved in the work of professionals such as IT administrators and experts, who bear a special responsibility for the security of IT infrastructures and are therefore often primarily responsible for catastrophic security incidents. The research group investigates such incidents and develops strategies to prevent them in the future.

Technical University Berlin

The chair of Machine Learning and IT Security at TU Berlin explores the interface between security and artificial intelligence. On the one hand, it develops intelligent systems for the detection of attacks, malware and vulnerabilities. On the other, it investigates the security and privacy of learning-based systems. The chair is part of the new AI competence center BIFOLD (Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data), which is permanently funded by the federal government and the BMBF.