Cyber Security in the Age of Large-Scale Adversaries

Women in IT Security

Whether in communication, health, or mobility: IT security plays an important role in all socially relevant areas. The continuous linking of the digital and physical worlds is constantly presenting new challenges and questions. Innovative solutions and ideas are needed! Curiosity, openness, creativity, and the ability to shift perspectives are therefore essential skills for a career in IT security.

The career opportunities are as diverse as the challenges. With our series Women in IT Security, we aim to highlight the variety of paths and opportunities in IT security – especially for women – and introduce exciting women with different research focuses who work here at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) and our partner institutes.

Get to know Annika Wilde and be inspired!

Annika Wilde

Annika is a PhD student at the Chair for Information Security at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB).

Her Research:

Within the scope of her research, she is engaged in the investigation of vulnerabilities in commercial versions of Trusted Execution Environments in order to develop insights for the development of more secure versions using open-source platforms such as RISC-V. A Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) is a dedicated region on a chip (e.g. in the CPU) with additional isolation and access control. It provides confidentiality and integrity for all code and data deployed within the bounds of the TEE.

She studied IT security in her Bachelor's degree at RUB and was the first to start her PhD via Fast Track during her Master's degree at the Faculty of Computer Science of RUB.

More Insights:

Receiving the Deutschlandstipendium
Interview with Annika on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
She was awarded the Rotary University Prize 2023 by the Rotary Club Bochum-Hellweg for her master's thesis on "Securing Next-Generation Platforms".

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Annika's Poster

CASA For Women

We offer talented young female scientists exciting career opportunities:

Support through CASA

CASA encourages talented female researchers to pursue careers in academia and industry and supports them in balancing work and personal life. Specific measures include, among others:

our Women in Security and Cryptography Workshop,
networking activities,
workshops and training,
diversity mentoring,
support with childcare,
and the Dual Career Program of Ruhr University Bochum.

Information on the general equality opportunities at Ruhr University Bochum:
https://uni.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/diversity

Questions regarding Support from CASA

Kirsten Jäger
Equal Opportunities & Diversity,
Quality & Event Management
(0)234-32-29263
K.Jaeger(at)rub.de

If you have any questions about the "Women in IT Security" series, please feel free to contact Annika Gödde.

Women in IT Security

Annika Wilde

CASA For Women

Women in Security and Cryptography Workshop (WISC)

Open PhD and PostDoc positions (m/f/d)

Reasons to choose CASA

Questions regarding Support from CASA