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 Sina Däubener and be inspired!

Sina Däubener

Sina is a PhD student at the Chair for Machine Learning at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), within the Cluster of Excellence CASA.

Her Research:

Within her research, she investigates how stochastic neural networks can be used to detect and prevent attacks through so-called "adversarial examples." In those, attackers add small perturbations to the input that lead to a malicious change in the network's prediction. She studied mathematics at the University of Münster, the Technical University of Valencia and the University of Düsseldorf, where she completed her master in 2017. Previous to her PhD she worked for two years as a full time data scientist on an European research project on improved energy and resource efficiency in the process industry.

More Insights:

Her Publications

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Sina'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

CASA researchers at the CASA Retreat 2023. Copyright: CASA, Riediger

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

Sina Däubener

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