Applied Cyber Security Research Group Darmstadt

Applied Cyber Security Darmstadt

The Applied Cyber Security Darmstadt research group at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences is headed by Prof Dr Christoph Krauß and Prof Dr Alexander Wiesmaier.

We specialise in the protection of IT systems and applications in the automotive, railway, computer networks, embedded systems, IoT and cloud environments. Our application-oriented and user-friendly solutions are based on the use, adaptation or new development of cryptographic technologies.

The Applied Cyber Security research group is affiliated with the IT Security group at the Computer Science faculty of Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

Team of the Applied Cyber Security Research Group Darmstadt

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Members of the newly established SECURE+ research group at their first in-person meeting in Gaeta, Italy, in September 2026.

Department of Computer Science 05.10.2026

SECURE+: The new EUT+ research group holds its first in-person meeting

The new EUT+ research group, SECURE+, was established in August 2026. A month later, its members met in Gaeta to draw up their joint research agenda…

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Applied Cyber Security Darmstadt 11.06.2026

ACSD researchers Prof. Krauß and Prof. Wiesmaier featured in the Darmstädter Echo

How can we protect digital systems against future quantum computers?

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Applied Cyber Security Darmstadt 21.04.2026

impact Article: "Preventing the digital doomsday"

Quantum computers pose a threat to the security of all currently used cryptographic methods. In the DFG-funded project “Holistic Security Solutions…

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