I am currently a postdoctoral scientist at AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. Previously, I have worked for Amazon, SBA Research, University of Vienna, TU Wien, and NXP Semiconductors.
My research interests include cyber-physical systems, security and privacy, and software engineering.
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| Served as co-publication chair for the 55th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN). | |
| Moved back to Vienna to join the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology as a (postdoctoral) scientist, focusing on cyber-physical systems security. | |
| Successfully defended my PhD thesis with highest distinction at TU Wien. | |
| Moved to Berlin to join Amazon, working on privacy and responsible AI. | |
| Selected as a Rising Star in Cyber-Physical Systems 2024 (Link Lab at UVA Engineering, University of Virginia). Supported by a travel grant from ACM SIGBED. | |
| Served as publication chair for the 19th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC). | |
| Winner of the ESA Technology Transfer Competition Austria 2023. Submission: AI-Enhanced Security-Aware Engineering for Automotive Cyber-Physical Systems. Awarded by the European Space Agency and Brimatech Services GmbH. | |
| Received the Critical Infrastructure Award, awarded by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) and sponsored by team Technology Management GmbH. | |
| Completed a three-month research visit at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo, as part of the NII International Internship Program, contributing to the group of Prof. Isao Echizen. | |
| Winner of the ESA Technology Transfer Competition Austria 2022. Submission: Compressing Time Series Data to Enable Synchronized Digital Twins for Improving Industrial Cybersecurity. Awarded by the European Space Agency and Brimatech Services GmbH. | |
| Served as publication chair for the 18th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC). | |
| Helped organize Dagstuhl Seminar 22171: Digital Twins for Cyber-Physical Systems Security. | |
| Helped organize Dagstuhl Seminar 2145: Managing Industrial Control Systems Security Risks for Cyber Insurance. | |
| Served as co-editor of the book Security and Quality in Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering, with forewords by Robert M. Lee and Tom Gilb, published by Springer. | |
| Received the GRAWE High Potential Award for my master's thesis on the privacy aspects of web analytics. Awarded by the Grazer Wechselseitige Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft. | |
| Joined SBA Research as a researcher, working on industrial control systems security. | |
| < 2017 | Worked as a software engineer (contractor) at NXP Semiconductors and as a research assistant at the University of Applied Sciences JOANNEUM. |