Prof. Dr. Frank BreitingerChair for Cybersecurity, Faculty of Applied Computer Science, Institute of Computer Science, University of Augsburg (Germany) Research interests in the domain of cybersecurity and digital forensics include but are not limited to:Primary:
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Short bio – current profile
Dr. Frank Breitinger is the Chair for Cybersecurity at the University of Augsburg (Germany). Before, he was an Associate Professor of Digital Forensic Science at the University of Lausanne (CH), and had two assistant professor positions at the Hilti Chair for Data and Application Security of the University Liechtenstein, and at the University of New Haven (CT, US) where he also acted as the co-director of the University of New Haven Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group (UNHcFREG, http://www.unhcfreg.com). His teaching and research interests are cybersecurity and digital forensics. Additional information about him and his work is on his website (https://www.fbreitinger.de).
Medium bio – current profile
Dr. Frank Breitinger received his B.S. degree in computer science from the University of Applied Sciences in Mannheim (2009, Germany), his M.S. degree in computer science from the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt (2011, Germany), and his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Technical University Darmstadt (2014). He was self-employed for 5 years, a visiting researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology to lead NIST SP 800-168 on Approximate Matching, and interned as a software developer for the University of Maryland and the sobedi GmbH (Mannheim, Germany). From 9/2014 to 8/2019 he was an Assistant Professor of computer science at the University of New Haven, CT before accepting an Assistant Professor position at the Hilti Chair for Data and Application Security at the University of Liechtenstein (6/2019-4/2021). He joined the University of Lausanne (CH) in April 2021 as a tenured Associate Professor before he joined his current position as the Chair for Cybersecurity at the University of Augsburg (Germany). His research focus is cybersecurity and digital forensics where he has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, chaired an international conference in Manhattan, and serves as a reviewer on several program committees and organizing committees. Additional information about him and his work is on his website (https://www.fbreitinger.de).
Short bio – education
Dr. Frank Breitinger is the Chair for Cybersecurity at the University of Augsburg (Germany) and has extensive experience in the areas of cybersecurity and digital forensic. Before completing his Ph.D. at the Technical University Darmstadt and CASED (Center for Advanced Security research Darmstadt), he attained his Bachelor’s degree at the University of applied sciences Mannheim and his Master’s degree at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt (all in Germany). In addition to his academic career, he was self-employed for 5 years, interned at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and worked as a software developer for the University of Maryland and the sobedi GmbH (Mannheim, Germany). From 9/2014 to 8/2019 he worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of New Haven, CT, from 6/2019 to 4/2021 as an Assistant Professor at the Hilti Chair for Data and Application Security at the University of Liechtenstein, and . from 4/2021 to 12/2024 as an Associate Professor at the University of Lausanne.
Full CV
The full resumé / CV is available for download here (please see the date at the end; for a newer version please contact me).
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