Prospective Students (BSc, MSc, PhD)

Current thesis / project offerings

I am actively seeking researchers for various aspects — Bachelor thesis, Master thesis or PhD candidates (depending on available funding) with research interests in the areas of cybersecurity and digital forensics. Topics include but are not limited to:

  • Approximate matching, especially on the byte level.
  • Malware analysis with focus on Android malware.
  • Internet of Things (IoT) and Mobile forensics targeting Android including their Applications.
  • File / Data sets analysis with respect cybersecurity.
  • Automation for Digital Forensics

Unfortunately I cannot provide more specific topics / descriptions online, since several of my ideas were picked up by other researchers. Thus, if you are interested in doing your thesis / project / PhD in the area of cybersecurity or digital forensics, please feel free to contact me via Email. Of course, you can also come with your own idea.

Mandatory Criteria:
  • Strong general computing knowledge.
  • Excellent command of spoken and written English.
  • Clear understanding of the commitment requirements for research.
Desirable Criteria:
  • Experience of Digital Forensics and / or cybersecurity.
  • Experience of LATEX.
  • Programming experience.
  • Existing academic publication record.

If you feel that you meet the above criteria, please do not hesitate to contact me.