News Articles
Horst Görtz Institute represented in the IACR BoD
13.01.2010 - Eva Kolb
The scientific coordinator of the Horst Görtz Institute, Dr. Christopher Wolf, is member of the Board of Directors (BoD) of the International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR). In particular, he is responsible for the IACR newsletter and web-site content. The IACR is the world association of cryptologists with 1500+ members. Dr. Wolf is the only German member of the BoD.
HGI well represented at Financial Crypto 2010
11.12.2009 - Eva Kolb
Four papers by HGI authors have been accepted for next year's conference "Financial Cryptography and Data Security" including two full papers (out of 19 papers, 14.6% acceptance rate) and two short papers (out of 15 papers, 26.1% acceptance rate).
Another two papers have been accepted for co-located workshops. Congratulations to the authors whom we whish a pleasant stay in Tenerife.
3 ITS-Students awarded by Cast e.V.
04.12.2009 - Eva Kolb
For the 9th time, the Competence Center for Applied Security Technology (CAST e.V.) has awarded extraordinary young talent in the field if IT security with the CAST Award for IT security. Innovative ideas and new concepts dealing with the subject "Security in Information Technology" are the main focus of the jury. CAST is one of the most important non profit associations for communication and advanced training for IT security in Germany.
Among this year’s winners are Annika Paus, Steffen Schulz and Hendrik Dettmer from the HGI. CAST e.V. grants the graduates free participation in the CAST workshops and a prize money.
Emmy Noether Grant
02.12.2009 - Eva Kolb
The German Science Foundation (DFG) has awarded an Emmy Noether grant to HGI member Christopher Wolf for his application on “Multivariate Quadratic Systems in Public-Key Kryptology”. These very distinguished Emmy Noether grants are awarded for a 5-year-period. The funding for an independent junior research group includes the position of head for the applicant, and the personnel necessary to complete the project during the funding period. It therefore allows independent research.
IT Grundschutz Day 19.11.2009
26.10.2009 - Franziska Tippmann
On the 19th of November 2009 the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), the Horst Görtz Institut, and the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, Bochum have organized the 4th IT Grundschutz Day which took place at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in
Bochum. The event would gather ISO-27001-auditors dealing with Communication and Information Technology - Risks and Interdependencies