Current Projects

Under the umbrella of the PIDS, research is conducted in numerous projects in the fields of computer science, law, economics and humanities. You'll find a small selection of these projects below.

DFG project Semirings: Fundamental research for new encryption methods

Jens Zumbrägel, Professor of Cryptography at the University of Passau, is leading a project on basic mathematical research. The project, which is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), investigates the structure theory of so-called semirings.

DFG project NANOSEC2: More chance for more secure “fingerprints”

During the production of chips for sensors, minimal, unwanted deviations occur that make the chip unique and can serve as a “fingerprint” for identification. In the Nanosec2 research project, these fingerprints are now to be improved so that they contain more randomness and fewer errors.

DFG project RESURREC: Warding off hacking attacks on autonomous vehicles systems

How should autonomous street and rail vehicles respond when their safety-critical systems are under attack? In the DFG project RESURREC, researchers from the University of Passau are developing solutions in collaboration with Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

The FORDaySec research cluster – Security in everyday digitalisation

Coordinated by the University of Passau, the interdisciplinary research cluster "ForDaySec – Security in everyday digitalisation" is investigating new types of technical procedures that provide cybersecurity to private households, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the public administration.

Digitalisation for Sustainability with Energy++

The goal of the transfer project between the University of Passau and Atos "Energy++" is to survey energy consumption at the University of Passau in order to determine indicators for strategic energy optimization.

DFG project NANOSEC – maximum IT security for tiny particles

The analogue world could make the Internet of Things more secure. In the DFG project NANOSEC, a research team in Passau is investigating future possibilities for the deployment of physically unclonable functions in memory structures and nanomaterial-based components.

Collaborative Research Centre CROSSING - Cryptography as the Basis for Trust in the Internet of Things

Cryptography is an essential prerequisite for ensuring that complex services and applications in new and future IT systems are trustworthy. Computer scientist Professor Stefan Katzenbeisser from the University of Passau leads a subproject in the DFG Collaborative Research Centre CROSSING at the TU Darmstadt.