Institute of
IT Security Research

Management

FH-Prof. Mag. Dr. Simon Tjoa
  • Head of Department
  • Academic Director Cyber Security and Resilience (MA)
  • Head of Research Institute
    Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 641

Administration

Barbara Friedl
  • Programme Administrator Cyber Security and Resilience (MA)
  • Programme Administrator Digital Innovation and Research (MA)
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/2742/313 228 702

Research Staff

FH-Prof. Dr. Alexander Adrowitzer
  • Academic Director Digital Innovation and Research (MA)
  • Deputy Academic Director Data Science and Artificial Intelligence* (BA)
  • Lecturer
  • International Coordinator
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 713
Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Dr. Bernward Asprion BSc
  • Researcher
    Data Intelligence
  • Research Group
    Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
FH-Prof. Prof. (h.c.) Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Thomas Brandstetter MBA
  • Lecturer
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/2742/313 228 635
Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Dam BSc
  • Academic Professional Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
FH-Prof. Thomas Delissen MSc
  • Deputy Academic Director Data Intelligence (MA)
  • Lecturer
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 704
Dipl.-Ing. Oliver Eigner BSc
  • Coordinator AI and Digital Transformation
    Service and Competence Center for Higher Education Development and Quality Management
  • Researcher IT Security (BA)
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/2742/313 228 691
Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Eresheim BSc
  • Junior Researcher
    Josef Ressel Center for Blockchain-Technologies and Security management
P: +43/2742/313 228 363
Dipl.-Ing. Melisa Gafić BSc
  • Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
    Executive Officers
P: +43/2742/313 228 637
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Herfried Geyer
  • Deputy Academic Director IT Security (BA)
  • Lecturer
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 639
Dr. Philipp Haindl MSc
  • Lecturer
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 666
Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Haslinger BSc
  • Lecturer
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 615
Dipl.-Ing. Clemens Jung BSc
  • Junior Researcher Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
Laura Kaltenbrunner BA MA
  • Junior Researcher Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Peter Kieseberg
  • Head of Josef Ressel Center for Blockchain-Technologies and Security management
  • Senior Researcher Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/2742/313 228 696
Dipl.-Ing. Tobias Kietreiber
  • Junior Researcher Data Science and Artificial Intelligence* (BA)
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
Michael Kirchner MSc
  • Lecturer
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 627
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Lukas Daniel Klausner BSc
  • Researcher Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
Dipl.-Ing. Patrick Kochberger BSc
  • Junior Researcher Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/2742/313 228 699
Dipl.-Ing. Lukas König BSc
  • Junior Researcher Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/2742/313 228 362
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Lang-Muhr BSc
  • Academic Director Information Security (MA)
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 633
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Robert Luh BSc
  • Academic Director IT Security (BA)
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 451
Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Machherndl BSc
  • Junior Researcher
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Sebastian Neumaier BSc
  • Senior Researcher Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
FH-Prof. Univ.-Doz. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Ernst Piller
  • Lecturer
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 636
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Martin Pirker Bakk.
  • Senior Researcher
    Josef Ressel Center for Blockchain-Technologies and Security management
P: +43/2742/313 228 690
P: +43/676/847 228 690
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. Dr. Torsten Priebe
  • Head of
    Data Intelligence
  • Research Group
    Institute of IT Security Research
  • Lecturer
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 714
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Henri Ruotsalainen
  • Researcher
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/2742/313 228 692
Dipl.-Ing. Raphael Schrittwieser BSc
  • IT Infrastructure Engineer Information Security (MA)
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 624
Dipl.-Ing. Hubert Schölnast BSc
  • Junior Researcher Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
FH-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Mag. Marlies Temper Bakk.
  • Academic Director Data Intelligence (MA)
  • Academic Director Data Science and Artificial Intelligence* (BA)
  • Deputy Head of Department
  • Continuing Education Officer Department for Computer Science and Security
  • Member of the UAS Board from 2023 to 2026
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 710
FH-Prof. Mag. Dr. Simon Tjoa
  • Head of Department
  • Academic Director Cyber Security and Resilience (MA)
  • Head of Research Institute
    Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 641
Dipl.-Ing. Gerald Weinberger BSc
  • Lecturer
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 668
Dipl.-Ing. Gabor Österreicher BSc
  • Researcher Institute of IT Security Research
  • Department of Computer Science and Security
P: +43/676/847 228 638