Fatih Turkmen

Fatih Turkmen is an Associate Professor at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Science and Engineering, specializing in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. His work focuses on security and privacy with applications in machine learning, blockchain, and genomic data protection.

• PhD in Computer Science from University of Trento (2012)
• Research interests: Privacy-enhancing technologies (PET), security of ML systems, access control, formal verification, computation over encrypted data
• Teaching: Data Privacy, System and Software Security, and other advanced security courses

His recent research explores privacy-preserving decentralized learning, verifiable differential privacy, and secure genomic data analysis. Publications address challenges in blockchain applications, federated learning, and security testing in multi-cloud environments.

Scientific Contributions:

• Editorial Board, International Journal of Information Security (2025)
• Program Committee, CCS'25, PETS'25, SACMAT'25
• Co-chair, Security and Trust Track at ICT-Open 2025

He actively supervises student projects and leads funded initiatives like LESSEN (NWO), CYCLONE (EU H2020), and ACCUS (EU Artemis), focusing on secure multi-cloud systems and smart energy solutions.