Fikret Basic

Fikret Basic is a researcher at the Institute of Technical Informatics at TU Wien, specializing in cybersecurity for embedded systems and battery management systems (BMS). His work focuses on integrating RFID, NFC, and secure communication protocols into industrial and automotive applications. He has led/co-led multiple EU-funded projects including SPiDR, OPEVA, and Intelligent & Networked Embedded Systems. Basic has published extensively at IEEE conferences and received awards such as Scientist of the Year 2024 and AVL Hans List Fonds Preis 2023. His contributions span secure data acquisition, wireless BMS architectures, and authentication mechanisms for IoT devices.

Research interests include: Battery Management Systems, Cybersecurity for Industrial Networks, RFID/NFC Applications, Embedded System Security, and IoT Architecture Design. He actively participates in workshops like SPICES 2024 (as Chair) and peer reviews for conferences like EuroPLoP. Basic holds a Dipl.-Ing. (Diploma in Engineering) and a Dr.techn. (Technical Doctorate) in electrical engineering.

• Projects: SPIDR2 (2025-2028), OPEVA (2023-2025), SPiDR (2021-2024)
• Grants: AVL Hans List Fonds, Austrian Research Promotion Agency
• Labs/Teams: Member of TU Wien's Embedded Systems Security Group, collaborates with industrial partners like AVL List GmbH

Media engagements include a TV interview in Bosnia discussing academic career paths and a feature in Kleine Zeitung highlighting IT talent development.