Pascal Schöttle

Pascal Schöttle is a Professor for IT Security and Machine Learning at the Department of Digital Business & Software Engineering at MCI - The Entrepreneurial University in Innsbruck. He previously held roles including Associate Professor (2020-2022), University Lecturer (2018-2020), and Post-Doc positions at the University of Innsbruck and University of Münster. His academic journey includes a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Münster (2014), and prior studies in IT Security and Mathematical Engineering.

Research focuses on adversarial machine learning, IoT security, blockchain applications, and game-theoretic approaches to cybersecurity. Notable projects include leading the Josef Ressel Center for Security Analysis of IoT Devices (2023-present) and managing the SMiLE project on encrypted machine learning (2021-2023). Awards include the IEEE Best Student Paper (2012) and CAST IT Security Runner-Up (2008).

• Education: PhD (Computer Science, 2014), MSc (IT Security, 2011), BSc (Mathematical Engineering, 2008)
• Teaching: Courses include IT Security, Machine Learning, Algorithms & Data Structures, and Blockchain
• Grants: FFG (2021-2023), FWF (2019-2023), University of Innsbruck (2017-2019)
• Labs/Teams: Research Center CDG, Josef Ressel IoT Security Group