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• Computer Security
• Mobile Application Security
• Software Analysis
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Jakob Bleier is a PreDoc Researcher at the Institute of Security and Privacy, part of the Faculty of Informatics at Technische Universität Wien. His work focuses on mobile and IoT security, with an emphasis on Android and iOS application analysis, malware lifecycle assessment, and reverse engineering techniques. He contributes to projects such as IoTIO (2020–2025) and W4MP (2023–2027), addressing challenges in software attribution and cross-platform security. Research Interests: Mobile application security (Android/iOS) Static and dynamic malware analysis Binary code analysis and disassembly IoT security and exploit lifespan quantification Software attribution and provenance tracking His publications highlight advancements in cross-platform app comparison, Android disassembly evaluation, and IoT malware lifecycle studies. He has supervised diploma theses on topics like framework identification in Android apps and PII leakage analysis in IoT companion apps. Current Projects: IoTIO: Investigating IoT security and privacy challenges W4MP: Exploring mobile security methodologies SPFBT: Security in pervasive and future networks

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Associate Professor

• Systems Security
• Privacy
• Mobile App Analysis
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Martina Lindorfer is an Associate Professor in the Security and Privacy Research Unit at TU Wien, leading the Secure Systems Lab (SecLab). She is also a key researcher at SBA Research. Her expertise spans systems security, privacy, mobile app analysis, and malware research. Prior to her current role, she was a Postdoc at UC Santa Barbara under Christopher Kruegel and Giovanni Vigna. Lindorfer holds a PhD from TU Wien (2016) with honors, and has received awards including the ERCIM Cor Baayen Award (2018) and the ACM Early Career Award (2020). She advises students on topics like IoT security and privacy, and contributes to academic service roles like Program Co-Chair for ACSAC and WOOT. Education: PhD in Computer Science (2016, TU Wien), Master's in Software Engineering (TU Wien), Bachelor's in Computer and Media Security (Hagenberg). Research focuses on mobile and IoT security, privacy protections, and APT analysis. Her team has published impactful work on topics like Android security models, iOS permission systems, and smart TV vulnerabilities. Awards highlight her contributions to cybersecurity research, including recognition for work on HbbTV privacy (Best Dutch Cyber Security Paper, 2024) and early-career excellence. Lindorfer also engages in outreach, mentoring, and policy discussions around digital humanism and academic cloudification risks. Labs/Teams: Heads the SecLab at TU Wien, collaborates with SBA Research, and leads projects like the TU Wien Cybersecurity Center (CySec). Active in organizing conferences and mentoring students through initiatives like the Austria Cyber Security Challenge.

• Mobile Security
• Cross-Platform Analysis
• iOS/Android Ecosystems
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Magdalena Steinböck is a PreDoc Researcher at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), affiliated with the Security and Privacy research group (E192-06). She holds a Dipl.-Ing.in (Master's equivalent) and BSc in technical disciplines. Her research focuses on mobile ecosystem security , particularly cross-platform analysis of iOS and Android systems, including deep link security, local network permissions, and vulnerability mitigation strategies. Current research projects: IoTIO (2020–2025) , W4MP (2023–2027) Active contributor to software repository mining (MSR 2024 conference paper) Her technical work spans mobile application analysis frameworks, security hardening comparisons, and user-centric permission system evaluations. She has published on iOS/Android ecosystem differences and cross-platform app matching methodologies.