Alexander Löbel

Alexander Löbel is a researcher at the Department of IT Security, RWTH Aachen University. His work bridges human factors in cybersecurity with practical solutions for data transparency and privacy compliance.

His research focuses on:

• Social influences on children's security decisions
• Behavioral security models for children, parents, and teachers
• Transparency-enhancing technologies aligned with GDPR
• Dark patterns in user data access interfaces

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in analyzing privacy violations, developing educational tools for cybersecurity, and creating automated systems for data subject access requests. He actively supervises theses on topics like cybersecurity peer support apps and algorithmic transparency for children.