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Dr. Avikarsha Mandal is Head of the 'Data Protection and Sovereignty' research group at Fraunhofer FIT's Data Science & AI department and a Guest Researcher at RWTH Aachen University's Database and Information Systems (DBIS) chair. His office is located at Lehrstuhl Informatik 5, Ahornstraße 55, Aachen, with availability by appointment.
His research focuses on:
- Core areas: Data privacy, applied cryptography, and cybersecurity frameworks
- Emerging domains: Machine learning security, data sovereignty architectures, and privacy-preserving technologies
- Applied research: Threat detection systems, secure data aggregation methods, and regulatory compliance (GDPR)
He teaches courses including Privacy Enhancing Technologies for Data Science and seminars on Privacy and Big Data. His publication trends show consistent focus on privacy-preserving cybersecurity solutions, with recent work on collaborative threat detection (2025), ML privacy enhancements (2024), and algorithmic approaches to malware detection (2023).
He supervises multiple theses including:
- GDPR-compliant data systems
- Privacy-preserving smart meter architectures
- Federated learning security
- Phishing detection frameworks
Leads the 'Data Protection and Sovereignty' research team at Fraunhofer FIT, focusing on practical implementations of cryptographic solutions for industry applications.
