Ben Hermann

Ben Hermann is a Professor for Secure Software Engineering at Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany, with research focusing on the intersection of programming languages and security. His work primarily centers on vulnerability detection using static analysis, risk assessment of software libraries, security guarantees in type systems, and language-based security.

His academic journey includes a doctoral degree from Technische Universität Darmstadt in 2016, followed by postdoctoral work in Eric Bodden's Secure Software Engineering Group at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute. Since 2020, he has held a tenure-track professorship at TU Dortmund, after serving as an interim Professor for IT Security at Paderborn University from October 2019 to September 2020.

Hermann's research portfolio demonstrates consistent output in static program analysis frameworks, particularly with contributions to Soot and PhASAR. His work spans vulnerability detection, analysis reusability, and research quality in computer science, with emphasis on artifact evaluation. His recent publications show progression from framework development toward security applications and research methodology.

Hermann has been actively involved in numerous conferences including ASE, ICSE, ECOOP, and SPLASH, often serving in program committees and as session chair. His research group at TU Dortmund includes students like Maximilian Krebs who presented work on energy consumption prediction of programs.

He maintains an active presence in the academic community, advocating for research quality and reproducibility, and serves in various organizational roles including Doctoral Symposium Chair and Diversity & Inclusion Chair for conferences.