Christian Forler

Prof. Christian Forler is a Professor of Operating Systems at Berlin University of Applied Sciences, Department of Computer Science and Media. He specializes in IT security, cryptography, and operating systems with a focus on GNU/Linux. His research includes password hashing (e.g., Catena), authenticated encryption (e.g., POET/POEx), and cryptographic protocol design. He actively participates in international competitions like the Password Hashing Competition and CAESAR. He teaches courses on operating systems, algorithms, and network security.

• Education: Not explicitly listed but inferred through research contributions.

Research interests span IT security fundamentals, including cryptographic primitives, memory-hard functions, and secure communication protocols. His work emphasizes practical implementations and robustness against attacks. He contributes to open-source libraries like libstring and maintains a lab affiliation with the Pervasive Systems Engineering (PSE) Lab.

Publications focus on authenticated encryption schemes, password security, and cryptographic algorithm analysis. He has authored over 20 papers in leading conferences and journals since 2008.

• Awards: None explicitly mentioned.

Advising involves guiding students in thesis topics related to his research areas. Teaching includes programming courses in C and Java, with a focus on real-time systems and security.

Labs/Teams: Member of the PSE Lab, contributing to applied systems engineering research.