Frank Pallas

Frank Pallas is a Professor at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, affiliated with the Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences. His research focuses on Privacy Engineering and Policy-Aligned Systems (PEPSys), integrating technical and legal aspects of emerging technologies.

• Education: Dipl.-Inform. and Dr.-Ing. in Computer Science from TU Berlin

His work emphasizes techno-legal privacy engineering, policy-alignment mechanisms, and experimental assessment of privacy techniques, addressing anonymity, utility metrics, and societal impacts. Recent publications explore data anonymization, GDPR compliance, and privacy in distributed systems.

Key projects include co-leading Salzburg's EXDIGIT initiative for digital sciences. Activities span organizing international workshops on privacy engineering, media contributions, and third-mission engagements like public lectures on digital privacy.