Georg Sigl

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Sigl is a Professor of Information Technology Security at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security (AISEC). His research focuses on hardware security, including secure embedded systems design and hardware attack analysis. He holds a doctorate in design automation from TUM (1992) and has extensive industry experience at Siemens and Infineon, where he led chip card platform development. Notable achievements include award-winning chip card controllers (SLE88/SLE78) and foundational contributions to tamper-resistant hardware.

Education:

• Doctorate in Design Automation, Technical University of Munich (1992)
• Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Munich

Research interests include hardware security, cryptographic implementations, physical unclonable functions (PUFs), post-quantum cryptography, and defense against invasive/side-channel attacks. His work bridges academic research and industrial applications, emphasizing practical security solutions for embedded systems and IoT.

Awards:

• Best Paper Award at IEEE HOST 2018
• Sesames Award 2008 (SLE78 chip card)
• Sesames Award 2001 (SLE88 chip card)
• Rohde & Schwarz Prize 1993 (Dissertation)

Leadership:

• Founded TUM's Chair of Information Security (2010)
• Director of Fraunhofer AISEC

Labs/Teams: Chair of Information Security at TUM collaborating closely with Fraunhofer AISEC, focusing on advanced security research and industry partnerships.