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Hannes Federrath is a Professor at the University of Hamburg's Department of Computer Science (MIN Faculty), leading the Security in Distributed Systems working group since 2011. He holds a Ph.D. from Dresden University of Technology (1998) and has held roles including guest researcher at UC Berkeley (1999-2000), guest professor in Berlin (2000-2001), and full professor at University Regensburg (2003-2011). His research focuses on cybersecurity, data protection, privacy-enhancing technologies, and IT policy frameworks.
Key roles include serving as President of the German Informatics Society (GI) from 2018-2021 and Chair of GI's Security Special Interest Group (2011-2016). He advises the German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport and contributes to initiatives like the BSI Advisory Board for Digital Consumer Protection and the MINT Zukunft schaffen program. His work emphasizes practical applications of security in distributed systems, AI research, and regulatory compliance.
Notable publications include analyses of data protection in political coalition agreements, advancements in privacy-enhancing technologies, and secure research data management frameworks. His contributions bridge academic research with real-world policy and infrastructure development.
