Helen Imrich

Helen Imrich is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Information Technology and Communication Systems, School of Engineering and Management, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. She specializes in Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science. Her work focuses on hybrid machine learning approaches for threat detection, cloud security architectures, and agile methodologies in distributed environments.

• Education: Master of Science in IT Security (2015), PhD in Computer Science (2018)

Research Interests: Helen’s research spans cyber security threat detection systems, data privacy in cloud environments, and optimizing collaborative software development processes. She actively contributes to IEEE conferences and leads the Cyber Security Lab at her university.

Her recent publications (2021-2023) highlight advancements in threat detection using machine learning, privacy-preserving cloud systems, and agile team efficiency. Key contributions include frameworks for real-time threat analysis and decentralized data storage solutions.

• Scientific Awards: Best Paper Award (IEEE 2022), Research Excellence Award (Austrian Computer Society 2021)

Advising: Supervises 2 PhD students (Max Mustermann, Erika Musterfrau) in cyber security and software engineering. Engaged in multiple industry collaboration projects.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Cyber Security Lab, collaborating with industry partners on applied research projects.