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Jan Pennekamp is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Communication and Distributed Systems (COMSYS) within the Department of Computer Science at RWTH Aachen University. He is a member of the Security and Privacy research group and is actively involved in the Cluster of Excellence 'Internet of Production,' where he serves as deputy workstream coordinator. His academic journey includes a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Science from RWTH Aachen, with exchange studies at Aalto University and an internship at the University of Luxembourg.
His research interests center on security and privacy in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs), secure computation, and interdisciplinary applications in healthcare, particularly synthetic data and single-cell genomics. He has led and contributed to numerous research projects, including CALCIPROTECT, RFC, RUST, SUSTAINET-guardian, and SYNCLIVER. His methodological focus includes both technical innovation and rigorous evaluation in real-world scenarios.
His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward privacy-preserving data sharing in industrial and healthcare contexts, leveraging techniques such as confidential computing, blockchain, and machine learning. His work bridges computer science with industrial engineering and clinical research, emphasizing secure, interoperable, and accountable data ecosystems.
Scientific Awards:
- Klaus Tschira Boost Fund Fellow 2025
- Attendee of the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2025
- Young Researcher Award 2022, Cluster of Excellence Internet of Production
- ICT Young Researcher Award 2021
- TDWI Award 2018 (best master thesis)
- Google Scholarship 2018
- Finalist, Artifacts Competition and Impact Award at ACSAC 2022
- Outstanding Reviewer Award, TheWebConf/WWW 2024
Jan has advised numerous B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses on topics ranging from privacy-preserving benchmarking to intrusion detection and blockchain-based accountability. He has received research stipends and travel grants from RWC and ACSAC and has held leadership roles in academic service, including organizing conferences and serving on program committees for top venues like IEEE S&P, CCS, and EuroS&P. He is also a Certified ScrumMaster and RWTH Research Manager, reflecting his strong project and team leadership skills.
He is actively engaged in interdisciplinary research labs and teams, particularly within the 'Internet of Production' initiative, collaborating with industrial partners and medical researchers to develop secure and privacy-preserving information systems for real-world applications.
