Jan von der Assen

Jan von der Assen is a doctoral student at the Communication Systems Group (CSG) within the Department of Informatics at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on Holistic Cybersecurity, spanning Threat and Asset Management, Security Economics, and AI-powered Malware Mitigation.

• Education: MSc in Software Systems from University of Zurich (2021)
• Research Affiliations: Involved in 12+ national/EU projects (2021–2025) including CheeseChain, CONCORDIA, and DSI Cybersecurity.

His work emphasizes Moving Target Defense (MTD) for IoT security, Decentralized Federated Learning with blockchain-based reputation systems, and Ransomware Detection using hypervisor-level system call monitoring. Recent publications include:

• GuardFS (JISA 2025) for Linux ransomware mitigation
• HyperDtct (IEEE CSR 2025) on hypervisor-based detection
• ThreatFinderAI (CNSM 2024) for LLM threat modeling