معرفی
Prof. Dr. Katharina Kohls serves as a Professor at Ruhr University Bochum specializing in system security, with research spanning mobile network vulnerabilities (4G/5G), privacy/anonymity systems, and internet censorship detection. Her work addresses critical security flaws in cellular infrastructure and anonymity networks through empirical attack simulations and defensive techniques.
Her primary research domains include:
- Mobile Network Security: Investigating protocol vulnerabilities in 4G/5G including fake base stations, bidding-down attacks, and voice call eavesdropping (ReVoLTE/IMP4GT)
- Privacy & Anonymity: Analyzing traffic on Tor, location leaks in messaging apps, and information leakage in mobile VPNs
- Internet Measurement: Leading censorship monitoring initiatives like Censored Planet for longitudinal internet freedom analysis
Analysis of her 2019-2024 publications reveals escalating focus on 5G security challenges and machine learning applications for intrusion detection, with consistent contributions to identifying practical attack vectors against real-world communication systems. Her methodology combines large-scale simulations with field measurements to expose systemic vulnerabilities.
No scientific awards or student advising information was documented in the provided materials. Her contact details (room MC 4.137, tel +49 (0)234 32-27814) confirm active faculty status without indication of specialized labs or research teams in the source data.
