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Trustworthiness for a Connected World

The Barkhausen Institut (BI) is an internationally recognized research institute conducting cutting-edge research on the trustworthiness of networked electronic systems. In an interdisciplinary and international team, we are jointly pursuing the goal of building a reliable foundation for the Internet of the future and enabling trust in digital technologies, in particular by designing trustworthy platform chips.

We are shaping the future of digitalization – with trustworthiness as our foundation. In an increasingly connected world, we combine technological innovation with a deep sense of social responsibility. Our research and development is aimed at creating secure, transparent and sustainable solutions that meet not only technical but also human needs. Together, we are working on a digital future based on integrity, sustainability and trustworthy technologies.

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08.03.2026

Interview: Prof. Elif Bilge Kavun on Research, Motivation, Collaboration and Mentorship

What motivates a scientist to focus on the security and trustworthiness of digital systems? Prof. Elif Bilge Kavun, head of the Secure Digital Systems research group at Barkhausen Institut and professor at TU Dresden, reflects on curiosity in research, responsibility in technology development, and why it matters that women in science take up space and ask questions, just to name a few topics.

ccFossil: Making Shared Data Center Memory Secure

In many data centers, memory is unevenly used. Some servers run short while others have capacity to spare. The new ccFOSSIL project examines how multiple machines can access a shared memory pool without weakening security boundaries.

Project Hexa-X-II Concludes with Advances in Secure 6G Chip Design

As part of the EU flagship project Hexa-X-II, the Barkhausen Institut explored new concepts for secure and trustworthy chip architectures for future 6G communication. In this interview, researcher Dr. Sebastian Haas shares key insights and discusses the impact of these findings on next-generation network security.

Security and Privacy

One of the requirements for a trustworthy IoT is a secure and privacy-respecting data processing. Why, despite all the efforts, has it not yet been possible to get to grips with the security problems in the IoT sector? Where do we currently stand in the area of research and development?

Internet of Things

What is "Internet of Things" actually? And where can you find this "IoT" in your everyday environment?

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