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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Elif Bilge Kavun
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Elif Bilge Kavun is leader of the Secure Digital Systems (SDS) research group and Professor of Secure Digital Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, TU Dresden.
Her research focuses on the security of digital systems, particularly secure hardware, resource-efficient cryptographic primitives, fault-tolerant architectures, and the protection of AI-driven systems from both internal and external manipulation. She aims to develop robust, trustworthy technologies that maintain their integrity even under adversarial or mission-critical conditions.
Academic Background
- Since 05/2025
Head of the Secure Digital Systems research group, Barkhausen Institut, Dresden
Professor, Chair for Secure Digital Systems, Faculty of Computer Science, Technische Universität Dresden - 04/2021 – 04/2025
Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Secure Intelligent Systems, Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Passau - 10/2020 – 03/2021
Interim Assistant Professor of Secure Intelligent Systems, University of Passau - 01/2019 – 09/2020
Lecturer in Cybersecurity, Security of Advanced Systems (SoAS) group, Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, UK - 06/2011 – 11/2014
Research Associate, Chair for Embedded Security (EmSec), Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany - 01/2011 – 05/2011
Research Associate, Fraunhofer AISEC (formerly Fraunhofer SIT), Garching near Munich, Germany 03/2008 – 06/2008
Research Intern, TIMA Laboratory, Grenoble Institute of Technology (INPG), Grenoble, France
Industry Experience
- 01/2018 – 12/2018
Staff Engineer Digital Design, Digital Security Solutions (DSS), Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany - 12/2014 – 12/2017
Digital Design Engineer, Chip Card & Security (CCS), Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany - 03/2014 – 06/2014
Engineering Intern, Product Security Team, Qualcomm, San Diego, CA, USA - 06/2009 – 12/2010
Hardware Design Engineer, Erendiz Supercomputer & Freelance Consultant, Eskişehir & Izmir, Turkey - 08/2007 – 09/2007
Intern, Crypto Team, Aselsan Electronics, Ankara, Turkey 05/2007 – 07/2007
Intern, Synplicity, Izmir & Ankara, Turkey
Education
- 06/2011 – 02/2015
PhD in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) in Embedded Security, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany - 08/2008 – 09/2010
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Cryptography, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey - 09/2004 – 07/2008
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology (IzTech), Izmir, Turkey 01/2008 – 06/2008
Erasmus Exchange Student, Polytech Grenoble, Université Joseph Fourier – Grenoble I, France
More information on LinkedIn and Research Gate.
Publications
Please find the publications at Google Scholar.