CISPA NEWS
OUR LEADERSHIP
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael Backes
Professor Michael Backes is the Founding Director and CEO of the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security. He is also the chairman and the spokesperson of CISPA’s executive board.
At CISPA, we strive for scientific excellence in cybersecurity and trustworthy AI. To shape the future world, we empower outstanding minds – with freedom, focus, and a shared vision.
Dr. Kevin Streit
Dr. Kevin Streit has been the Chief Operating Officer of the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security since November 1, 2021. A computer scientist by training, he has witnessed and helped shape the center’s development from the very beginning.
We create an environment for excellent science, transfer and societal benefit. We create an atmosphere in which everyone is welcome and able to put their own expertise, potential, and passion to full use. On site at CISPA and beyond.
Learn more about our organizational structure and key departments and read about the many ways we foster cutting-edge cybersecurity research.
MISSION STATEMENT
CISPA started out with one mission: Employing cutting-edge research to shape the digital world of the future and make it more secure.
We address the pressing grand challenges of cybersecurity and privacy research that our society faces in a comprehensive and holistic fashion.
We assume a prominent international role in the field of cybersecurity and privacy research, performing cutting-edge foundational as well as application-oriented research.
We are committed to the highest international academic standards.
We offer a world-class research environment that grants extensive resources to our researchers and that constitutes an attractive destination for the best scientific talent from across the world.
We seek to become an elite training ground for the next generation of scientific leaders and innovators in cybersecurity and privacy.
We achieve a considerable societal impact by promoting technology transfer, supporting start-up companies, and engaging in societal outreach.
LIFE AT CISPA
OUR HISTORY
CISPA was founded on the strong conviction that the urgent challenges of IT security can only be addressed through excellent, focused research.
After years of intensive work and steady growth, we reached a major milestone in 2017: CISPA joined the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers. Just two years later, in 2019, CISPA was inducted into the association as a full member, becoming the 19th Helmholtz Center in Germany.
Since then, CISPA has been growing steadily, progressing towards its target size of 1,000 employees with impressive momentum. Today, brilliant researchers from around the world work at CISPA, currently representing 55 nationalities.
In the coming years, CISPA will take the next step in its development by relocating to a state-of-the-art research campus in St. Ingbert. This move will create the ideal conditions for groundbreaking research and innovation.
OUR VALUES
This Code of Conduct serves as a framework for all the internal guidelines and the conduct of all the employees and supervisors of CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security (CISPA). This means that the Code of Conduct is an overarching set of rules which is part of the compliance management system. Our actions are based on respect, fairness, esteem, loyalty, security and frankness. CISPA's Code of Conduct set out below makes these principles clear.
At CISPA there's currently one common works council for all locations. It represents the interests of the employees and is elected for four years.
The Ombuds Office is a confidential and independent resource for all CISPA members. We want to deal constructively with concerns and conflicts related to your experience and work at the CISPA.
The Anti-Discrimination Agency has been set up to protect against discrimination in accordance with the General Act on Equal Treatment (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz – AGG).
CISPA strives to be an inclusive, fair and supportive workplace for all its employees. This is one of the reasons why our center has signed the Diversity Charta/Charta der Vielfalt. The first port of call for any questions concerning gender equality and equal opportunities at CISPA is our Equal Opportunities Office. It is also responsible for the implementation of CISPA’s Equality Plan.
CISPA LOCATIONS
MEDIA INSIGHTS
PODCAST
That text was way too long and you couldn't bother reading it? In TL;DR, we talk to our researchers about their work on cybersecurity and AI, trying to ask them all the questions that our listeners will be asking themselves about, too.
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VIDEO
Nothing moves more than movies. Which is why we produce our own videos to showcase our research topics but also CISPA life in general. Learn more about our people, our events, and the entire CISPA universe. Moving in so many ways!
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ZINE
CISPA Zine: composed of 'CISPA' and 'magazine', derived from the idea of the 'fanzine'. Fanzines are small and often folded magazines created by fans for fans. Published quarterly, the CISPA Zine is for all those interested in our center.
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NO COFFEE,
NO RESEARCH
No coffee, no ideas; no ideas, no research. Therefore: no coffee, no research! In this interview series, our researchers answer the most pressing questions about IT security and artificial intelligence over a hot cup of coffee
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