GOVERNANCE AND ORGANIZATION
At CISPA, we champion transparency, efficiency, and clear leadership. On this page, we provide an overview of our key values, organizational structure and management. Explore the links below to learn more about CISPA as an organization that promotes cooperation and fosters excellence, integrity and diversity.
Find an overview of our structure, including our Boards, Management, and teams. You can also download our organizational chart for more details. Explore how our organization is built to foster innovation, integrity, and a positive impact in everything we do.
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Main Departments in Administration
Research Areas
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.
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.
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.
