I supervise topics in the following domains:

  • Digital (vehicle) forensics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Defensive security

Thesis topics can be found here: https://www.studon.fau.de/dcl6236607.html (access as an FAU student).

Ongoing works

  • M.Sc. Project Automating Android App Forensics: Building a Digital Forensics Tool for an Insurance Dongle App, Lea B.
  • B.Sc. Clarity in Crashes: Reverse Engineering the .CDRx Event Data Recording File Format, Andreas M.
  • M.Sc. Digital Forensic of Android Auto, Florian U.
  • B.Sc., Application and Evaluation Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Model Selection in Digital Forensics, Luka C.
  • B.Sc., Artificial Intelligence in Digital Forensic Investigations, Tom P.
  • M.Sc., Digital Forensic Analysis of Automotive Infotainment Systems, Jannik L.
  • M.Sc., Digital Forensic Analysis of Automotive Infotainment Systems, Anathanassios B.
  • M.Sc., AI characteristics of digital forensic investigations supporting evidence interpretation, Sergio B.
  • PhD, Cybersecurity of charging infrastructure, Jakob Jöw
  • PhD, Advanced attacker modeling in the design phase of the cybersecurity lifecycle, Tina Volkersdorfer
  • PhD, VSOC: Adapting Security Operations Centers for Vehicle Fleets, Jenny Hofbauer

Finished works

  • M.Sc. Seminar, Explainable AI Technologies for Digital Forensic Investigations, Moritz F.
  • M.Sc. Seminar, Anti-Forensic Techniques in Automotive Infotainment Systems, Anathanassios B.
  • M.Sc., Creating a Training Environment to Demonstrate Vulnerabilities and Assess Their Severity in Large Language Models, Fabian S., 2025
  • ITSec. Seminar, System Integrity after Flawed Updates, Michael F., 2025
  • ITSec. Seminar, Subverting Safeguards: Jailbreaking LLM-based Chatbots to Overcome Content Filters, A. Mark, 2025
  • M.Sc., Data-Driven Custom Decaying Models for Indicators of Compromise in Cyber Threat Intelligence, Jenny Hofbauer, 2024
  • M.Sc., IT-Security und digitale Forensik: Analyse eines HUK-COBURG Versicherungssensors, Claudius Laves, 2024
  • M.Sc., Analyzing the Relevance of Forensic Techniques in Comfort Electronics within the Automotive Sector: A Case Study Exploration, Christian Körber, 2024
  • Pro. Seminar, What is the impact of AI used in digital forensics?, Lukas Frauenknecht, 2024
  • B.Sc., KI-basiert versus klassisch - File Carving in der digitalen Fahrzeugforensik, Lea Achter, 2024
  • B.Sc. Project, Development of a technical cyber security concept for comfort electronics in the automotive environment in compliance with UNECE R155, Christian Körber, 2023
  • B.Sc., Visualization of Contextual Information in the Field of Automotive Digital Forensics, Julian Marius Gänsbauer, 2022
  • GI INFORMATIK 2025 Mentoring, Potsdam, Germany, Offering on-site and continuous mentoring activities for a junior PhD student, 2025