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SBA Research is a research center for Information Security
funded partly by the national initiative for COMET Competence Centers for Excellent Technologies.

Upcoming Events:

First SHECURITY Masterclass is out!
04.07.2026
Security Afterworks
09.07.2026
OWASP Chapter Vienna Meetup x SBA Security Meetup
23.07.2026

Recent News:

Edgar Weippl at ENISA’s NIS Summer School

Edgar Weippl gives an invited talk at ENISA’s NIS Summer School 2018 in Heraklion. His talk is on Blockchains and Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research. In addition, Edgar is on the panel on ‘Upcoming NIS Challenges from a European perspective’ representing the research view from the perspective of the presidency… Read More

Edgar Weippl Invited Talk on Blockchains at Cryptacus Conference

After Srdjan Capkun’s opening keynote on ‘Secure Positioning and Location-Based Security’ and Bart Preneel’s presentation on ‘Challenges for Embedded Cryptography’, Edgar Weippl gave his invited talk on “Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain & Crypto Currencies – Hype & an Opportunity for Interdisciplinary Research” at the Cryptacus Conference. Read More

Tomasz Miksa co-organised workshop on Domain specific extensions for machine-actionable Data Management Plans at the TPDL conference in Porto

The workshop entitled “Domain specific extensions for machine-actionable Data Management Plans” was held during the 22nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries in Porto, Porugal. In the workshop participants focused on the common data model for machine-actionable DMPs and seek to identify which domain specific extensions must be implemented… Read More

Bernhard Garn presents paper at 2nd IMA Conference on Theoretical and Computational Discrete Mathematics

Today, at the 2nd IMA Conference on Theoretical and Computational Discrete Mathematics [IMA], Bernhard Garn gives a talk titled ‘Algebraic Techniques for Covering Arrays and Related Structures’ (joint work with Dimitris Simos). The conference showcases theoretical and computational advances in the general field of discrete mathematics. [IMA] https://ima.org.uk/7775/2nd-ima-conference-theoretical-computational-discrete-mathematics/

Tomasz Miksa on Research Data Preservation Using Process Engines and Machine-Actionable Data Management Plans at the TPDL conference in Porto

Tomasz Miksa presented a paper entitled “Research Data Preservation Using Process Engines and Machine-Actionable Data Management Plans” at the 22nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2018) which was held 10-13 September in Porto, Portugal. The paper demonstrates how systems used for managing data during research… Read More

Nicholas Stifter presents paper at RAID 2018

Yesterday, Nicholas Stifter presented their paper: Johanna Ullrich, Nicholas Stifter, Aljosha Judmayer, Adrian Dabrowski and Edgar Weippl, “Proof-of-Blackouts? How Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrencies Could Affect Power Grids” at RAID 2018 in Heraklion, Crete The paper analyzes the potential impact cryptocurrency mining and its large power consumption could have on the reliable operation… Read More

Aljosha Judmayer to present full paper at CBT 2018

Aljosha Judmayer will be presenting his full paper at CBT 2018 in Barcelona: Aljosha Judmayer, Nicholas Stifter, Philipp Schindler and Edgar Weippl. “Enforcing rule changes through offensive forking- and consensus techniques” Full paper Moreover Alexei Zamyatin had his poster accepted at the CBT´18 workshop, held as part as… Read More