Privacy at Technische Universität Dresden

The Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden) founded in 1828 does not only rank among the oldest technical universities in Germany but also among the most important ones as far as research is concerned.

With its 34.575 students and almost 4.000 employees, among them 438 professors, it is the largest university in Saxony, today ( not counting the Faculty of Medicine).

One of university’s department is the Department of Computer Science and Institute for Sistem Architecture , where professor Andreas Pfitzmann works on privacy & security.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Pfitzmann is head of the privacy and security group at Dresden University of Technology. For more than 20 years, his research interests include privacy and multilateral security, mainly in communication networks, mobile computing, and distributed applications. Current research projects are on "anonymous web surfing" (JAP), "privacy enhancing identity management" (PRIME), and "steganography". Andreas Pfitzmann received diploma and doctoral degrees in computer science from the University of Karlsruhe. He is a member of ACM, IEEE, and GI, where he served as chairman of the Special Interest Group on Dependable IT-Systems for ten years.