Markus Kammerstetter

I am a PhD candidate at the Automation Systems Group at the Technical University of Vienna, where I also conducted my master's and my bachelor's thesis.

In my master's thesis, entitled "Real-time Encrypted Speech Communication Over Low Bandwidth Channels", I implemented an embedded real-time prototype system, allowing secure speech communication over channels with 9600 baud/s and below. Besides confidentiality, integrity and authenticity, the system has a number of unique security features that are novel to the field. We are currently working to put a patent on it. In my bachelor's thesis, I focused on semiconductor security analysis techniques, allowing the extraction of sensitive information such as cryptographic key material, secret algorithms or program code from silicon chips.

Together with participating project and industry partners, I recently co-authored a research proposal that has been submitted to KIRAS. If it is accepted, my future work will focus on the security of the critical energy grid infrastructure.

My research interests include most aspects of computer and embedded-system security, with emphasis on low-level and binary analysis. Apart from that, I have a strong interest in semiconductor security.

Since 2005, I have been working as an independent security consultant specialized on binary vulnerability analysis for enterprise environments. Among my references are a notable financial institution and large scale enterprises. Before that, I conducted security consulting and system administration services for smaller businesses.

From 2007-2010, I supervised the practical part of the following courses:

• Internet Security, 3 ECTS
• Advanced Internet Security, 3 ECTS

• PDF Scanner (contract research)
• TRUDIE - Trust Relationships in Underground IT Economies

I can be reached under mne (at) iseclab org

You can find my contact information through TISS.

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