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Prof. Dr. Lucas Davi

Lucas Davi Honored with ACM AsiaCCS Test of Time Award

The paper “ROPdefender: A Detection Tool to Defend Against Return-Oriented Programming Attacks” has received the Test of Time Award from ACM AsiaCCS, one of the leading international conferences in cybersecurity. Published in 2011, the work originated from Lucas Davi’s master’s thesis, which he wrote under the supervision of Dr. Marcel Winandy and Prof. Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi. Today, Lucas Davi is a professor and director of paluno – The Ruhr Institute for Software...

When Browser Memory Becomes a Bento Box

Google Earth, Zoom, Twitch.tv, or Photoshop – thanks to the WebAssembly standard, many powerful applications now run directly in the browser without installation. However, some of these web apps have serious security vulnerabilities. Researchers from paluno – The Ruhr Institute for Software Technology at the University of Duisburg-Essen have developed a solution to secure COTS applications by automatically reorganizing their memory.

Inaugural Celebration: Academia Meets the Summer Sun

The Software Engineering department cordially invites you to the inaugural lectures of Prof. Vogelsang, Prof. Dmitrienko, and Prof. Sobania on June 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Following the talks, a summery get-together is planned from 4:00 PM onwards.
Fabiano Dalpiaz

Invitation to the Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Dr. Fabiano Dalpiaz

How much AI is in tomorrow’s requirements? Fabiano Dalpiaz shows how GenAI is advancing requirements engineering and why many teams already work well beyond traditional specifications.
Nitesh Goyal

Distinguished Lecture with Nitesh Goyal (Google DeepMind)

How can we develop AI systems that are inclusive, safe, and responsible in real-world practice? This highly topical question is at the heart of the next Distinguished Lecture with Nitesh Goyal, an expert at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Responsible AI.

Basic Exercise for Cybersecurity Course (Summer Term 2026)

Conversion of number systems and modulo

Secure Cross-Chain Technology Brigade Accepted at ACNS Conference

The new protection system, called Brigade, enables automated monitoring and detection of malicious transactions in blockchain platforms that rely on so-called cross-chain bridges and protocols.

Invitation to the Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Dr. Dimka Karastoyanova

In her lecture, the information systems professor introduces the concept of the “Green BPM” lifecycle, which systematically integrates environmental sustainability considerations into all phases of business process management.

Hands-on Insights for our Students

This week was all about real-world practice: two guest lectures enriched our courses. From “RE in the wild” to DevOps in day-to-day enterprise environments, our students gained valuable first-hand insights.