Research Groups:

Biometrics & HCI Group

Biometric Algorithms and Combination with other Techniques
Algorithms for Biometrics and Crime Scene Forensics
Design of Applications of Biometrics for Citizens: e.g. Automotive Scenarios, HCI and Cognitive Systems such as Handwriting, Face and Speech Interaction

Protocol Group

Digital and Digitized Forensics: Design of new Methods for Computer, Network and Media Forensics
Protocols and Guidelines for Forensic Investigations
Combining Cryptography - Media Security – Forensics

Security Evaluation Group

Security in Applications: Security in Automotive and its Risk Management
Security Scans and Evaluations: Network and Operation System Security

Watermarking and Steganography Group

Classification of Algorithms (Applications, Parameters)
Algorithm Design and Evaluation: Copyright, Brand Protection, Manipulation recognition, Information Hiding, Steganography, Steganoanalysis, Forensics
New Business Models and Design Patterns

Selected research topic: IT-Security within the automotive domain

As part of the research activity concerning the automotive environment at the Otto-von-Guericke university Automotive OvG the »Multimedia and Security« research group »evaluation« is examining sections of the IT-system that is part of todays cars and the automotive infrastructure in general.

Scientific papers on IT-Security within the automotive domain

Kiltz, Stefan; Lang, Andreas; Dittmann, Jana: Klassifizierung der Eigenschaften von Trojanischen Pferden; In: DACH Security 2006 IT Security & IT Management; Patrick Horster (Eds.) Syssec, Düsseldorf, Germany, pp.351-361, 2006 pdf

Andreas Lang, Jana Dittmann; Steigende Informationstechnologie: Sicherheitsrisiko im Fahrzeugbau; Automotive - Safety & Security 2004 Sicherheit und Zuverlässigkeit für automobile Informationstechnik; Ada Deutschland Tagung 2004; Shaker Verlag, Aachen, pp. 21-33, Ada Deutschland Tagung 2004, 6. - 7. Oktober 2004, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-8322-3283-4, 2004 pdf

Selected research topic: Media-, Network- and Computer-Forensics

Within the framework of the research on protocols relevant to IT-security, the »protocol group« also focusses on forensic analyses besides working on steganographic and cryptographic protocols.
This forensic research covers all three subsets of IT-Forensics (Media-, Network- and Computer-Forensics). IT-Forensics, which has been given a high priority, will be looked at in a wholistic approach covering the entire forensic process. This includes the derivation and evalutation of measures to be taken in all of the three stages of the forensic process (preemptive, runtime and post-mortem measures).

As a result of the actual research in the field of Media-Forensics a first Microphone and Environment classification could be presented on ACM MM&Security Workshop 2007:

Christian Kraetzer, Andrea Oermann, Jana Dittmann and Andreas Lang: Digital Audio Forensics: A First Practical Evaluation on Microphone and Environment Classification. To appear in the Proceedings of the 2007 ACM Multimedia and Security Workshop in Dallas, Texas, September 20-21, 2007. pdf

Furthermore a behaviour based framework for the classification of specific Trojan Horses was developed as a necessary step in the context of forensic evaluations.

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Biometrics & HCI Group	Biometric Algorithms and Combination with other Techniques Algorithms for Biometrics and Crime Scene Forensics Design of Applications of Biometrics for Citizens: e.g. Automotive Scenarios, HCI and Cognitive Systems such as Handwriting, Face and Speech Interaction
Protocol Group	Digital and Digitized Forensics: Design of new Methods for Computer, Network and Media Forensics Protocols and Guidelines for Forensic Investigations Combining Cryptography - Media Security – Forensics
Security Evaluation Group	Security in Applications: Security in Automotive and its Risk Management Security Scans and Evaluations: Network and Operation System Security
Watermarking and Steganography Group	Classification of Algorithms (Applications, Parameters) Algorithm Design and Evaluation: Copyright, Brand Protection, Manipulation recognition, Information Hiding, Steganography, Steganoanalysis, Forensics New Business Models and Design Patterns