About Me
In 2021, I started my PhD project with Prof. Alt as part of the dtec.bw project MuQuaNet at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich. Since 2025, I have also been a member of the Media Informatics Group at LMU Munich. My PhD research focuses on tangible privacy and security interfaces, i.e., "tangibles" - which means these interfaces exist in the physical world and can be manipulated or perceived by touch - that help users manage, pro-tect, and understand information privacy and/or security. I also research on explainable cybersecurity interfaces in particular in regard to Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). I am also interested in the Internet of Things, behavioral biometrics, physical computing, fabrication, and accessibility. You can find some of my favorite research projects and also my hobbies on this website.
I am also passionate about teaching and have been involved in organizing and co-leading courses both at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich and at LMU Munich. At LMU Munich, I co-lead the Proseminar Media Informatics (summer terms 2025 and 2026), Practical Privacy and Security (winter terms 2024/25 and 2025/26), and Practical Sketching with Hardware (summer term 2024). At the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, I co-organized the Practical Usable Security and Privacy in 2022 and 2023. I have also supervised around 20 bachelor's and master's theses.
Professional Background: I completed both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Media Informatics at LMU Munich. During my Master's studies, I worked as a research assistant in Prof. Florian Alt's Usable Security and Privacy Group at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich. From 2014 to 2016, I was employed as a student assistant at ITQ GmbH, a mechatronics company based in Garching-Hochbrück. During this time, I was involved in the Industry 4.0 research project AKOMI, led by the Institute of Machine Tools and Industrial Management at the Technical University of Munich. Before this, I gained practical experience in mechanical manufacturing and automation engineering at ProLeit Iberia S.L.U. in Seville, Spain and Siemens Mechanik Center GmbH in Erlangen.
Grants & Awards
- CHI 2024 Honorable Mention Award for "Do You Need to Touch? Exploring Correlations between Personal Attributes and Preferences for Tangible Privacy Mechanisms"
- USENIX SOUPS 2019 Student Grant