ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This was VSTTE & FMCAD’26 in Graz this year! We hosted the co-located conferences at our Inffeldgasse campus, with five days full of tutorials, paper presentations, poster sessions, and informative talks by invited speakers. We hope you had a great conference experience. 😊 fmcad.org/FMCAD26 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Grazer Forscher finden Sicherheitslücke in Windows, Linux, Android und macOS futurezone.at/digital-life...futurezone.atGrazer Forscher finden Sicherheitslücke in Windows, Linux, Android und macOSMehrere Betriebssysteme sind von einer Schwachstelle betroffen, die das Ausspähen von Nutzerinformationen ermöglicht. 011
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026‼️We are aware of the conflict with the Design and Analysis of Algorithms (DAA) exercise. If your DAA exercise group overlaps with Bachelor@ISEC, you may attend a different exercise group that day. Please inform the DAA exercise team in advance! 000
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The event will also be the kick-off lecture in Introduction to Scientific Working (ISW), where you can choose your preferred topic! 100
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026ISEC Bachelor Excellence Award: This award is for students majoring in “Information Security” at TU Graz who have completed their bachelor’s degree with distinction at TU Graz. Application deadline: Oct 7th 2026! www.isec.tugraz.at/student-awar...isec.tugraz.atStudent Awards and Scholarships – ISEC 100
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🏆 THE AWARDS 🏆 ISEC Student Research Excellence Award: Students at ISEC who became co-authors of a scientific publication in the context of a thesis or project receive this award. 100
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Not sure what topic to choose for your thesis? Join us on Friday, Oct 9th! 🍕 At the Bachelor@ISEC event, we present new open bachelor’s thesis topics and award prizes to excellent students! 📅 October 9th 2026, 12:00 📍 ISEC, Sandgasse 38A more info 👇 www.isec.tugraz.at/event/bachel... 100
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026File-Notification Systems Leave Windows, Linux, Android & macOS Vulnerable: Our researchers have demonstrated that file notification systems of various operating systems can be exploited to spy on users' activities and forge password prompts. Check it out ⬇️ inoti.fyi www.tugraz.at/en/news/arti... 020
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Are you interested in/already doing the Major in Information Security at TU Graz? Join us for our Master@ISEC Welcome Event! 📅 October 5th | 17:00 📍 ISEC, Sandgasse 38A Whether you've just started or are heading to the end of your studies, anyone is welcome! www.isec.tugraz.at/event/master... 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Decades-old file security flaws found in Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows by @snee.la et al. www.theregister.com/security/202...theregister.comDecades-old file security flaws found in Android, Linux, macOS, and WindowsSecurity researchers report that Microsoft considers the side-channel leak of file events to be by design 000
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Check out this interview with Phillip Rieger by "Steiermark heute" 🙂 on.orf.at/video/143407...on.orf.atKI versuchte offenbar Zugriff auf geschützte Website - Steiermark heute vom 24.09.2026Kritik an neuer Spritpreisbremse wächst | Zahlreiche Urlauber-Beschwerden aus dem Sommer | KI versuchte offenbar Zugriff auf geschützte Website | Cobra-Beamter wegen Mordes angeklagt | Gregoritsch ers... 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Stefan Mangard, the head of our institute, got nominated by Die Presse for the Austria 26, an award for Austrian of the Year in a specific field. He got nominated in the research category. 👇 Vote now! www.diepresse.com/events/austr... (photo: Lunghammer - TU Graz) 011
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🎉 Congratulations to Gerald Palfinger! 🎉 He successfully defended his #PhD thesis “Subverting Isolation Techniques using Automated Detection Methods”! 🎉 We’re sending him our best wishes for an amazing future ahead! 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Today at 1:00 p.m. (UTC+2), our new assistant professor, Phillip Rieger, discusses the current state of AI system development, emerging risks, and the regulations required. ! The radio podcast is in German oe1.orf.at/programm/202...oe1.orf.atKünstliche Intelligenz außer Kontrolle? | DO | 17 09 2026 | 13:00Wo die Entwicklung von KI-Systemen steht, welche Risiken sich abzeichnen und welche Regulierung geraucht wird. Gäste: Univ.-Prof. Dr. René Mayrhofer, Vorstand des Instituts für Netzwerke und Sicher... 120
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We hope you had a great time at Graz Security Week this year. Will you join us in 2027? 😎☀️ Save the Date: 📅 13.–17.09.2027 #cybersecurity #informationsecurity #tugraz #GSW26 #GSW27 #summerschool 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thank you so much for spending a great week with us. See you in 2027 for #GSW27 ! 🩵 011
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Before joining ISEC, Phillip received his PhD from TU Darmstadt, Germany, in 2025. 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026As a second research direction, the SAIS Lab develops resilient methods for applying AI to cybersecurity, with a particular focus on ensuring that these methods remain effective in the presence of adaptive attackers and attempts at manipulation. 110
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026At the same time, AI can not only analyze complex data but also do so at scale, making it a powerful tool for cybersecurity. 110
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Phillip will lead the Secure AI Systems (SAIS) Lab, which investigates the security of this ubiquitous technology, identifies security risks and vulnerabilities, and designs defenses to make AI systems secure and privacy-preserving. 110
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026AI has become part of all aspects of modern life, and our modern society increasingly relies on it for all kinds of tasks, including sensitive and critical ones. 110
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We are pleased to announce that Phillip Rieger has joined ISEC as an Assistant Professor for Secure AI Systems! 🎉 110
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Phillip will lead the Secure AI Systems (SAIS) Lab, which investigates the security of this ubiquitous technology, identifies security risks and vulnerabilities, and designs defenses to make AI systems secure and privacy-preserving. 000
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The registration for our summer school is closing soon. Don't miss out on all the cybersecurity shenanigans! Registration Deadline: 23. August 2026 www.securityweek.at #gsw26 #summerschool #cybersecurity 121
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Meet our #GSW26 speakers! 🎤 For the morning sessions of our #summerschool, we’ve invited international experts. Join us from September 7 to 11 for a deep dive into #cybersecurity and register today! Check out the full program here 👇 securityweek.at/program/ 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026FMCAD’26 is coming closer! From 14–18 September, we’re hosting the annual conference on the theory and applications of formal methods in hardware and system verification in Graz. Join us for talks by Laura Kovács, Clark Barrett, Claire Xenia Wolf, and Travis Hance. 👉 fmcad.org/FMCAD26 010
Reposted by ISEC TU GRAZSudheendra Raghav Neela @snee.la · 27/07/2026I'm happy to announce our work has been accepted at ESORICS 2026: "A Systematic Look at Quality-of-Service Feature Effects on Side Channels in AMD SEV-SNP" Thanks to Carina Fiedler, @rayiizzz.bsky.social, @supersingular.bsky.social, @misc0110.bsky.social, and @gruss.cc for a fun collaboration! 156
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The research meeting focused on a specific branch of Artificial Intelligence, namely decision-making under uncertainty. Specifically, potentially unknown or unpredictable environments, contextual changes at runtime, or incompleteness of data are commonly referred to as uncertainty. 000
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Bettina Könighofer and her PhD students, Liam Plank and Matthias Grill, visited Castle Dagstuhl, where they attended a research meeting on “Challenges in Robust Decision-Making Under Uncertainty”. 110
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Over the next 18 months, HOVERA will focus on turning internationally recognised TU Graz research in cryptographic engineering and hardware acceleration into practical technology. The fellowship will lay the foundation for a successful future spin-off company. 000
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The project develops acceleration technologies for privacy-preserving and verifiable computing, allowing data to be processed and verified while confidential information remains protected. 100
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026HOVERA addresses one of the central challenges of digitalisation: enabling organisations to work with sensitive data without giving up privacy or trust. 100
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The project was one of only seven selected from 60 submissions. The founding team behind HOVERA consists of Florian Hirner (FFG Fellow), Florian Krieger, and Sujoy Sinha Roy. 100
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Researchers from the Institute of Information Security at Graz University of Technology have been awarded an FFG Spin-off Fellowship for the project HOVERA. 100
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The goal of the project is to make these technologies faster and ready for use in secure cloud services and digital government infrastructure. 000
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026The fellowship provides a 500,000 EUR starting grant to build a hardware platform for privacy-preserving technologies like Fully Homomorphic Encryption and Zero-Knowledge Proofs. 100
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026We got visited by HTL Fulpmes last month! Daniel Gruss and his research group told the students about their research and cybersecurity at TU Graz. 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026🚨Earlybird registration for GSW ends on July 19th! Register now! securityweek.at Join us from September 7 to 11 for a deep dive into cybersecurity. Attend expert talks, hands-on lab sessions, test your skills in the CTF competition, and enjoy a social event to connect with fellow enthusiasts. 000
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026FROST: Fingerprinting Remotely using OPFS-based SSD Timing: hannesweissteiner.com/pdfs/frost.pdfhannesweissteiner.com 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Client-Side Mitigation of Remote Latency Side-Channel Attacks: stefangast.eu/papers/ackwa...stefangast.eu 110
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Fast and Secure LLC Caches via Spatial Windows: www.rolandczerny.com/papers/dimva...rolandczerny.com 110
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Greetings from DIMVA'26! 😎☀️ Last week, our researchers @rolicz.bsky.social, Stefan Gast, @hannesweissteiner.com and master student Tobias Weiser travelled to Chania, Greece. They attended the @dimvaconf.bsky.social and presented their papers: 122
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026The project builds on her pioneering work on AI shielding and is embedded in the Austrian Cluster of Excellence Bilateral AI. 📷 VR Andrea Höglinger 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026In project SEAL, Bettina will develop methods that make autonomous AI systems more trustworthy. By combining machine learning and formal methods, her research aims to ensure that AI systems act safely, comply with ethical & legal rules, and provide understandable explanations for their decisions. 140
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 06/07/2026We are happy to announce that Bettina Könighofer has been awarded an ASTRA Award by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for her project SEAL – Runtime Verification for Trustworthy AI. The grant provides € 1 million in funding over five years and is the first ASTRA award received by our institute! 🎉🤩 130
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026We’re hosting FMCAD’26 (Formal Methods in Computer-Aided Design) this year! It’s an annual conference on the theory and applications of formal methods in hardware and system verification. 👇 Find out more and register today! fmcad.org/FMCAD26/ 020
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026🎉 Congratulations to Stefan Gast! 🎉 He successfully defended his #PhD thesis “Side-Channel Attacks and Defenses beyond Capability Reduction”! 🎉 We’re sending him all our best wishes for an amazing future ahead! 010
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026... The award underscores the importance of a sound computer science education and acknowledges the collective efforts of numerous teachers, researchers, and policymakers who are sustainably strengthening computer science education in Austria. 000
ISEC TU GRAZ @isec-tugraz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026... Roderick Bloem is internationally renowned for his research in the fields of formal methods, model checking, and artificial intelligence. His commitment to computer science education demonstrates that excellent research and social responsibility are inextricably linked. ... 100
