Nomination of Mathias Payer as Professor at IC School

Professor Mathias Payer was named as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Communication Systemsin the School of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC).

Mathias Payer’s research focus is on low-level mechanisms for systematically protecting computer systems from malicious attacks. The aim is not only to protect the information they contain, but also to ensure the integrity and functioning of the social, political, and economic systems that could not operate without information processing. He is well known and highly regarded for the development of these techniques and for protecting, isolating and containing these intrusions. With his commitment to research and teaching, Mathias Payer makes an important contribution to mastering the growing challenges that IT security now faces.