We welcome Mario Gemov and Daniyal Malik as new student assistants at SECUSO! Mario has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and has already written his thesis at SECUSO. He is assisting Fabian Ballreich with research activities. Daniyal also has a bachelor’s degree in computer science and is assisting SECUSO with programming tasks. Welcome to the team - we’re glad to have your support.

The lecture period for the 2026/27 winter semester at KIT starts October 26, 2026. The following courses will be organized or co-organized by the SECUSO research group this semester: The lab course “Security, Usability, Society” (Bachelor and Master), the seminar "Informationssicherheit und Datenschutz" (Bachelor), the seminar “Security and Privacy Awareness” (Master), and the Teamprojekt Softwareentwicklung. There are no lectures during the winter semester. Applications for topics in the SECUSO internship are accepted until October 19, and for the Security and Privacy Awareness seminar until October 22. Please use only the links to the WiWi portal for your registration.

Wir forschen digital has a full weekend ahead: In addition to the event "Deine Daten! Deine Regeln? Digital souverän" at the Center for Art and Media (ZKM) on Friday afternoon, the opening of KIT spark is scheduled for that evening as part of the Real:Labor Festival. Wir forschen digital will be represented at both events. Interested attendees can participate in a mini-study and gain insights into current research. In an interview with BadenTV, Leoni Schmidt-Enke, project coordinator for Wir forschen digital, explains the platform’s concept. She also highlights the activities taking place this weekend at Kronenplatz and at the newly opened spark. SECUSO and Wir forschen digital will also have a permanent presence at spark: In a glass-walled meeting booth, researchers will be able to conduct studies with members of the citizen panel in the future.

The proceedings of this year’s International Joint Conference on Electronic Voting (E-Vote-ID 2026) are available online. A total of 10 out of 35 papers presented at the ongoing E-Vote-ID 2026 in Tallinn have been published in the conference proceedings. Among them is the paper "`In My Opinion, the Auditing Steps are Sufficient´ Trust in Elections, Software, and RLAs” by Christian Mack, Tobias Hilt, and Melanie Volkamer. You can also find the latest news and photos from E-Vote-ID 2026 on our social media channels.