Veröffentlicht am
September 11, 2025
Letzte Aktualisierung: September 11, 2025
Antrittsvorlesung von Professor Dr. Dimitrios Simos
Titel: „From Testing Critical Software to Securing Complex Systems – How Mathematics Shapes the Future of Cybersecurity and Resilience“
Donnerstag, 2. Oktober 2025 | 17:30 Uhr | HS 240 Europasaal | Edmundsburg | Mönchsberg 2 | 5020 Salzburg | Austria | EINLADUNG
Der international renommierte Informatiker und Mathematiker, Dimitrios Simos, hat seit Juli 2025 die Professur für Cybersicherheit an der Universität Salzburg und der Fachhochschule Salzburg (FH) inne. Die übergreifende Stiftungsprofessur, die im Rahmen des EXDIGIT-Projekts initiiert wurde und an beiden Hochschuleinrichtungen verankert ist, wird einen zukunftsorientierten Fokus in Forschung und Lehre bieten.
Inhalt der Vorlesung „From Testing Critical Software to Securing Complex Systems – How Mathematics Shapes the Future of Cybersecurity and Resilience“ / Abstract:
Combinatorial mathematics have long served as a foundational tool in computer science, telecommunications, and statistics, but their relevance continues to expand into new domains. This inaugural lecture explores their evolving role in securing and strengthening complex systems. From testing life-critical software in the automotive industry to securing cryptographic hardware in the semiconductor supply chain, combinatorial (testing) methods offer scalable, cost-effective assurance for increasingly sophisticated infrastructures.
We further extend this mathematical framework to disaster science, demonstrating how scenario generation, discrete modeling, and simulation techniques can strengthen resilience against natural hazards and cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure. These challenges often lend themselves to combinatorial design interpretations, enabling the use of optimization strategies and algorithmic approaches to address them effectively.
We conclude this lecture through a holistic vision — one that enables bridges across research, teaching and innovation — securing and enhancing resilience in both digital and physical infrastructures within an increasingly interconnected world.
