Athene (research center)

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ATHENE
Established2015
Field of research
IT security, cryptography
DirectorsMichael Waidner
StaffOver 500
AddressRheinstraße 75, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
LocationDarmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Websitewww.athene-center.de

ATHENE, formerly Center for Research in Security and Privacy (CRISP), is the national research center for IT security and privacy in Germany and the largest research center for IT security in Europe.[1][2] The research center is located in Darmstadt and deals with key issues of IT security in the digitization of government, business and society.

ATHENE established a new research area in IT security research, the IT security of large systems, which is the focus of its research. Up to now, isolated aspects such as individual protocols or encryption methods have mostly been investigated. Research into the IT security of large systems should lead to a measurable increase in IT security. The research spectrum ranges from basic research to application.[3]

Director of ATHENE is Michael Waidner.[4]

  1. ^ "Nationales Forschungszentrum für angewandte Cybersicherheit CRISP besucht | Informationsportal Hessen". www.hessen.de. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ BMBF-Internetredaktion. "Größtes europäisches Forschungszentrum für IT-Sicherheit gegründet – BMBF". Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung – BMBF (in German). Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Flagship Project". CRISP. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Committees". CRISP. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.