GRK 2475:  Cybercrime and Forensic Computing

• Subject Area: Computer Science
• Term: since 2019
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• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 393541319

Information technology has caused a new form of crime to emerge: cybercrime. It is incurring an increasing cost on modern society and is arguably threatening the stability of our economic system. Traditional law enforcement approaches appear to struggle with this new development. However, with new technologies also come new forms of criminal investigation, like large-scale data analysis and police trojans for covert surveillance. The effectiveness of such methods routinely raises questions regarding their effects on the constitutional rights of affected citizens. The inherent bounds of national law complicate matters further. This Research Training Group aims to disentangle the many open ends of this research area arising from the interaction between computer science and criminal law by bringing together established scientists from both areas. Our goal is to slowly but systematically work towards establishing new methodological standards in handling digital evidence, interpreting and developing national and international law in the years to come. At the same time, we attempt to (at least partially) remedy the lack of scientifically trained experts in this area.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr.-Ing. Felix Freiling
• Participating Researchers: Dr. Zinaida Benenson; Professorin Dr. Gabriele Kett-Straub; Professor Dr. Hans Kudlich; Professor Dr. Stefan Milius; Dr.-Ing. Christian Riess; Professor Dr.-Ing. Paul Rösler; Professor Dr. Christoph Safferling; Professor Dr. Lutz Schröder; Professor Dr. Dominique Schröder; Professor Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Teich; Dr.-Ing. Stefan Wildermann