RTG 2050 Privacy and Trust for Mobile Users Closing conference, March 6 – 8, 2024
Location: (opens in new tab), Hessische Landesvertretung (opens in new tab), Brussels Rue Montoyer 21
Accommodation: (opens in new tab) Moxy Brussels City Center
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
18.30-19.00 | Welcome drinks |
19.00-20.00 |
Welcoming remarks Johannes Bade Head of Unit Science and Research, Arts and Culture, Representation of the State of Hessen to the European Union Panel discussion (opens in new tab) Can AI help against AI threats? (opens in new tab) Wojciech Wiewiórowski European Data Protection Supervisor (opens in new tab) Alexandra Geese Member of the European Parliament Digital expert and Vice-President of the Greens/EFA Group (opens in new tab) Jeremy Rollison Microsoft Senior Director European Government Affairs (opens in new tab) Prof. Dr. Max Mühlhäuser Technical University Darmstadt Moderated by Silke Wettach, Journalist, Brussels |
20.00-22.00 | Reception |
Thursday, March 7, 2024
09.00-09.30 |
Welcoming remarks Johannes Bade Head of Unit Science and Research, Arts and Culture, Representation of the State of Hessen to the European Union Presentation of the RTG Privacy and Trust for Mobile Users |
09.30-10.30 |
Keynote Speech: Cat or Dog? What PETS Are and How to Choose Them (opens in new tab), KU Leuven Prof. Dr. Nigel Smart (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio |
10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break |
11.00-12.00 |
Keynote Speech: It’s all About Trust: The Role of Digital Ethics and Corporate Digital Responsibility in Business, (opens in new tab), ifok GmbH Bartosz Przybylek (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio |
12.00-13.00 | Lunch |
13.00-14.30 |
Research Highlights (Research Area Privacy and Trust in Online Social Networks) Social Capital Accumulation Through Social Media Networks: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment and Individual-Level Panel Data, (opens in new tab), Goethe University Prof. Dr. Oliver Hinz (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio Social Media and the (Algorithmic) Quest for Trustworthiness, (opens in new tab), University of Kassel Florian Müller (Labs of (opens in new tab)and Proffs. Dr. Lamla (opens in new tab)) Prof. Dr. Hinz (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio User information leakage through sharing model parameters in federated learning, (opens in new tab), Continental Automotive Dr. Aidmar Wainakh ( (opens in new tab)’s Lab) Prof. Dr. Mühlhäuser (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio Digital Privacy Perceptions of Asylum Seekers in Germany – An Empirical Study about Smartphone Usage during the Flight (opens in new tab), TU Darmstadt und Prof Dr. Enno Steinbrink (opens in new tab), TU Darmstadt Dr. Christian Reuter (opens in new tab) Lab) (Prof. Dr. Reuter’s (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio |
14.30-15.30 |
Keynote Speech: Article 25 GDPR and PETs – extrapolating the future from a DPA’s experience (opens in new tab), Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein Dr. h.c. Marit Hansen (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio |
15.30-16.00 | Coffee Break |
16.00-17.00 |
Research Highlights (RTG Research Area Privacy & Trust in the Internet of Things) iPanopticon – Privacy Risks in the Apple Ecosystem and Ways to Protect Yourself, (opens in new tab), TU Darmstadt Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Hollick (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio Effective Notification Campaigns on the Web: A Matter of Trust, Framing, and Support, Dr. Max Maass, iteratec GmbH (Labs of (opens in new tab), Prof Dr. Hollick (opens in new tab)& Prof. Dr. Spiecker (opens in new tab)) Prof. Dr. Vogt (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio Organizational models for intermediaries in the corporate environment, Helmut Lurtz, Senior Legal Counsel (Data Protection), CARIAD SE ( (opens in new tab)’s Lab) Prof. Dr. Hornung (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio |
17.00-18.00 |
Keynote speech: Are We Promoting Privacy & Trust or is Privacy & Trust Haunting Us? (opens in new tab), MEP, Group of the Greens/EFA Group Patrick Breyer Panel discussion: (opens in new tab), Dr. h. c. Marit Hansen (opens in new tab), Prof. Dr. Angela Sasse (opens in new tab) Prof. Dr. Nigel Smart |
19.00 | Dinner @ (opens in new tab) WolfBrussels |
Friday, March 8, 2024
09.00-10.00 |
Keynote Speech: From “usable security” to “security by design” – focus on secure routines (opens in new tab), Ruhr-University Bochum Prof. Dr. Martina Angela Sasse (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio |
10.00-10.30 | Coffee Break |
10.30-12.00 |
Research Highlights (RTG Research Area Privacy & Trust via Digital Alter Ego) Privacy Preserving and Resilient Resource Public Key Infrastructure, Carsten Schmidt, TU Darmstadt ( (opens in new tab)’s Lab) Prof. Dr. Waidner (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio Future-proofing Key Exchange Protocols: Hybrids and Beyond, (opens in new tab), TU Darmstadt Dr. Jacqueline Brendel ( (opens in new tab)’s Lab) Prof. Dr. Fischlin (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio Dissecting AlterEgo – New Ways of Trust Assessment, (opens in new tab), TU Darmstadt Dr. Ephraim Zimmer ( (opens in new tab)’s Lab) Prof. Dr. Mühlhäuser (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio Investigating how Users Imagine their Personal Privacy Assistant, (opens in new tab), TU Darmstadt Dr. Alina Stöver ( (opens in new tab)’s Lab) Prof. Dr. Vogt (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio |
12.00-13.00 | Lunch |
13.00-14.30 | (opens in new tab) European Parliament Visit |
14.30-15.30 |
Keynote Speech: Up the ante: Human rights and morality in the digital world (opens in new tab), Free University of Brussels Prof. Dr. Vagelis Papakonstantinou (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio |
15.30-16.00 | Coffee Break |
16.00-17.00 |
Book Launch: Human Factors in Privacy Research (opens in new tab), TU Darmstadt (works of Dr. Nina Gerber (opens in new tab)’s lab [ Prof. Dr. Vogt (opens in new tab), Dr. Gerber (opens in new tab)], Dr. A. Stöver (opens in new tab) and others) Prof. Dr. Marky (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio Research Highlights (RTG Research Area Privacy & Trust in Online Services) Data Protection Law and Multi-Party Computation: Applications to Information Exchange between Law Enforcement Agencies, (opens in new tab), Goethe University & Dr. Dirk Müllmann (opens in new tab), Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity Dr. Amos Treiber (labs of (opens in new tab) and Prof. Dr. Schneider (opens in new tab)) Prof. Dr. Spiecker (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio The Impact of Human-Artificial Intelligence Collaboration on Organizational Learning, Patrick Hendriks, TU Darmstadt ( (opens in new tab)’s Lab) Prof. Dr. Buxmann (opens in new tab) Abstract (opens in new tab) Speaker Bio |
17.00-17.15 | Official closing |