Visit of Taiwan Delegation at CYSEC
03.07.2017
Long history of fruitful collaboration with cybersecurity institutions in Taiwan
A delegation from Taiwan including Prof. Der-Tsai Lee visited CYSEC. General Manager Dr. Karin-Irene Eiermann and Spokesperson Prof. Johannes Buchmann presented the cybersecurity research at TU Darmstadt. The delegation also visited the construction site of the new CYSEC building at the main campus in the city center of Darmstadt, and had a lab tour at the Department of Computer Science.
The collaboration between the IT security experts at TU Darmstadt and various scientific institutions in Taiwan, in particular , has a long tradition. There is a lively exchange between scientists of TU Darmstadt and Taiwan in all areas of cryptography, various topics regarding privacy as well as selected areas in security within sensor networks. Academia Sinica
In 2008, was awarded an Prof. Der-Tsai Lee (nominated by TU Darmstadt) and in the same year he organized the first of several Germany-Taiwan workshops on cybersecurity and algorithms, in part funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Award. Prof. Lee visits Darmstadt on a regular basis to continue the collaborative work. German Science Foundation (DFG)
From 2011 to 2013, from Prof. Chen-Mou Cheng was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at TU Darmstadt. In 2012, National Taiwan University (NTU), the highest academic honor bestowed on foreign scientists by the Taiwanese government. CYSEC PI Johannes Buchmann was awarded the Tsungming Tu Award
In 2016, CYSEC signed a research cooperation framework agreement with the at Academia Sinica, strengthening the long-standing relationship between the two institutions in a permanent strategic partnership. Research Center for Information Technology Innovation (CITI)
Delegation members
- Prof. Dr. Der-Tsai Lee (Head)
- Mr. Jen-Fu Wang (Associate of Prof. Lee)
- Mr. Hon-Wei JYAN (General Director of the Office for Cyber Security, Taiwan)
- Mr. Chen Chih-Chung (General Director of the Taipeh Representative Office Frankfurt)
- Mrs. Ally Roan (Director Taipeh Representative Office Frankfurt)
- Dr. Chinghua Tsai (Secretary of Taipeh Representative Office Frankfurt)