Our Team
Dr. Matthias Schulze
Senior Researcher
Dr. Matthias Schulze is the head of the research focus "International Cybersecurity" at the IFSH. Before he joined IFSH in October 2023, he was the deputy head of the Security Research Group at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), as well as the Principal Investigator in the European Repository of Cyber Incidents project.
He completed research stays at the Canadian Citizen Lab and researched and taught at the Chair of International Relations at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, where he obtained his PhD in Political Science. In addition, he is the host of the Percepticon.de podcast on his main topics: cyber conflicts, cyber espionage, and disinformation.
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Mateusz Łabuz
Researcher
Mateusz Łabuz is a researcher at the research focus "International Cybersecurity" at the IFSH. Before joining in November 2024, he was career diplomat at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and graduated the Diplomatic Academy. He continues his work as a lecturer on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and disinformation at the University of the National Education Commission and the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow.
He is a PhD researcher at the Chemnitz University of Technology where he researches deep fakes and synthetic media. In addition, he is the author of one of the biggest Polish websites on the history of World War II, WarHist.pl.
Previous Team Members:
Jantje Silomon
Senior Researcher
Dr. Jantje Silomon joined IFSH in 2019 and she was a Senior Researcher in the ICS Research focus between 2021 and mid-2024. She has a background in computer science. Jantje established and curated the "Jan's Cyber Hotch Potch" newsletter between May 2021 and May 2024. She now works in the private sector.
Mischa Hansel
Senior Researcher & Head of ICS Research Focus
Dr. Mischa Hansel led the International Cybersecurity Research focus from its inception in 2021 until mid-2023. His efforts helped to lift the project from the ground, getting it started and making it well-connected in the German and international cyber-security sphere. He currently holds a professorship at the Berlin School for Economics and Law.
Lena Pollmann
Project Coordinator
Lena Pollmann served as the Project Coordinator from 2021 until end-2024. Her efforts helped to build the ICS Research Focus from the ground up. She was responsible for 3rd party funding, day-to-day coordination tasks and organization of the flagship conference Shaping Cybersecurity. She now works in the private sector.
Kathrin Moog
Research Assistant
Fabiola Schwarz
Research Assistant
Emilia Neuber
Research Assistant
The International Cybersecurity Research Focus is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt, AA)
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