Department of Computer Science

Call for Participation: IFIP Summer School 2026 on Data Protection and Identity Management in Leuven

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Tuesday 3 February 2026

From 10 to 14 August 2026, the renowned IFIP Summer School on data protection and identity management will take place in the picturesque Flemish university town of Leuven. The host is KU Leuven, the alma mater of Prof. Stefan Schiffner, who teaches data protection and data protection technologies as an expert at H-BRS in the Department of Computer Science.

Under the theme
Regulation and Innovation: Catalysts or Antagonists?
the summer school addresses a key issue in digital transformation: while digital technologies are developing rapidly, legal frameworks often seem to lag behind. Are regulation and standards rightly perceived as barriers to innovation, or can they actually promote innovation in a targeted manner?

The IFIP Summer School brings together young international researchers and experts from research and practice to discuss these questions. A special focus is placed on privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) and innovative approaches for data protection-friendly digital systems.

👉 Call for Participation:
Do you have an idea that has the potential to become the privacy enhancing technology of the future? Then apply by 30 April 2026 and become part of the international discussion.
 

20251016 Prof. Dr. Stefan Schiffner
Prof. Dr Stefan Schiffner Image: Miriam Kist

Prof. Dr. Stefan Schiffner is a professor of computer science specialising in privacy and technical data protection at the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) in the Department of Computer Science. He has been involved in the organisation of the IFIP Summer School for several years. He is now a member of the Steering Committee and will take on the role of Co-General Chair this year.

Contact

20251016 Prof. Dr. Stefan Schiffner

Stefan Schiffner

Computer Sciences, Privacy and Data Protection Technologies

Location

Location

Sankt Augustin

Address

Grantham-Allee 20

53757 Sankt Augustin

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