Decentralized communication against surveillance and privacy violation
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Kalman Graffi
Professor Dr.-Ing. Kalman Graffi is Junior-Professor for the “Technology of Social Networks” in the Institute of Computer Science at the Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf in Germany. He obtained his doctorate degree (Dr.-Ing.) from the faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Technische Universität Darmstadt in July 2010, and diplomas in Computer Science and Mathematics, both in 2006, at the same university. With his nine PhD students he concentrates his research on network protocols and mechanisms to support the freedom of speech and privacy around the globe. In specific he researches on a secure peer-to-peer framework for online social networks, on Android-based wireless mesh networks as well as on mechanisms for large-scale democratic argumentation and voting in the Internet. He is founding member of the “Düsseldorf Institute for Internet and Democracy”. He received several awards for his work on secure and decentralized communication platforms and their impact on society. In 2014, he was elected as member in the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) and in 2015 he was elected as “Junior Fellow” of the Gesellschaft für Informatik, both for 5 years. In March 2015 he was awarded the title “Young Scientist of the Year 2014” (Nachwuchswissenschaftler des Jahres 2014) by
Academics.de . Being in dialogue with political activists in the Arab world and outside, allows him to learn the requirements for secure decentralized communication platforms from first hand and to test his solutions in places where they are needed.Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Computer Science Institute, D-40225 Düsseldorf
Abstract
The Internet is one of the main communication platforms of our society. In many countries, communication contents and patterns are surveilled aiming to identify, punish or block undesired ideas. I focus with my research on fully decentralized and secure communication platforms which cannot be surveilled or switched off, on Android-based wireless mesh networks which support local communication that do not pass through the Internet, as well as on concepts for Internet-based democracy. My contributions aim for a practical usability in form of prototypes and software provided to potential users.
Funding statement: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie.
About the author
Professor Dr.-Ing. Kalman Graffi is Junior-Professor for the “Technology of Social Networks” in the Institute of Computer Science at the Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf in Germany. He obtained his doctorate degree (Dr.-Ing.) from the faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the Technische Universität Darmstadt in July 2010, and diplomas in Computer Science and Mathematics, both in 2006, at the same university. With his nine PhD students he concentrates his research on network protocols and mechanisms to support the freedom of speech and privacy around the globe. In specific he researches on a secure peer-to-peer framework for online social networks, on Android-based wireless mesh networks as well as on mechanisms for large-scale democratic argumentation and voting in the Internet. He is founding member of the “Düsseldorf Institute for Internet and Democracy”. He received several awards for his work on secure and decentralized communication platforms and their impact on society. In 2014, he was elected as member in the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) and in 2015 he was elected as “Junior Fellow” of the Gesellschaft für Informatik, both for 5 years. In March 2015 he was awarded the title “Young Scientist of the Year 2014” (Nachwuchswissenschaftler des Jahres 2014) by Academics.de. Being in dialogue with political activists in the Arab world and outside, allows him to learn the requirements for secure decentralized communication platforms from first hand and to test his solutions in places where they are needed.
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Computer Science Institute, D-40225 Düsseldorf
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