Institut für Organisation und Management von Informationssystemen

Steffen Wendzel is the Chair of the Institute of Information Resource Management (IRM / OMI) and Director of the kiz (university library and computing center). He received his habilitation (2020) and PhD (Dr. rer. nat., 2013) from the University of Hagen, Germany. Before joining Ulm University, he was a lecturer (Privatdoz.) at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, FernUniversität in Hagen, a professor and director of the Center for Technology and Transfer (ZTT), Hochschule Worms, and a PostDoc at the Dep. Cyber Security, Fraunhofer FKIE, Bonn.

Current Roles:

  • since 2024: Chair of the Institute of Information Resource Management (OMI)
  • since 2024: Director of the Library and Computing Center (kiz), Ulm University
  • since 2026: Scientific Spokesperson of BelWü
  • since 2024: Member: Working Group of the Scientific Computing Center Directors Baden-Württemberg (ALWR)
  • since 2024: Member: Working Group of the Library Directors Baden-Württemberg (AG BibDir)
  • since 2025: Responsible for the State-level High-performance Computing Project bwHPC-S5 (jointly with Prof. M. Frank, KIT)
  • since 2025: Member: consultative group for bwInfoSec
  • since 2024: Member: Senatsausschuss Lehre, Universität Ulm
  • since 2024: Member: Lenkungsausschuss des Projekts Campusportal zur Einführung von HISinOne, Ulm University
  • since 2025: DFN Representative for Ulm University
  • since 2025: ZKI Representative for Ulm University
  • since 2026: External member RARP (Rechenzentrumsallianz Rheinland-Pfalz)

More information: https://www.wendzel.de/

Publikationen

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Wendzel S, Zwanger V, Meier M, Szlósarczyk S. Envisioning smart building botnets. In: Sicherheit 2014 — Sicherheit, Schutz und Zuverlässigkeit. Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.; 2014     [Datei] 
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Wendzel S, Herdin C, Wirth R, Masoodian M, Luz S, Kaur J. Mosaic-chart based visualization in building automation systems. In: Proceedings of the 9th Future Security Research Conference. Fraunhofer Verlag/MEV Verlag, Berlin; 2014 p. 687—690.     [Datei] 
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Kaur J, Wendzel S. Realization and Experiences with a Low-Cost Building Automation Security Testbed for Educational Purpose. In: Proceedings Computer Science Conference for University of Bonn Students (CSCUBS). 2014     [Datei] 
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Szlósarczyk S, Wendzel S, Kaur J, Meier M, Schubert F. Towards suppressing attacks on and improving resilience of building automation systems — an approach exemplified using BACnet. In: Sicherheit 2014 — Sicherheit, Schutz und Zuverlässigkeit. Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.; 2014     [Datei] 
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Pohl C, Schinzel S, Wendzel S. Proceedings of the Eight GI SIG SIDAR Graduate Workshop on Reactive Security (SPRING 2013). Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI); 2013     [Datei] 
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Lalande J, Wendzel S. Hiding Privacy Leaks in Android Applications Using Low-Attention Raising Covert Channels. In: Proc. 2013 International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES), International Workshop on Emerging Cyberthreats and Countermeasures (ECTCM 2013). IEEE; 2013 p. 701—710.      [DOI] 
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Kahler B, Wendzel S. How to own a building? Wardriving gegen die Gebäude-Automation. In: Proc. 20. DFN Workshop zur Sicherheit in vernetzten Systemen. BoD; 2013 p. H1—H13.     [Datei] 
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Wendzel S, Keller J. Preventing Protocol Switching Covert Channels. International Journal on Advances in Security. 2012; 5(3 and 4)1      [DOI] 
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Wendzel S, Ploetner J. Einstieg in Linux . 5 ed. Galileo Press; 2012
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Ploetner J, Wendzel S. Linux. Das umfassende Handbuch . 5 ed. Galileo Press; 2012     [Datei] 

Offene Abschlussarbeiten und Projekte

4.
(AI-based) Intrusion Detection for Supercomputing . 2026
3.
Covert Channel Amplification (Multiple Topics Available) [Bachelor/Master]. 2026
2.
Fuzzing for Censorship Circumvention [Bachelor/Master]. 2025
1.
Evaluation of Tor Obfuscation Extensions [Bachelor/Master]. 2024