HAIC Talk: 5G Security – the What, Why and How – with Alf Zugenmaier

Description: Standardization of the first phase of the next generation of cellular networks has almost concluded now, and the roll out of these 5G networks is coming soon. This talk will focus on the security of 3GPP 5G network standards. It will give an understanding of how standardization works, what was standardized for security and try to shed some light to why some things are the way they are.

About the speaker: Alf Zugenmaier is professor for mobile networks and security at the university of applied sciences in Munich, Germany. He has been active in standardization within the 3GPP security standardization group since 2008, working on security standards for 4G and later 5G. Prior to becoming a professor, he worked at DOCOMO Euro-Labs in Munich, Germany, on secure mobility. Before that he was a postdoc at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, UK. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and a Diplom in Physics, both from University of Freiburg. His research interest are in network and systems security and privacy.

Venue: Lumituuli Auditorium, Dipoli, Otakaari 24, 02150 Espoo.

Time: 17:00 – 18:30 (coffee and buns served from 16:15). The lecture will be approximately 45 minutes, after which there will be time for questions.

Registration: HAIC Talks are open to everyone and free of charge but we ask you to register for the event as it helps us to estimate the number of coffees ordered, thank you.