Information Security
Research Assistant
Address:
Ruhr-University Bochum
Faculty of Computer Science
Information Security
Universitätsstr. 150
D-44801 Bochum
Room: MC 1.61
Telephone: (+49) (0) 234 32 – 15191
E-Mail: Simon.Lachnit@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Curriculum Vitae
- Since 06/2024: Research Assistant at the Chair for Information Security
- 04/2022 – 09/2024: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in IT Security / Information Technology at Ruhr University Bochum
- 10/2018 – 04/2022: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in IT Security / Information Technology at Ruhr University Bochum
Research
- Federated Learning
- Backdoor Attacks
Publications
- Simon Lachnit, Ghassan Karame
On Hyperparameters and Backdoor-Resistance in Horizontal Federated Learning
In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communication Security (ACM CCS), 2025[ Preprint | BibTeX ] - Pascal Zimmer, Simon Lachnit, Alexander Jan Zielinski, Ghassan Karame
Targeted Physical Evasion Attacks in the Near-Infrared Domain
In Proceedings of the Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium (NDSS) 2026
[ Preprint | BibTeX ] (to appear)