Information Security
Research Assistant
Address:
Ruhr-University Bochum
Faculty of Computer Science
Information Security
Universitätsstr. 150
D-44801 Bochum
Room: MC 1.58
Telephone: (+49) (0) 234 32 – 24446
E-Mail: annika.wilde@rub.de
I am a third-year Computer Science PhD student at Ruhr University Bochum and was honored to become the faculty’s first fast-track PhD student in Computer Science. My research focuses on confidential computing, with a particular interest in its intersection with decentralized technologies, where the two complement each other in enabling secure computation while minimizing the need for trusted parties.
Beyond research, I enjoy playing the flute in an ensemble — which I have been part of for over 15 years — as well as bouldering, diving, and reading thrillers. You can explore my work on Google Scholar, DBLP, ORCID, connect with me via LinkedIn, or simply send me an email. I’m always happy to discuss research ideas and potential collaborations.
Curriculum Vitae
- Since 10/2022: Research Assistant at the Chair for Information Security
- Honored to be the first fast track PhD student in the CS faculty at RUB
- 10/2020 – 04/2023: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in IT Security / Information Technology at Ruhr University Bochum
- 10/2017 – 10/2020: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in IT Security / Information Technology at Ruhr University Bochum
Awards
- Master thesis awarded with the Rotary University Prize 2023 by the Rotary Club Bochum-Hellweg
- Awarded for Best Female Master’s Degree in IT Security/Information Technology (Academic Year 2023/2024)
Talks & Presentations
- The Forking Way: When TEEs Meet Consensus, TUM Blockchain Conference 2025, Munich, Germany, September 2025 (Invited Talk)
- The Forking Way: When TEEs Meet Consensus, TUM Blockchain & Cybersecurity Salon, Munich, Germany, May 2025 (Invited Talk)
Mehr Cloud – mehr Sicherheitslücken?, #1Security4Women Cloud & Security, Bonn, Germany November 2023 (Panelist)
- Securing Next Generation Platforms, NEC Laboratories Europe, Heidelberg, Germany, July 2023 (Invited Talk)
Service
- Artifact Evaluation Committee Member of Usenix Security Symposium, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2026
- Artifact Evaluation Committee Member of Usenix Security Symposium, Seattle, WA, USA, 2025
- Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 2025
- Reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 2024
Projects
- REWiring the ComposItional Security VeRification and AssurancE of Systems of Systems Lifecycle (REWIRE), Horizon Europe Project Cybersecurity, 2024-2025
- Trustworthy Computing, NEC Laboratories Europe, Industry project, 2023-2025
Teaching
I supported the following courses as a teaching assistant:
- System Security (5 ECTS), Ruhr University Bochum (G.Karame), Summer Semester 2024, 2025
- Practical Course on Blockchain Security (4 ECTS), Ruhr University Bochum (G. Karame), Summer Semester 2024
- Seminar Information Security (2 ECTS), Ruhr University Bochum, Summer Semester 2023, 2024, Winter Semester 22/23, 23/24
Co-Supervised Theses
- Jana Ilic, „Tracing the Footprints of the Wesee Attack against AMD SEV“, Bachelor Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2024/25
- Tayfun Ceylan, „TEE-based Machine Learning: Extending and Analyzing Machine Learning Algorithms for PPFL“, Bachelor Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2024/25
- Kyle Rudnick, „Resilience of AMD SEV Trusted Execution Against Forking Attacks: A Security Assessment“, Master Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2024
- Maren Beißel, „How much more security can be reached by configuring the kernel by yourself?“, Bachelor Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2024
- Paul Meyer, „Remote Attestation of Distributed Workloads“, Master Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2023
- Tim Niklas Gruel, „Security Analysis of TEE-based Smart Contracts“, Bachelor Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2023
- Moritz Sanft, „Extending Attestation Primitives for Keystone“, Bachelor Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2023
- Tobias Pagel, „Increasing accountability in centralized mining pools using TEEs as a trust anchor“, Bachelor Thesis, Ruhr University Bochum, 2023
Publications
- Annika Wilde, Samira Briongos, Claudio Soriente, Ghassan Karame
On Abnormal Execution Timing of Conditional Jump Instructions
In Proceedings of the ACM on Measurements and Analysis of Computing Systems (ACM SIGMETRICS), 2026
[ Preprint | BibTeX ] - Annika Wilde, Tim Niklas Gruel, Claudio Soriente, Ghassan Karame
The Forking Way: When TEEs Meet Consensus
In Proceedings of the Network and Distributed Systems Security Symposium (NDSS), 2025
[ Preprint | BibTeX ] - Simon Klix, Nils Albartus, Julian Speith, Paul Staat, Alice Verstege, Annika Wilde, Daniel Lammers, Jörn Langheinrich, Christian Kison, Sebastian Sester-Wehle, Daniel Holcomb, Christof Paar
Stealing Maggie’s Secrets – On the Challenges of IP Theft Through FPGA Reverse Engineering
In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communication Security (ACM CCS), 2024
[ Preprint | BibTeX ] - Annika Wilde, Samira Briongos, Claudio Soriente, Ghassan Karame
The Real Menace of Cloning Attacks on SGX Applications
Results presented at Learning from Authoritative Security Experiment Results (LASER) Workshop, 2023
[ PDF ] - Samira Briongos, Ghassan Karame, Claudio Soriente, Annika Wilde
No Forking Way: Detecting Cloning Attacks on Intel SGX Applications
In Proceedings of the 39th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC ’23), 2023
[ Preprint | BibTeX ]