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Join us for the fifth annual High-Tech Women Event (HTW’25) on September 4, 2025, in Darmstadt, Germany. This dynamic event provides a unique platform for accomplished women worldwide in technology and science to share their professional experiences and groundbreaking ideas. Our event focuses on mentoring young female talents and enhancing their opportunities through engaging discussions and presentations with established female leaders in science and technology. While the emphasis is on women in tech, particularly cybersecurity and privacy, the event also features expert speakers from other disciplines. Open to everyone, HTW’25 is dedicated to promoting inclusivity and collaboration across the tech community.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with, learn from, and be inspired by the female experts shaping the future of technology and science.
List of Speakers
ANNA HAKKERS, PhD, Leader in Data & AI Security
MARIA MENDEZ REAL, Professor at the University of South Brittany
ELIF YESiLBEK Cryptographer at CISO, ABN AMRO Bank N.V
Title & Short Abstract:
Post-Quantum Cryptography: Quantum Impact on Cryptography, Current State with the Standards and Crypto-Agility
This talk will introduce how developments in quantum computing affected cryptography, post-quantum cryptography and cryptographic-agility.
Elif studied Mathematics and Software Engineering in Turkey. She completed her Computer Science masters in Information Security in Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands with focus on Cryptography. Right now she is working as a Cryptographer.
YUNWEN LIU
Decentralized systems, Cryptography
Title: Security and Privacy Challenges in Decentralized Ecosystems
Abstract: This talk examines three critical areas of concern: the centralization of Ethereum block building, which threatens censorship resistance and protocol neutrality; persistent smart contract vulnerabilities that continue to cause substantial financial losses; and the security and privacy implications of interoperability across Layer 2 solutions, where cross-chain communication introduces new attack vectors. We highlight the urgent need to build secure and privacy-preserving protocols for decentralized infrastructure.
Bio: Yunwen Liu is an assistant professor at COSIC, KU Leuven, Belgium. Her research is mainly on blockchain technology, with a particular emphasis on designing privacy-preserving protocols aimed at mitigating attacks and centralization risks in decentralized ecosystems. She also develops machine-aided tools for analyzing cryptosystems and blockchains.
Time and Venue
Date:
4 September, 2025
Location:
– Welcome Hotel Darmstadt –
Organizers
Prof. Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi Technical University Darmstadt, Germany
Dr.sc. Elissa Mollakuqe, Technical University Darmstadt
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