Cybersecurity is Required Everywhere
The continuous advances in information technologies during the last years have not only lead to great increases of productivity and convenience, but also to unprecedented threats. Today, corporate and private data is generated and processed essentially everywhere – from small sensors and IoT devices to cloud services. Therefore, also corresponding protection mechanisms are required everywhere. Cybersecurity has become a key enabling technology of our digital society and the demand for experts in security and privacy is very high. This creates countless opportunities (startups, enterprises, academia) for graduates specializing in cybersecurity.
Take Off to Countless Opportunities
Research and education in cybersecurity is our passion at ISEC. It is important to us to create a great environment to support students in taking off to the opportunities in cybersecurity. The following paragraphs provide an overview and important pointers for current and aspiring Bachelor, Master, and PhD students.
Bachelor
Study the foundations
In our bachelor-level courses, we teach the foundations of information security and computing. Find out more about them here.
Participate in CTFs with LosFuzzys
The LosFuzzys are a student team, located in the FuzzyLab on the ground floor of our institute. They participate in Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions in the area of information security and host regular meetings and trainings. They also develop their own IT Security Challenges for training purposes and for courses at TU Graz.
Join us as a teaching assistant
If you’re interested in supporting us as a teaching assistant for a specific course, feel free to reach out to your lecturer!
Find your Bachelor’s Thesis Topic
We offer a wide range of Topics for Bachelor Thesis. However, note that the list on the website is always only a snapshot of what we offer. You can always also simply reach out to one of our lecturers to ask for a topic. We recommend doing your Bachelor thesis and the course “introduction to scientific writing” in the same field.
ISEC Bachelor Excellence Award
Great work deserves appropriate appreciation. In case you finish your Bachelor studies with distinction and you major in information security during your master, you are eligible for an ISEC Bachelor Excellence Award.
Master
Cybersecurity Scholarships
The Cybersecurity Scholarships for international students aim to support excellent students who have completed their bachelor’s degree at another university and come to TU Graz in order to specialize in information security. The are part of the framework of the TU Graz 100 scholarship programme.
Currently no applications possible – they usually open at the beginning of the year.
Summer Internships
No plans for the summer? Join us as an intern and broaden your knowledge in Security, Privacy, Cryptography or Verification. Every year, we offer over a dozen summer internships where students will improve their knowledge and skills, get to know some of the best security research experts and work on professional research projects.
Student Staff
Do you want to join our team and collect project experience while you study? If you are a computer science student, we can employ you up to half-time as a student staff member. These posts are tailored for students who need to work in parallel to finance their studies.
Major in “Information Security”
TU Graz is offering a major-minor system where you can choose to specialize in your master’s studies: Out of a total of 120 ECTS, you can do up to 100 ECTS in information security. You can complement it with one of these fields: AI, robotics, software technology, human-centered computing, and many more.
Find Your Master’s Thesis Topic
The master thesis an important milestone. Choose the Topic of your Master’s Thesis in the area that interests you most. For selecting the topic, it is best to reach out directly to one of our lecturers to find the topic that is the best match of shared research interests.
ISEC Student Research Excellence Award
It is our goal at ISEC to involve students into research already as early possible – for example in the context of a Bachelor thesis, a Bachelor/Master project, or the Master thesis. Every student at ISEC that becomes a co-author of a scientific publication in the context of a thesis or project, receives an ISEC Student Research Excellence Award.
phd
Join as PhD Student
We typically have several open PhD positions at ISEC and it is possible to Start a PhD at any time of the year. We offer full-time employment during which it is possible to work on your favorite research challenges.
Your PhD Proposal
The PhD Program at ISEC has several milestones that are all defined in our PhD Handbook. This first important milestone is after the first year, during which you explore your field of research and create your first research results.
Share Your Results at Conferences Around the Globe
An essential part of doing a PhD is to share your research findings and to exchange with other researchers. This sharing of results happens through publications, but it also happens through presentations and meetings in-person. ISEC has a wide range of academic and industrial partners from around the globe and traveling to partners and conferences is part of every PhD.
Defend Your Doctoral Thesis
After having become an expert in the field and after having published several scientific articles, the presentation of your research results in a formal defense concludes the PhD. Select one of the countless opportunities to continue your path. The sky is the limit.