Matthew Smith

Professor Matthew Smith is a computer science professor at the University of Bonn and the head of the Behavioral Security & Privacy group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing, and Ergonomics (Fraunhofer FKIE). His research focuses on the human factors of IT security and privacy, aiming to develop more user-friendly security and privacy systems, with a particular emphasis on the needs of developers and system administrators. He has published extensively in leading international conferences (such as IEEE S&P, ACM CCS, USENIX Security, etc.) and has received numerous prestigious awards, including the North Rhine-Westphalia Innovation Award and the Google Security & Privacy Research Award. Professor Matthew Smith is also the co-founder and scientific advisor of Code Intelligence, which provides AI-based automated software security testing solutions. Additionally, he is actively involved in the AIxCC DARPA Grand Challenge project, working on AI systems for vulnerability discovery and remediation.

• 2014–Present·University of Bonn·Professor of Computer Science
  • Leads the Behavioral Security & Privacy group, focusing on research and education in human-centric security.
• 2014–Present·Fraunhofer FKIE·Department Head
  • Heads the "Usable Security & Privacy" department, exploring how to enhance system security through technology and behavior.
• Co-founder | Code Intelligence
  • Spearheaded the development of the security testing tool "CI Fuzz," enabling developers to conduct automated security testing.

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  • No specific educational background information is currently provided.