Person
Prof. Dr. Marc Stöttinger
Vita
Marc Stöttinger is Professor of Computer Engineering and Security at Hochschule RheinMain - University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSRM). In addition to teaching and supervising theses and doctoral candidates, he is active in various academic committees and conducts research in the fields of hardware security, post-quantum cryptography, and the security of embedded systems. He is also a member of the SSMT research center (Smart Systems for Humans and Technology) and the PZAI doctoral center (Doctoral Center for Applied Computer Science).
| since 2022 | Professor of Computer Engineering and Security at Hochschule RheinMain - University of Applied Sciences and Arts |
| since 2026 | Visiting Professor an der Nanyang Technological University in Singapur |
| since 2025 | Associate Senior Research Fellow at Fraunhofer Singapore |
| since 2024 | Associate Researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nanosystems (ENAS) |
| 2012 to 2014 | Post-Doc at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore |
| 2008 to 2012 | Associate Researcher at the Centre for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt (CASED) |
| 2020 to 2021 | Senior IT Analyst at the Hessian Ministry of the Interior, Security and Homeland Protection |
| 2014 to 2020 | Senior Expert for Embedded Hardware Cyber Security at Aumovio SE (former Continental AG) |
| 2012 to 2014 | Co Principal investigator of Research Group at the PACE Lab, Temasek Laboratories @ Nanyang Technological University in Singapore |
| 2008 to 2012 | Research Assistant at TU Darmstadt |
| 2008 to 2012 | PhD at Darmstadt Technical University in collaboration with the Centre for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt (CASED) |
| 2002 to 2008 | Studied Electrical and Information Engineering at Darmstadt Technical University |
Teaching
He teaches on both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, covering a wide range of topics: from modules that are more hardware-intensive and focused on hardware-oriented programming, through the field of embedded systems, to the subject area of security and cryptography. All lecture materials can be found on stud.ip
The following modules have been designed and delivered to date:
- Advance Security Engineering
- Bare-metal Programming
- Bare-metal Programming 1
- Bare-metal Programming 2
- Current Topics in Computer Science - Post-Quanten Cryptography
- Current Topics in Computer Science - AI in Security
- Embedded IT-Security
- Embedded Systems
- Fundamentals of Digital Electronics
- Microprocessor Technology
- Security
Research and projects
Marc Stöttinger is highly active in research and is involved in several national and international research projects. His research in the fields of hardware security, post-quantum cryptography and embedded systems security includes work on side-channel and error-injection analysis, countermeasures against implementation attacks, and the migration of cryptographic systems to quantum-secure methods.
- Embedded System Security:
- Implementation attacks (Side-channel and fault injection attacks)
- Secure implmenation of cryptographic algorithms in HW/SW
Security architecture of embedded systems (system level)
- Cryptographic migration and agility:
- Post quantum cryptography with constrained resources
- Secure engineering and transformation processes
- Operative security mechanism and process for embedded systems
- Applicaiton domain:
- Automotive
- IoT
- QUEST - Quantum-safe Embedded Systems with Side-channel Tolerance
- Funded by Cyber-Argentur
- Runtime: 01-04-2026 - 31-03-2029
- H3SI - Holistic Security Solutions for Software-Hardware Implementations
- Funded by DFG
- Runtime: 01-04-2026 - 31-03-2029
- QUASAR-CREATE Thrust 2 - Improving quantum security testing and assessment
- Funded by the NRF CREATE partner program, managed by Fraunhofer Singapore Cerntre FSR@NTU
- Website: https://www.fraunhofer.sg/en/research/quantum-security-and-cyber-resilience/quasar-thrust-2.html
- Accepted: 01-09-2025
- PAFAIT - Post-quantum cryptography for automotive components
- Funded by BMBF
- Website: https://www.forschung-it-sicherheit-kommunikationssysteme.de/projekte/parfait
- Runtime: 01.09.2024 - 31.08.2027
- QUDIS - Quantum secure digital rail tracks
- Funded by BMBF
- Website: https://www.forschung-it-sicherheit-kommunikationssysteme.de/projekte/qudis
Runtime: 01.07.2024 - 30.06.2027
- DI-SIGN-HEP - A secure, industrial-grade, standardised HSM based on open-source EDA tools and processors
- Funded by BMBF
- Website: https://hep-alliance.org
- Runtime: 01.06.2024 - 31.05.2027
- IoT-Matrix-TENG
- Contracted reseach by HZD
- Runtime: 01.10.2023 - 31.03.2023
- SASPIT - Safe and Secure Sensor Platform for IoT
- BMBF-gefördert
- Website: https://saspit.cs.hs-rm.de
- Runtime: 01.05.2023 - 30.05.2025
- FIENDISH - ForensIsche Extraktion voN iot-Daten Im Smart-Home
- Funded by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior, Security, and Homeland Protection
- Runtime: 01.08.2023 - 30.11.2025
- SCAN - Side-Channel Attack with Nitrogen-Vacancy Centres
- Funded by Cyber-Argentur
- Website: https://www.cyberagentur.de/programme/sca-qs/
- Runtime: 01.04.2025 - 31.03.2026
Publications are accessible via: Google Scholar
Recent Publications:
2026
- A. Hellenbrand, S. Jacob, C. Müller, M. Rehberg, M. Stöttinger. Quantensichere Digitale Schiene. 9. Scientific Railway Signalling Symposium (2026) - Accepted
- E. Nzetchuen, M. Stöttinger, A. Wiesmaier and E. Yeşilbek. A Study of PQC Migration Frameworks. Workshop on Migration and Agility in Cryptographic Systems (2026) - Accepted
- S. Syed-Winkler, C. Krauß, S. Pape, and M. Stöttinger. Datenschutz durch Technik. Datenschutz Datensich 50, 82–87 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11623-026-2210-z
- F. Campos, D. Hahn, D. Könnecke, and M. Stöttinger. Oil, Vinegar, and Sparks: Key Recovery from {UOV} via Single Electromagnetic Fault Injection. Cryptology ePrint Archive, Paper 2026/154 (2026). https://eprint.iacr.org/2026/154
2025
- J. Wälde and M. Stöttinger, "Improving Supply Chain Security with Secure External Memories," 2025 23rd IEEE Interregional NEWCAS Conference (NEWCAS), Paris, France, 2025, pp. 100-103, doi: 10.1109/NewCAS64648.2025.11107134
- B. Fischer, M. Stöttinger, B. Barthelmes, S. Eric Panitz, and R. Dörner. 2025. Credential-Based Pseudonym Generation for Programming Process Data Collection. In Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1 (ITiCSE 2025). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 228–234. https://doi.org/10.1145/3724363.3729046
- S. Jost, M. Stöttinger and R. Kanth, "Low-Cost Platform for Fault Injection Attacks on Industrial Programmable Logic Controllers," 2025 14th Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (MECO), Budva, Montenegro, 2025, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/MECO66322.2025.11049117
Committees and memberships
In addition to his work on research projects, he is active on various academic bodies and serves as a reviewer for academic journals and conference papers. He is also involved in various bodies and committees within the university.
2026
- AIHWS 2026 - Program Committee
- DATE 2026 - Program Committee
- escar Europe 2026 - Program Committee
- FTDC 2026 - Program Committee
- IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits & Systems - Reviewer
- IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing - Reviewer
- ISLPED 2026 - Program Committee (Hardware and System Security Track)
- Journal on the Solid-State Circuits Society - Reviewer
- MAgiCS 26 - Program Chair
- TCHES 2026 - Program Committee
- SOS 2026 - Program Committee
2025
- ACM CSCS 2025 - Programm committee
- AIHWS 2025 -Programm committee
- COINS 2025 - Programm committee
- DATE 2025 - Programm committee
- escar Europe 2025 - Programm committee
- FDTC 2025 - Programm committee
- IEEE WF-IoT 2025 - Programm committee
- ISLPED 2025 - Programm committee
- NEWCAS 2025 - Programm committee
- SOS 2025 -Programm committee
- TCHES 2025 - Programm committee
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
- Commission head of the PhD defense “Securing Automotive Communication Protocols using Formal Verification” of Timm Lauser at the Hochschule Darmstadt
2024
- AsiaCrypt2024 - Programm committee
- ACM CSCS 2024 - Programm committee
- COSADE 2024 - Programm committee
- escar Europe 2024 - Programm committee
- FTDC 2024 - Programm committee
- SOS 2024 - Programm committee
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
2023
- ACM CSCS 2023 - Programm Committee
- CARDIS 2023 - Programm Committee
- COINS 2023 - Programm Committee
- COSADE 2023 - Programm Committee
- Dagstuhl-Seminar 23152 Secure and Efficient Post-Quantum Cryptography in Hardware and Software
- escar Europe 2023 - Programm Committee
- SPACE 2023 - Programm Committee
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
- Reacredation of the study program computer engineering
- Writing Committee der Promotion "Security and Privacy in the Smart Grid" von Pol Van Aubel an der Radboud University
2022
- CAST 2022 - Programm committee
- CARDIS 2022 -Programm committee
- COSADE 2022 - Programm committee
- escar Europe 2022 - Programm committee
- Lorentz Center Workshop Post-Quantum Cryptography for Embedded Systems 2022 - Program Chair
- SPACE 2022 - Programm committee
2021
- CAST 2021 - Programm committee
- CHES 2021 - Programm committee
- COSADE 2021 - Programm committee
- escar Europe 2021 - Programm committee
- SPACE 2021 - Programm committee
2020
- CAST 2020 - Programm committee
- COSADE 2020 - Programm committee
- escar Europe 2020 - Programm committee
- Lorentz Center Workshop Post-Quantum Cryptography for Embedded Systems 2020 - Program Chair
2019
- CAST 2019 - Programm committee
- COSADE 2019 - Programm Chair
- Dagstuhl-Seminar 19301 Secure Composition for Hardware Systems
- escar Europe 2019 - Programm committee
- Informatik 2019 - Programm committee
2018
- CAST 2018 - Programm committee
- COSADE 2018 - Programm committee
- escar Europe 2018 - Programm committee
- ReCoSoc 2018 - Programm committee
2026
- MAgiCS 26 - Organizer
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
2025
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
- Commission head of the PhD defense “Securing Automotive Communication Protocols using Formal Verification” of Timm Lauser at the Hochschule Darmstadt
2024
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
2023
- Dagstuhl-Seminar 23152 Secure and Efficient Post-Quantum Cryptography in Hardware and Software - Participant
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
- Reacredation of the study program computer engineering
- Writing Committee der Promotion "Security and Privacy in the Smart Grid" von Pol Van Aubel an der Radboud University
2022
- Lorentz Center Workshop Post-Quantum Cryptography for Embedded Systems 2022 - Organizer (International Seminar Workshop)
- SPACE 2022 - Programm committee
2020
- Lorentz Center Workshop Post-Quantum Cryptography for Embedded Systems 2020 - - Organizer (International Seminar Workshop)
2019
- Dagstuhl-Seminar 19301 Secure Composition for Hardware Systems - Participant
Additional
2026
- MAgiCS 26 - Organizer
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
2025
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
- Commission head of the PhD defense “Securing Automotive Communication Protocols using Formal Verification” of Timm Lauser at the Hochschule Darmstadt
2024
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
2023
- Dagstuhl-Seminar 23152 Secure and Efficient Post-Quantum Cryptography in Hardware and Software - Participant
- Director of studies for the study program computer engineering
- Reacredation of the study program computer engineering
- Writing Committee der Promotion "Security and Privacy in the Smart Grid" von Pol Van Aubel an der Radboud University
2022
- Lorentz Center Workshop Post-Quantum Cryptography for Embedded Systems 2022 - Organizer (International Seminar Workshop)
- SPACE 2022 - Programm committee
2020
- Lorentz Center Workshop Post-Quantum Cryptography for Embedded Systems 2020 - - Organizer (International Seminar Workshop)
2019
- Dagstuhl-Seminar 19301 Secure Composition for Hardware Systems - Participant