Christian Wressnegger
Professor at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolChristian Wressnegger is a professor in computer security at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, focusing on the intersection of machine learning and security. With more than 13 years in software engineering, distributed systems, and security research, he has bridged industry and academia across KIT, TU Braunschweig, Göttingen, and international labs. His work blends applied ML with practical security challenges, spanning software engineering, algorithms, and distributed systems. He earned a PhD in Applied Machine Learning in Computer Security from Göttingen, a MSc in IT-Security and Computational Intelligence from Graz, and a BSc in Software Engineering from Linz. As of 2025, he serves as Professor at KIT, driving security-focused ML research and education. He is based in Karlsruhe and has a track record of translating research into industry-relevant software solutions.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Applied Machine Learning in Computer Security, PhD, Applied Machine Learning in Computer Security at Georg-August-Universität GöttingenMSc, IT-Security, Computational Intelligence, MSc, IT-Security, Computational Intelligence at Graz University of TechnologyMechatronics, Mechatronics at HTBLA2 LinzBSc, Software Engineering, BSc, Software Engineering at Johannes Kepler University Linz
Github Skills (39)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
chwress/salad
Sep 2013 - Jun 2016
Contributions:2 releases, 181 commits, 8 pushes in 2 years 9 months
chwress/ctest
Nov 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:19 pushes, 18 branches in 17 days
testingtest-frameworkunitctestunit-test
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