Gaston Pugliese

Dr.-Ing. Gaston Pugliese

I am a postdoctoral researcher at FAU with a research focus on online privacy and digital forensics. While I am primarily focused on the technical aspects of these areas, I also engage in interdisciplinary research to study user-centric perspectives on security and privacy in everyday technology use.

My current and past activities as teaching assistant include several courses in the areas of IT security and digital forensics.

Course Institution Lecturer
Human Factors in Security and Privacy Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Zinaida Benenson
IT Security Conference Seminar Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Felix Freiling
IT Security Project Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Felix Freiling
Proseminar: IT Security Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Felix Freiling
Basics of Digital Forensics Albstadt-Sigmaringen University Felix Freiling
Browser and Application Forensics Albstadt-Sigmaringen University Holger Morgenstern
Methods of Digital Forensics Open Competence Center for Cyber Security (OpenC3S) Felix Freiling
Browser and Application Forensics Open Competence Center for Cyber Security (OpenC3S) Felix Freiling

I usually offer and advise theses, projects, and seminar papers closely connected to my research and teaching activities, but I am occasionally interested in related topics as well. Currently, I am particularly interested in offering and advising topics related to

  • digital privacy, web tracking, and privacy-enhancing technologies,
  • security, privacy, and forensic aspects of IoT and smart environments,
  • human factors in everyday technology use.

If you are interested in my open topics in these areas, or if you would like to pitch your own ideas and are looking for an advisor, feel free to drop me an email.

Community Service

Conferences

  • EuroUSEC 2025 · European Symposium on Usable Security · Program Committee Member
  • DFRWS USA 2025 · 25th Digital Forensics Research Conference USA · Program Committee Member
  • DFRWS EU 2025 · 12th Digital Forensics Research Conference Europe · Program Committee Member
  • CHI 2025 · ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · External Reviewer
  • CHI 2024 · ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · External Reviewer
  • PETS 2022 · 22nd Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium · External Reviewer
  • ARES 2021 · 16th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security · External Reviewer
  • PETS 2021 · 21st Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium · External Reviewer
  • DFRWS EU 2020 · 7th Digital Forensics Research Conference Europe · Program Committee Member
  • DFRWS EU 2019 · 6th Digital Forensics Research Conference Europe · Program Committee Member

Reviews for Journals

  • ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
  • IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS)

Articles
  • I Blame Apple in Part for My False Expectations: An Autoethnographic Study of Apple’s Lockdown Mode in iOS
    Benedikt Mader, Christian Eichenmüller, Gaston Pugliese, Dennis Eckhardt, Zinaida Benenson
    arXiv (Nov 20, 2024) — Paper
  • Used, Avoided, Restricted? Perceptions, Behavior, and Changes in Video Conferencing of German-speaking Users During and After the Pandemic
    Lydia Weinberger, Christian Eichenmüller, Freya Gassmann, Gaston Pugliese, Zinaida Benenson
    EuroUSEC 2024 — Paper (Proceedings) · Paper (Pre-Proceedings)
  • Do You “Relay” Want to Give Me Away? – Forensic Cues of Smart Relays and Their IoT Companion Apps
    Maximilian Eichhorn, Gaston Pugliese
    DFRWS APAC 2024 / Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation (Vol. 50, Supplement) — Paper
  • Started Off Local, Now We’re in the Cloud: Forensic Examination of the Amazon Echo Show 15 Smart Display
    Jona Crasselt, Gaston Pugliese
    DFRWS USA 2024 — Paper · Artifacts
  • Nyon Unchained: Forensic Analysis of Bosch’s eBike Board Computers
    Marcel Stachak, Julian Geus, Gaston Pugliese, Felix Freiling
    DFRWS EU 2024 — Paper
  • Well Played, Suspect! – Forensic Examination of the Handheld Gaming Console “Steam Deck”
    Maximilian Eichhorn, Janine Schneider, Gaston Pugliese
    DFRWS EU 2024 / Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation (Vol. 48, Supplement) — Paper · Artifacts
  • Long-Term Observation on Browser Fingerprinting: Users’ Trackability and Perspective
    Gaston Pugliese, Christian Riess, Freya Gassmann, Zinaida Benenson
    PETS 2020 — Paper
  • Ich sehe was, das du nicht siehst: Die Realität von Mobilebanking zwischen allgemeinen und rechtlichen Anforderungen
    Vincent Haupert, Gaston Pugliese
    GI Sicherheit 2018 — Paper
  • Web Tracking: Overview and Applicability in Digital Investigations
    Gaston Pugliese
    it – Information Technology 2015 (Vol. 57, Issue 6) — Paper
Book Chapters
  • Methodik der Anwendungsforensik
    Gaston Pugliese
    In: Browser- und Anwendungsforensik. Felix Freiling und Christian Riess. 7. Auflage, Feb. 2021, pp. 67–81. Studienbriefe im Masterstudiengang Digitale Forensik, Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen.
  • Praktische Anwendungsanalyse von Android-Apps
    Gaston Pugliese
    In: Browser- und Anwendungsforensik. Felix Freiling und Christian Riess. 7. Auflage, Feb. 2021, pp. 83–100. Studienbriefe im Masterstudiengang Digitale Forensik, Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen.
  • Verfassen eines technischen Berichts
    Gaston Pugliese
    In: Browser- und Anwendungsforensik. Felix Freiling und Christian Riess. 7. Auflage, Feb. 2021, pp. 101–113. Studienbriefe im Masterstudiengang Digitale Forensik, Hochschule Albstadt-Sigmaringen.

  • Live-Hacking — Wie digitale Angriffe ablaufen
    Davide Bove, Immanuel Lautner, Gaston Pugliese, Lydia Weinberger
    Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (LNdW23) · Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen (RRZE) · Erlangen · Oct 21, 2023
  • Sicherheit und Privatsphäre in der Alltagsdigitalisierung
    Gaston Pugliese
    Schüler-Infotag der Elektrotechnik-Elektronik-Informationstechnik (EEI) und Informatik · FAU · Erlangen · Mar 14, 2023
  • Long-Term Observation on Browser Fingerprinting: Users’ Trackability and Perspective
    Gaston Pugliese
    PETS 2020 · virtual · July 16, 2020
  • Technical and User-Centred Insights Into Browser Fingerprinting
    Gaston Pugliese
    USP Day 2020 — Workshop on Usable Security and Privacy · Freie Universität Berlin · Jan 10, 2020
  • P-Seminar: Web Tracking
    Gaston Pugliese
    Gymnasium Fridericianum @ i1 · Erlangen · Oct 9, 2019
  • Nutzerverfolgung im Netz – Dein digitaler Fingerabdruck
    Gaston Pugliese
    Schnupperuni Informatik · FAU · Erlangen · Nov 7, 2017 · Oct 31, 2018
  • Browser Fingerprinting: Mich kennt doch keiner
    Gaston Pugliese
    Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, VDI Rheingau-Bezirksverein, Arbeitskreis Internet-Sicherheit · Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität · Mainz · Mar 1, 2017
  • Unsere Spuren im Web
    Gaston Pugliese
    Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (LNdW15) · Beyond Privacy · Interdisziplinäres Zentrum Literatur und Kultur der Gegenwart · Erlangen · Oct 24, 2015

Email
  • gaston.pugliese [＠] fau.de
Postal Address

Lehrstuhl für Informatik 1
Martensstr. 3
91058 Erlangen

Visitor Address

Martensstr. 3
91058 Erlangen
Floor 12, Room 12.133