I am an associated scientist and a former postdoctoral researcher of the IT Security Infrastructures Lab at FAU.
Apart from supervising student work, my past activities as teaching assistant include several courses on digital security, privacy, and 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 |
Community Service
Conferences
- IMF 2026 · 15th International Conference on IT Security Incident Management & IT Forensics · Program Committee Member
- DFRWS USA 2026 · 26th Digital Forensics Research Conference USA · Program Committee Member
- DFRWS EU 2026 · 13th Digital Forensics Research Conference Europe · Program Committee Member
- 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
- UDIM: Formal User-Device Interaction Model for Approximating Artifact Coverage in IoT Forensics
Maximilian Eichhorn, Andreas Hammer, Gaston Pugliese, Felix Freiling
SDIoTSec 2026 (co-located with NDSS 2026) — Paper - 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.