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What a week at #CHI2026 ! We’ve come away with fresh insights from great talks and inspiring people. Thank you to everyone who organized such a fantastic conference. #kastel #KIT @kastel

Mob History Jan 25

#OTD (Jan 25) in 1951, 'Dandy Phil' #Kastel testifies from late morning until midnight before the #Kefauver Committee in #NewOrleans.

#Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

KIT-Fakultät für Informatik Dec 23

Forget The Simpsons, South Park or Family Guy — behind door number 23 we discovered hidden talents at the Research Group for Logic of Autonomous Dynamical Systems led by Prof. André Platzer.

Enjoy! 🎬🎁

#kitinformatik #kastel #vads #Adventskalender #Advent

SECUSO Research Dec 10

Im November besuchte uns Prof. Dr. Stefan Katzenbeisser als Gast in der Forschungsgruppe #SECUSO! Katzenbeisser ist Professor an der Universität Passau und Mitbegründer der INCYDE GmbH, die sich auf die #Sicherheit im #Schienenverkehr spezialisiert hat. Vor dieser Berufung hatte er eine Professur an der TU Darmstadt und war Senior #Scientist bei Philips Research in Eindhoven. Anlass des Besuchs war die Einladung zur #KASTEL Distinguished #Lecture, wo er einen Vortrag zum Thema "Securing the Critical #Transportation #Infrastructure - Challenges and Solutions" hielt.
Mehr Informationen: https://www.fim.uni-passau.de/technische-informatik
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Mob History Dec 6

#OTD (Dec 06) in 1926, Phil #Kastel is sentenced to serve three and a half years to eight years in #NewYork State Prison for grand larceny.

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Mob History Nov 6, 2025

#OTD (Nov 06) in 1957, a U.S. tax court orders the payment of $175,000 in back taxes by the #New Orleans area #BeverlyClub, operated by Frank #Costello (shown), Philip #Kastel, Carlos #Marcello and others.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

KASTEL Security Research Labs Nov 6, 2025

On November 5, as part of the #KASTEL Distinguished Lecture Series at KIT Graduate School Cyber Security, Gianluca Stringhini (Professor at Boston University) discussed strategies to improve moderation of false information and influence campaigns on social media. He presented impressing examples of false information, highlighted insufficient countermeasures, and shared his research groups work on automated tools to detect false content and inauthentic accounts. Read more: www.kastel-labs.de

KASTEL Security Research Labs Oct 29, 2025

TRIALOG | Zwischen Datenschutz und Datenrausch
Im Rahmen der Wissenswoche ANYMOS beleuchtet TRIALOG verschiedene Aspekte der Cybersicherheit. Nach einem Impulsvortrag von Markus Beckedahl diskutieren Expert:innen aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft – darunter Jörn Müller-Quade, Sprecher KASTEL Security Research Labs – über Daten, Anonymität, digitale Souveränität und digitale Sicherheit. https://www.triangel.space/event/trialog-wwanymos25/
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#cybersecurity

TRIALOG | WWANYMOS25

Markus Beckedahl und weitere Expertinnen und Experten gewähren Einblick in Cybersicherheit, Mobilitätsapps und vieles mehr.

TRIANGEL Transfer | Kultur | Raum

Mob History Oct 9, 2025

#OTD (Oct 09) in 1939, Frank #Costello (shown), Phil #Kastel and two codefendants are indicted at #NewOrleans for income tax violations.

#MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

KASTEL Security Research Labs Sep 4, 2025

Cryptography Meets Culture at KIT
International PhD students gathered at the Senate Hall at #KIT for the Young Researcher Crypto Seminar (YRKS) – organized by Prof. Jörn Müller-Quade’s “Cryptography and IT Security” group at #KASTEL – Institute of Information Security and Dependability.Talks & discussions on various aspects of #cryptography.Cultural highlight: Karlsruhe “Schlosslichtspiele” light show “The Shining Lights of Science.”Great science, great atmosphere!
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