Hänggi Esther HSLU I

Prof. Dr. Esther Hänggi Esther Hänggi

Co-Head Applied Cyber Security Research Lab

Hänggi Esther HSLU I

Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology

Room 7.36
Campus Zug-Rotkreuz
Suurstoffi 1
6343 Rotkreuz


Research

Co-Head Applied Cyber Security Research Lab

Professor

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Biography

 

Education

  • Dr. sc. ETH Zurich
  • MSc in Physics EPF Lausanne

Professional Activities

  • Lecturer and Researcher, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • Security Engineer, Ergon Airlock
  • Security Analyst, cnlab security ag
  • Research Fellow, Center for Quantum Technologies Singapore
  • Scientific Collaborator, ETH Zurich
Subjects
  • Advisor MSE (please contact directly)
  • Introduction to Quantum Computing
  • Information Security Fundamentals
Teaching and research focus
  • IT-Security
  • (Quantum) Cryptography
  • Quantencomputing

Projects

Research projects

  • IFZ FinTech
  • Quantum-safe Hardware Security Module
  • Experimental Leakage-Resilient Quantum Secret Sharing
  • P-11 Privacy
  • Cyber security attacks - conceptual relevance, methodology and transfer into teaching
  • Cyber security attacks - conceptual relevance, methodology and transfer into teaching
  • Secure distributed computation system
  • Implications of post-quantum cryptography on certificate management solutions
  • Quantum Cryptography in Practice
  • Security conceptualization and assessment of a distributed computation system
  • Hardening the power grid through protection against new domain-specific cyber attack types
  • Post-Processing in Quantenkryptographie
  • SW vs HW Security Check
  • Quantum Advantage in Finance
  • ARMA G1
  • Privacy-preserving Recommender System

Publications and presentations

Publications and presentations - Article, review; peer reviewed

  • Drexel, Joshua; Hänggi, Esther & Méndez Veiga, Iyán (2024). Reproducible Builds and Insights from an Independent Verifier for Arch Linux [Besprechung des Buchs Sicherheit 2024 - Sicherheit, Schutz und Zuverlässigkeit]. GI Sicherheit 2024,
  • Grünenfelder, Fadri; Boaron, Alberto; Resta, Giovanni V.; Perrenoud, Matthieu; Rusca, Davide; Barreiro, Claudio; Houlmann, Raphaël; Sax, Rebecka; Stasi, Lorenzo; El-Khoury, Sylvain; Hänggi, Esther; Bosshard, Nico; Bussières, Félix & Zbinden, Hugo (2023). Fast single-photon detectors and real-time key distillation enable high secret-key-rate quantum key distribution systems. Nature Photonics, 2023, 1-5. doi: 10.1038/s41566-023-01168-2

Publications and presentations - Article, review; not peer reviewed

  • Hänggi, Esther; Méndez Veiga, Iyán & Wang, Ligong (2024). Security for Adversarial Wiretap Channels. arXiv preprint, doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.01760
  • Hänggi, Esther & Winkler, Severin (2024). Insecurity of quantum two-party computation with applications to cheat-sensitive protocols and oblivious transfer reductions. arXiv preprint, doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2405.12121
  • Hänggi, Esther & Obermeier, Sebastian (2024). Applied Cyber Security Research Lab: Combining IT/OT and Quantum-Safe Cryptography. Security Survey, 2024(2), 24-25.
  • Albareti, Franco; Ankenbrand, Thomas; Bieri, Denis; Hänggi, Esther; Lötscher, Damian; Schöngens, Marcel & Stettler, Stefan (2022). A Structured Survey of Quantum Computing for the Financial Industry. arXiv, 1.

Publications and presentations - Chapter/legal commentary/lexicon article

  • Hänggi, Esther; Tellenbach, Bernhard & Wildfeuer, Christoph (2023). Quantum and post-quantum cryptography. In Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW (Hrsg.), Technologies in focus Online: Online Publikation.

Publications and presentations - Presentation (conference/report/lectures)

  • Hänggi, Esther (17.09.2024). Practical Experience with PQC Algorithms. Securosys User & Developer Conference, Zurich.
  • Hänggi, Esther & Winkler, Severin (02.09.2024). Impossibility of Cheat-sensitive Quantum Private Queries. QCRYPT, Vigo, Spain.
  • Hänggi, Esther (01.07.2024). Preparing for a quantum-resistant tomorrow. PointZeroForum, Zurich.
  • Hänggi, Esther; Jauslin, Timeo; Méndez Veiga, Iyán & Wildfeuer, Christoph (12.04.2024). Quantum Computers, Quantum Threat & Post-Quantum Cryptography. World Quantum Day 2024, HSLU Campus Zug-Rotkreuz.
  • Hänggi, Esther; Jauslin, Timeo; Méndez Veiga, Iyán & Wildfeuer, Christoph (12.04.2024). Quantum Safe Connection Between Lucerne University Of Applied Sciences And Arts And University Of Applied Sciences And Arts Northwestern Switzerland. World Quantum Day, world wide.
  • Hänggi, Esther; Méndez Veiga, Iyán & Wang, Ligong (05.03.2024). Security from noise: the wiretap channel. Physics and Security – from Random Numbers to Secure Communication, Bad Honnef, Germany.
  • Hänggi, Esther & Méndez Veiga, Iyán (05.03.2024). randExtract: a Reference Library to Test and Validate Privacy Amplification Implementations. Physics and Security – from Random Numbers to Secure Communication, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef.
  • Hänggi, Esther & Méndez Veiga, Iyán (31.01.2024). Realistic Randomness for Quantum Cryptography Applications. Swiss Quantum Days 2024, Villars-​sur-Ollon.
  • Hänggi, Esther (20.01.2024). Auswirkungen von Quantencomputing auf die IT-Sicherheit. Generalversammlung der GMFH, online.
  • Hänggi, Esther (22.12.2023). Security from noise: the wiretap channel – known approaches, some progress and even more questions. CQT Talk, Singapore.
  • Hänggi, Esther (08.11.2023). Quantum –Threat or Solution? Herbstevent 2023, Zürich.
  • Hänggi, Esther & Obermeier, Sebastian (19.09.2023). Cyber Security an der HSLU - Herausforderungen und Lösungen. OT Cyber Security Tag für die Energieversorgung, Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke, Emmen, Schweiz.
  • Hänggi, Esther & Méndez Veiga, Iyán (06.09.2023). Quantenzufallszahlen Showcase. Herbsttagung, Zürich.
  • Drexel, Joshua; Hänggi, Esther & Méndez Veiga, Iyán (14.04.2023). Quantum Random Number Generator Showcase. World Quantum Day 2023, HSLU Campus Zug-Rotkreuz.
  • Hänggi, Esther (09.03.2023). Quantenkryptographie – Herausforderungen zwischen Theorie und Anwendung. ICT Warrior Academy, Bern.
  • Hänggi, Esther & Méndez Veiga, Iyán (04.02.2023). Privacy Amplification with Python. 26th Conference on Quantum Information Processing (QIP 2023), Ghent University.
  • Hänggi, Esther & Obermeier, Sebastian (17.11.2022). Quantum Cryptography – Challenges between Theory and Application. Hitachi Energy Cybersecurity Community Event - Quantum-Safe Security, online.
  • Hänggi, Esther (19.10.2022). Quantentechnologien – heute und in Zukunft. Digitaltage, Rotkreuz.
  • Hänggi, Esther; Méndez Veiga, Iyán & Niggli, Martina (14.04.2022). Quantum Computers cannot hack everything: Let’s talk about security and quantum cryptography. World Quantum Day, Rotkreuz.
  • Hänggi, Esther (01.02.2022). Persönliche Daten schützen mit Differential Privacy. Datenschutz im Arbeitsrecht, online.
  • Hänggi, Esther (16.11.2021). Differential Privacy. SHPP — Swiss Healthcare Privacy Professionals, online.
  • Bosshard, Nico; Christen, Roland; Hänggi, Esther & Hofstetter, Jörg (01.02.2021). Fast Privacy Amplificationon GPUs. 24th Annual Conference on Quantum Information Processing (QIP 2021), Online.
  • Ankenbrand, Thomas; Bieri, Denis; Hänggi, Esther; Lötscher, Damian & Stettler, Stefan (19.11.2020). Quantum Advantage in Finance. IFZ FinTech Colloquium, Zoom.
  • Hänggi, Esther (12.09.2019). Quantum Computing. Corporate Center, Zurich.
  • Hänggi, Esther (06.09.2019). Quantum Information - Big Hope for Tiny Particles. Ada Lovlace Festival, Zurich.
  • Hänggi, Esther (08.05.2019). Security in a Quantum World. ABB Schweiz AG, Corporate Research, Baden.

Achievements - Commissions, memberships and external activities

  • Hänggi, Esther. Member of the Swiss Quantum Commission. (01.01.2023). Swiss Quantum Initiative.
  • Hänggi, Esther. Member of the WG6 - Technologies & Innovation and Defence & Space. (2022). European Cyber Security Organisation.