Scholar
René Mayrhofer
Google Scholar ID: Mt_op3IAAAAJ
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Computer Security
Digital Identity
Machine Learning
Spontaneous Authentication
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Publications
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A Brief Note on Cryptographic Pseudonyms for Anonymous Credentials
2025
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An Architecture for Distributed Digital Identities in the Physical World
2025
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Resume
Academic Achievements
Published multiple papers and presentations;
Involved in various projects and lectures.
Research Experience
Participated in the debate on security: freedom vs. surveillance;
Delivered a talk at Kepler Salon on digital shadows and data ownership;
Analyzed data retention laws;
Researched defenses against abusive AI scrapers;
Participated in the Ring Lecture Series on sustainability;
Studied secure messaging and attacks against it;
Developed methods for installing apps from other sources in Android private space;
Proposed BioDSSL: A Domain Specific Sensor Language for global, distributed, biometric identification systems;
Researched shrinking embeddings for facial recognition;
Provided cryptographers' feedback on the EU Digital Identity's ARF.
Background
Research interests include security, privacy, and data protection.
Miscellany
Personal interests include chess, piano playing, dancing, and skydiving.
Co-authors
6 total
Michael Roland
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute of Networks and Security
Hans Gellersen
Professor of Interactive Systems, Lancaster University and Aarhus University
Philipp Hofer
Johannes Kepler University, Institute of Networks and Security
Stephan Sigg
Aalto University
Bernhard Etzlinger
Researcher, Johannes Kepler University Linz
Manuel Rigger
National University of Singapore