Science Lab University of Salzburg & FH Salzburg

People

Team

MATRIS Science Lab has a team at each institution. Some members work in both units and are listed in both, with the role they hold in each.

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Univ.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Dimitris E. Simos

Head of MATRIS Science Lab · Joint Professor of Cybersecurity

  • Head of Division MATRIS – Complex, Secure and Resilient Systems, and University Professor for Cybersecurity, University of Salzburg
  • Head of Research Group MATRIS – Resilience and Security Testing, and Senior Lecturer, FH Salzburg
  • Representative of the University of Salzburg on the Austrian IIASA Committee of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (since 2025)

Dimitris E. Simos has held the state-funded joint professorship in cybersecurity of the University of Salzburg and FH Salzburg since July 2025. His work connects discrete mathematics, combinatorial testing and cybersecurity, with more than 150 publications. He has been a guest researcher at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), led the MATRIS group at SBA Research in Vienna (2017–2025), and served as Austria's science and technology representative to the United Nations on disaster risk reduction.

dimitrios.simos@plus.ac.atdimitrios.simos@fh-salzburg.ac.at University of Salzburg research portalFH Salzburg profileGoogle ScholarAustrian IIASA Committee

University of Salzburg · Department of Computer Science

MATRIS – Complex, Secure and Resilient Systems

Division of the Department of Computer Science

Scientific staff

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Dipl.-Ing. Dominik-Philip Schreiber, BSc

Senior Scientist and PhD Student

Works on combinatorial security testing of Internet-of-Things devices and wireless protocols such as Bluetooth Low Energy.

dominik.schreiber@plus.ac.at Staff page

Doctoral researchers and assistants

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Dipl.-Ing. Michael Wagner

PhD Student

Designs and evaluates algorithms that generate and assess combinatorial structures, such as covering arrays, for software testing.

michael.wagner@plus.ac.at Staff pageORCID

Project administration and office

Salzburg University of Applied Sciences · Department of Information Technologies and Digitalisation

MATRIS – Resilience and Security Testing

Research group of the Department of Information Technologies and Digitalisation

Scientific staff

Doctoral researchers and assistants

Join us

We welcome applications from students and researchers interested in combinatorial testing, security testing and the mathematics of resilience. Thesis topics are available in the Computer Science programmes at the University of Salzburg and in the IT and Cyber Security programmes at FH Salzburg. Get in touch at dimitrios.simos@plus.ac.at or dimitrios.simos@fh-salzburg.ac.at.