Institute Mission

The Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy was founded in May 2019. Our mission is to design, build, and analyze security and privacy technologies from foundations through systems to society.

Our goal is to advance security and privacy technologies in order to make a positive impact on society. By combining our strong foundational research with our expertise in empirical research, we build new systems, refine existing technologies, and assess their real-world impact. We continuously explore emerging challenges for security and privacy, pushing the boundaries of research to find creative solutions.

• Our aim is to attract the most talented scientists from across the globe and provide them with excellent resources, academic freedom, and an environment that encourages collaboration and out-of-box thinking. We train young scientists to become the leading experts of tomorrow.
• We strive to communicate our research clearly and to provide information about security and privacy to a wide audience.
• We approach security and privacy from a wide range of perspectives, also drawing inspiration from fields such as social science, economics, and law.

The institute is located in Bochum, in the Ruhr Area of Germany. This area is one of Europe’s largest academic hubs and an epicenter of innovation in the security and privacy landscape.