Summary
Erik Sonnleitner is a security-focused academic and engineer with 15 years of experience bridging applied research and hands-on development in mobile, network and web security. As Professor for Secure Mobile Systems at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria he leads teaching and research across Mobile Computing, Automotive Computing and digital product design while bringing prior senior research and developer roles into curricula and projects. His PhD in Digital Watermarking and MSc in Network Security reflect deep expertise in tracing, watermarking and exploit development, paired with practical skills in reverse engineering, penetration testing and secure coding. He blends ethical hacking instincts with interest in distributed ledger technologies and privacy-preserving techniques, often asking whether the internet is a techno-utopia or digital dictatorship. Known for translating complex security concepts into teachable, auditable solutions, he actively cultivates open-source and industry collaborations to harden real-world systems.
15 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Digital Watermarking, PhD, Digital Watermarking at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
Ing., Information Technologies, Ing., Information Technologies at HTBLA Leonding