Philipp Hock
Cyber Security Consultant at SCHUTZWERK GmbH
Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilipp Hock is a Cyber Security Consultant and HCI researcher with a decade of experience bridging IT security, human-computer/robot interaction, and driver-vehicle interfaces. He holds a Dr. rer. nat. for work on persuasive strategies to improve traffic safety in automated driving and a top-ranked M.Sc. in Media Informatics from Universität Ulm. Philipp combines hands-on offensive security skills (OSCP) and full-stack development with fluency in Python, R, JS/TS, C#, Unity and experience in Unreal/C++, enabling him to prototype usable and secure systems end-to-end. He has contributed to open-source security tooling for vehicle networks (CANalyzat0r) and enhanced analysis frameworks (AIL), demonstrating practical impact on automotive and information-leak analysis tooling. Currently consulting at SCHUTZWERK after research posts at Universität Ulm and Linköping University, he blends academic rigor with production-focused delivery. An unusual strength is his ability to translate HCI research insights into concrete security features and UI improvements that improve both safety and developer workflows.
10 years of coding experience
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Medieninformatik, 1.2, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Medieninformatik, 1.2 at Universität Ulm
German, English
Github Skills (15)
pyside10
reverse-engineering10
python10
flask10
flask-ask10
security9
redis9
information-security9
docker8
analyse8
html8
dockers8
data-mining7
javascript6
sql4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
schutzwerk/CANalyzat0r
Sep 2018 - Feb 2020
Security analysis toolkit for proprietary car protocols
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:31 commits, 3 PRs, 20 pushes in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Philipp primarily contributed to the development and improvement of the CANalyzat0r security analysis toolkit. Their commits focused on resolving bugs, improving code formatting, and incorporating new features, specifically related to CAN FD support. They also made modifications to the UI, including adding and adjusting GUI elements. Furthermore, the user addressed build-related issues and added a smoketest feature.
security-analysisautomotive-securityanalysis-toolkitsecurityproprietary
CIRCL/AIL-framework
Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
AIL framework - Analysis Information Leak framework. Project moved to https://github.com/ail-project
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 3 PRs, 1 comment in 4 months
Contributions summary:Philipp implemented email notifications and fixed click handlers within the AIL framework's terms management module. They modified the terms management template to include an email notification input and checkbox. Furthermore, the user addressed a bug in the Flask_terms.py file, correcting the mapping of notification emails to terms. These changes enhanced the framework's functionality by enabling email alerts for tracked terms and fixing a bug in email notifications.
leakprivacysecurityanalysisdata-mining
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