Magdalena Glas

Cybersecurity Researcher | PostDoc @ University of Regensburg

Hi! I’m Lena, a PostDoc at the chair of information systems (Prof. Dr. Günther Pernul) at the University of Regensburg where I coordinate the REINIST project (funded by the Bavarian StMWi) on better cybersecurity risk management and awareness in the industry. My research evolves about human-centric aspects of security and privacy.

I obtained my PhD degree in June 2025 with the topic “Authentic Learning in Organizational Cybersecurity” exploring the potential of cyber ranges, replications of real systems, as a way to train individuals to detect and mitigate cyber attacks.

You can find news about our group and my research on our lab website.

Whenever I’m not at university or in front of a computer, you will most likely find me climbing, cycling or looking for the best aperitivo places in Regensburg.

If you want to reach out, feel free to contact mevia email magdalena.glas[at]ur.de, LinkedIn or come by my office (RWS105).

News

• 05/2026: I gave a talk at the science slam "Uni goes Downtown" in Regensburg about security challenges related to GenAI
• 04/2026: I attended CHI 2026 in Barcelona, presenting two papers (one got an honourable mention award!)
• 03/2026: Together with Sokratis Katsikas, I am chairing this year's TrustBus workshop, co-located with ARES 2026
• 02/2026: Our paper "Insecure by design? A human-centric security perspective on AI-assisted software development" got accepted for publication in Computers & Security
• 01/2026: As part of my course "Ethical Hacking", the students had the chance to perform a pentest against the university infrastructure. Our findings were responsibly disclosed to the computing center of the university.
• 01/2026: Our third-party project REINSIST started (together with Stefan Schönig from UR, Scherdel GmbH and Krones AG)
• For news before 2026, please check my LinkedIn