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LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES ABOUT THE RI CODE

 

Security and Resilience: Executives Visit the Research Institute

How can organizations become more resilient to current and future threats? Around 20 professionals and executives from the private and public sectors explored this question during their visit to the RI CODE...

From Research to Application: CODE Provides New Impulses at the Airbus AI Days 2026

How can cutting-edge AI research be transformed into technology that delivers tangible benefits under real-world, safety- and security-critical conditions?

Bonner IT-Dialog 2026: Breaking down silos, offering partnership

Under the motto “Germany’s Resilience Put to the Test”, AFCEA Bonn brought together experts from Bundeswehr, public sector, civil protection, critical infrastructure operators, industry and research on 7 and 8 October.

Cyber Phoenix 2026: Joining Forces Against Hybrid Threats

Around 40 German and Dutch reservists faced a realistic hybrid attack scenario during the fifth edition of the “Cyber Phoenix” cybersecurity exercise. Conducted in the Cyber Range of the Research Institute CODE,...

Young Researcher Crypto Seminar in Munich

Researchers from TUM and CODE recently hosted the second edition of the Young Researcher Crypto Seminar in 2026. The seminar brought together roughly 50 young researchers from the cryptography community.

CODE Annual Conference: Why Cryptography is Becoming a Strategic Resource

More than 600 representatives from the Bundeswehr, government, academia, public authorities, and industry discussed the technological future of digital security.

When Documents Must Stay Offline

On July 1st, the Research Institute CODE hosted GenAI Wednesday Munich for the first time. The event focused on locally deployed AI systems and explored how organizations can leverage modern AI technologies while maintaining...

CYBER BRIDGE 2026: Exercise Strengthens German–Brazilian Cooperation in Cyber Defence

In early June, the exercise CYBER BRIDGE 2026 brought together 23 representatives from the German and the Brazilian Armed Forces at the Research Institute CODE.

CODE Annual Report 2025 Published

The CODE Annual Report provides an insight to the work of our research groups and informs about the highlights and activities at RI CODE. The Annual Report 2025 is now published in English and German language.

MOSAIC wins 1st place at the Austrian Military Cyber Center's InnoVision Competition

The award underscores the project's innovative potential and lays the groundwork for the further development of a foward-looking solution in the field of military cyber situational awareness.

Europe’s AI Moment: Physical Intelligence, Industrial Transformation, and the Rise of Conversational Systems

At the Plug and Play Germany Summit 2026 on March 10th, industry leaders, startups...

International Networking in Cybersecurity

On Monday, Captain Ivo Schneider, Defense Attaché at the German Embassy in Singapore, visited the Research Institute CODE. During his visit to Munich, he learned about the institute's main areas of research and activities...

PQC Webinar on Current State of Transition and Strategic Challenges

As part of the Trust in Digital Life initiative, international experts, including Prof. Dr. Daniel Slamanig from RI CODE, discussed the current state of research...

Cybersecurity Meets Safety: Discussion About the Risks of Networked Systems at the Cybersecurity Meetup Munich

At the event hosted by Airbus und infodas experts from industry and research discussed the growing importance of combining safety and...

Networking, Promoting, Researching: The Powerful Platform of MSC 2026 Side Events

As part of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2026, numerous side events provided high-profile platforms for exchange, innovation dialogue, and strategic matchmaking.

New Adjunct Professor for Secure Communication Systems

With the appointment of PD Dr. Corinna Schmitt as adjunct professor, the UniBw M is placing an important emphasis on the connection between research, teaching, and practical application.

Colonel Fahl visits RI CODE

At the beginning of February, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the ZDigBw, Colonel Achim Fahl, visited the Research Institute CODE in Munich.

CODE Study Award 2025

Together with Giesecke+Devrient GmbH, the RI CODE awarded Justin Svrakic's master's thesis with the 2025 Study Award. The award ceremony took place in mid-December during the master's graduation ceremony at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich.

Information Exchange Across Borders

In mid-October, the Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland hosted the “Sharing Cyber 2025 Warsaw – Berlin” conference at the embassy in Berlin. As a representative of the RI CODE, PD Dr. Corinna Schmitt...

Dual-use is the Future – Military and Civil Security Research Hand in Hand

This year's conference of the NCC focused on Europe. Against the backdrop of the current geopolitical situation, the topics of security and digital sovereignty...

Commitment to Equality and Equal Opportunities Honored

At the Dies academicus on October 24th, Dr. Siegfried Brunner and Ulrike Nussel were awarded the Diversity Honorary Award of the UniBw M for their long-standing commitment to the holiday workshop program at RI CODE.

Career Opportunities in Cybersecurity Research

Alongside numerous well-known companies, RI CODE presented itself at the 15th casc Company and Career Forum and provided information about job openings and career opportunities.

“It was so much fun!” – Holiday workshop inspires girls to take an interest in technology

As soon as we entered the e-laboratory, there was a concentrated and curious atmosphere in the air. Ten girls aged between 10 and 13 listened eagerly …

NKCS THEMATIC WORKSHOP Turning Point – Strengthening the Cyber Defense Industry

Following this year's CODE annual conference, the NKCS theme workshop “Turning Point – Strengthening the Cyber Defense Industry” took place on July 10...

Towards smarter and better agriculture: STELAR consortium meets at CODE

The STELAR consortium held one of its last meetings at the beginning of June, this time at RI CODE...

Open Identity Summit 2025

Stakeholders and technical experts from public administration, industry, science, and academia were invited to the Open Identity Summit at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich on May 22 and 23.

Working Together with AI to Combat New Cyber Threats

A multi-page report for the Journal of Foreign and Security Policy looked back at the CODE Annual Conference 2024 and summarized the key findings of the two-day event.

DCM4: International Cooperation on Cyber Defence in the Indo-Pacific

For the third year in a row, a joint team of students from UniBw M and IT experts from the Cyber Reserve participated in the Defence Cyber Marvel (DCM4) exercise.

Intelligent Software as Key to Future Mobility

At the DigiTalk of the Digitale Stadt München e. V. association, PD Dr. Corinna Schmitt from RI CODE discussed the future of mobility with experts in Holzkirchen at the end of January.

CODE Participation at the InnoVision Kick-off in Vienna

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Military Cyber Center, the first round of the future-oriented event series “InnoVision” took place at the National Defense Academy in Vienna.