One pervasive trend is to quantify more and more aspects of the world and our lives through data. Datafication is radically influencing the way people, companies, societies, and governments exist and operate. This creates new opportunities as well as new hazards. The INSY department aims to enable man and machine to deal with the increasing volume and complexity of data, in close cooperation with their environment.
Together with the software technology department, INSY is responsible for the Computer Science bachelor programme and the two master tracks, Software Technology (ST) and Data Science & Technology (DST). The department also contributes to the Computer Science specializations Cybersecurity, Bioinformatics, and EIT Innovation of the master in Digital Media Technology.
The department integrates fundamental research, engineering and design in the interlocking fields of data processing, interpretation, visualization and interaction using model- and knowledge-based methods and algorithms. The research is inspired by challenges from the domains of consumer electronics and entertainment, cultural heritage, social media, medical and health sciences, security and privacy, and safety and incident management. The department underpins the EEMCS thematic research lines Data Science, Safety & Security, and Health & Wellbeing.
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16 oktober 2024
TU Delft CTF 2024: Honderden hackers doen mee aan grootste Nederlandse cybersecurity-competitie
De jaarlijkse Capture The Flag (CTF) competitie van de TU Delft schreef dit jaar geschiedenis als de grootste beginnersvriendelijke hackwedstrijd in Nederland. Het evenement bracht honderden studenten, tech-enthousiastelingen en nieuwkomers op het gebied van cybersecurity bij elkaar met een dag vol puzzels oplossen, hacken en leren op de campus van de TU Delft.
16 oktober 2024
Jack Cable (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) gives CYS distinguished talk
Ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc across the globe, with public reports of total ransomware payments topping billions of dollars annually. While the use of cryptocurrency presents an avenue to understand the tactics of ransomware actors, to date published research has been constrained by relatively limited public datasets of ransomware payments. We present novel techniques to identify ransomware payments with low false positives, classifying nearly $700 million in previously-unreported ransomware payments.
15 oktober 2024
Launch of the Centre for Meaningful Human Control
On October 1st, the Centre for Meaningful Human Control at TU Delft was launched, in an event at Mondai House of AI that was co-located with the release of the first Handbook on Meaningful Human Control of AI systems.
26 september 2024
Nationale en internationale phishing-aanvallers onthuld
Phishing attacks, which trick users into sharing private data, have been a major online security threat for years. According to a 2023 FBI report, it is the top digital crime type. Researchers from the Intelligent Systems department have collaborated with three European country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) to characterize phishing attacks, focusing on the Netherlands’ .nl, Belgium’s .be, and Ireland’s .ie. By understanding these patterns, the research aims to enhance security measures and protect internet users from phishing threats.
26 september 2024
Kaitai Liang receives Distinguished Reviewer Award by ESORICS 2024
I am pleased to share that Kaitai Liang, a tenured faculty member of the Cybersecurity group, has been honored with the Distinguished Reviewer Award by ESORICS 2024.