{"id":18239,"date":"2026-04-09T11:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/?post_type=event&#038;p=18239"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:13:48","slug":"f1rst-inaugural-lecture-at-interdisciplinary-transformation-university-itu","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/events\/f1rst-inaugural-lecture-at-interdisciplinary-transformation-university-itu\/","title":{"rendered":"F1RST Inaugural Lecture at Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>F1RST Inaugural Lecture at Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Prof. Johanna Ullrich, head of the research group \u201cSecure and Resilient Infrastructures\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prof. Beatrix C. Hiesmayr, head of the research group \u201cProfessor of Quantum Information\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Agenda<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.00 <\/strong>pm: Welcome and short introduction by Stefanie Lindstaedt&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.10<\/strong> pm: Lecture by Johanna Ullrich on: <strong>\u201cCybersecurity: Why It Matters (and Why It Fails)\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding threats for critical infrastructures such as the power grid&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hacking popular communication infrastructure like WhatsApp and Signal&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utilizing the Internet as a sensor for the war in Ukraine&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.45<\/strong> pm: Lecture by Beatrix C. Hiesmayr on: <strong>\u201cIT:U goes Quantum: From Computing to Applications in Medical Science\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Quantum technologies hold enormous promise because their underlying principles differ fundamentally from those driving today\u2019s devices.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are only beginning to master the preparation, control, and measurement of quantum systems, and early applications, such as quantum computing and secure quantum communication, are already emerging.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6:15<\/strong> pm: Open discussion and Q&amp;A&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>F1RST Inaugural Lecture at Interdisciplinary Transformation University (IT:U)&nbsp; Agenda&nbsp; 5.00 pm: Welcome and short introduction by Stefanie Lindstaedt&nbsp; 5.10 pm: Lecture by Johanna Ullrich on: \u201cCybersecurity: Why It Matters (and Why It Fails)\u201d\u00a0 5.45 pm: Lecture by Beatrix C. 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