Andreas Pfitzmann
Pfitzmann helped articulate privacy as a technical security objective with explicit properties and engineering consequences.
Andreas Pfitzmann was a German computer scientist known for foundational work in privacy and computer security. He became a professor at Technische Universität Dresden in 1993 and contributed to the development of privacy-enhancing technologies and privacy-protection concepts.
Making privacy an engineering goal
His work addressed anonymity, unlinkability, and related protection goals in ways that helped give privacy engineering a more precise vocabulary. TU Dresden’s memorial notes the influence of this work on privacy protection goals beyond confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
In memoriam
Pfitzmann died in 2010. His scholarship and mentorship continue to influence people building systems that protect against unnecessary observation and linkability.
Timeline
- 1958Born in Stuttgart, Germany.
- 1993Appointed professor at Technische Universität Dresden.
- 1990s-2000sPublishes influential work on privacy protection goals and privacy-enhancing technologies.
- 2010Dies; TU Dresden publishes a memorial recognizing his contributions.
Andreas Pfitzmann
- Type
- Person
- Era
- 1980s-2010
- Died
- 2010
- Known for
- Privacy-enhancing technologies; Privacy protection goals; Security and privacy research at TU Dresden
- Tags
- privacy, privacy-enhancing-technologies, anonymity, computer-security, academic-research
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