Christoph Schmittner

Cybersecurity & Functional Safety

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

Christoph Schmittner leads a team focused on safety and security engineering at the AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology, primarily in the automotive and industrial sectors. His work encompasses safety and security analysis methods, connected and safety-critical system architectures, and the interplay between safety and security in critical systems. He contributes to various international standardization groups, including IEC 61508, IEC 62443, ISO 26262, and ISO/SAE 21434, focusing on safety, security, and reliability standards.

Experience

  • AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH (12 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Engineer
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

      🔹 Leading a team at AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology, specializing in safety and security engineering for automotive and industrial applications. 🔹 Pioneering in the development of safety/security analysis methods and the architecture of connected, safety-critical systems. 🔹 Navigating the complex interplay of safety and security in critical systems. 🔹 Actively shaping industry standards by contributing to international panels, including IEC 61508, IEC 62443, ISO 26262, ISO PAS 5112 and ISO/SAE 21434.

    • Scientist
      Jan 2017 - Sep 2023 · 6 yrs 9 mos

      My current work is focused on safety & cybersecurity engineering, mainly in the automotive and industrial domain. Connected safety-critical system need protection against security risks and future applications like predictive maintainance or V2X communication will only increase the risks. Information security risks are a rising concern for software-based safety-critical systems. We need new development approaches and components for safe and secure systems.

    • Research Fellow
      Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 · 3 yrs

      Safety&security co-engineering, mainly in the automotive and industrial domain.

  • Research Assistant at OTH Regensburg
    Mar 2013 - Dec 2013 · 10 mos

    Safety-Concept for a electrical vehicle with multiple wheel-hub motors in cooperation with Schäffler, Ford and Continental.

  • Project Manager at IT Inkubator Ostbayern GmbH
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2013 · 3 yrs

    Establishment and management of the “Intelligent Electromobility Charging Technology (iLem)” network

  • Osram Opto Semiconductors (Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany)
    • Bachelor Student
      Sep 2010 - Feb 2011 · 6 mos

      Application engineering for solid state lighting systems for automotive and building applications. - wireless control systems for solid state lighting systems - software and hardware development - thermal simulations and studies

    • Working Student
      Nov 2008 - Aug 2010 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Application engineering support

    • Engineering Intern
      Apr 2009 - Aug 2009 · 5 mos

      Customer support engineer

  • Student Tutor at OTH Regensburg
    Sep 2008 - Jan 2009 · 5 mos

    Tutor for the computer architecture lecture for computer engineering students.