Matthias Hiller

Dr.-Ing. Matthias Hiller studied Electrical Engineering at Ulm University, and Portland State University, USA, and received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Technical University of Munich, in 2016. Afterwards, he joined Fraunhofer AISEC, leading a research group on Physical Security Technologies. Since 2022, Matthias Hiller is heading the Hardware Security, and later Hardware Security - Secure Circuits and Systems Department, where he is driving applied research on the design of secure embedded systems for industrial customers and in publicly funded research projects. His current research interests include the design of secure embedded systems, tamper protection, PUFs and trusted electronics.

Joined: 22. April 2026
Articles: 1

Hardware Security in a Networked World | Threat Scenarios, Protection Against Manipulation and the Role of Trust Anchors

How can we trust the hardware that forms the backbone of our connected world? In this interview, Dr. Matthias Hiller, head of the Hardware Security department at Fraunhofer AISEC, explains how trust anchors, secure chiplets, and advanced protection mechanisms help safeguard IT systems against tampering, and why hardware security is becoming a strategic factor for Europe in the age of quantum-based threats.