Nadja Menz has been working as a research assistant at the institute since 2010, has been a specialist group leader at Digital Public Services since 2019 and has been responsible for the Specialist Processes and Secure IT Infrastructures research group since 2023. Her main topics include the digitalisation of specialist processes, IT security and certification. Her projects range from the use of artificial intelligence or low code in administration, the sensitisation of small and medium-sized enterprises to IT security issues, to the certification of the security of IT products according to common standards such as the Common Criteria or International Data Space. She is also a Beauftragte für Chancengleichheit (BfC) (Equal Opportunities Advisor) at the institute, advocating equal opportunities at all levels.

• Digital identity and cyber security
• Interoperability and standardization
• AI assistance systems