Felix Freiling

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
156 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Felix Freiling is a scholar working on Information Systems, Signal Processing and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Felix Freiling has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Information Systems, 85 papers in Signal Processing and 64 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Felix Freiling's work include Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (85 papers), Digital and Cyber Forensics (65 papers) and Security and Verification in Computing (36 papers). Felix Freiling is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (85 papers), Digital and Cyber Forensics (65 papers) and Security and Verification in Computing (36 papers). Felix Freiling collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Felix Freiling's co-authors include Thorsten Holz, Carsten Willems, Tilo Müller, Andreas Dewald, Konrad Rieck, Johannes Hoffmann, Ernst W. Biersack, Ralf Hund, Moritz Steiner and Michael Spreitzenbarth and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, ACM Computing Surveys and IEEE Transactions on Computers.

In The Last Decade

Felix Freiling

142 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Toward Automated Dynamic Malware Analysis Using CWSandbox 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Felix Freiling Germany 27 2.1k 1.9k 1.5k 1.4k 271 156 3.1k
Kehuan Zhang Hong Kong 23 1.3k 0.6× 812 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 210 0.8× 56 2.1k
Zhiqiang Lin United States 31 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 2.0k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 275 1.0× 153 3.2k
Patrick Traynor United States 29 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 266 1.0× 109 2.9k
Bryan Parno United States 29 939 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 2.5k 1.7× 1.6k 1.1× 490 1.8× 71 3.7k
Kevin Butler United States 25 1.0k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 150 0.6× 129 2.4k
Binyu Zang China 30 928 0.4× 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 267 1.0× 131 3.1k
Tal Garfinkel United States 25 2.0k 1.0× 2.6k 1.4× 2.8k 1.8× 2.5k 1.7× 209 0.8× 41 4.5k
Zhiyun Qian United States 27 1.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 979 0.7× 1.0k 3.8× 118 3.0k
Davide Balzarotti France 37 2.8k 1.4× 2.2k 1.2× 2.3k 1.6× 2.4k 1.7× 167 0.6× 113 4.5k
Earlence Fernandes United States 16 1.2k 0.6× 795 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 671 0.5× 270 1.0× 40 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Felix Freiling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Felix Freiling

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Freiling, Felix, et al.. (2025). Poor Sanitization Practices and Questionable Digital Evidence: A Comprehensive Study of Scope and Impact of Recycled NAND Flash Chips. IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. 22(6). 5970–5984.
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Freiling, Felix, et al.. (2024). In the time loop: Data remanence in main memory of virtual machines. Forensic Science International Digital Investigation. 49. 301758–301758.
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Freiling, Felix, et al.. (2024). Re-imagen: Generating coherent background activity in synthetic scenario-based forensic datasets using large language models. Forensic Science International Digital Investigation. 50. 301805–301805. 4 indexed citations
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Hargreaves, Christopher, et al.. (2024). Beyond timestamps: Integrating implicit timing information into digital forensic timelines. Forensic Science International Digital Investigation. 49. 301755–301755. 3 indexed citations
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Freiling, Felix, et al.. (2022). Prudent design principles for digital tampering experiments. Forensic Science International Digital Investigation. 40. 301334–301334. 5 indexed citations
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Freiling, Felix, et al.. (2021). Leveraging Intel DCI for Memory Forensics. Digital Investigation. 1 indexed citations
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Freiling, Felix, et al.. (2020). HyperLeech: Stealthy System Virtualization with Minimal Target Impact through DMA-Based Hypervisor Injection.. 165–179. 1 indexed citations
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Maene, Pieter, Johannes Götzfried, Tilo Müller, et al.. (2018). Atlas: Application Confidentiality in Compromised Embedded Systems. IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. 16(3). 415–423. 4 indexed citations
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Freiling, Felix, et al.. (2018). The β-Time-to-Compromise Metric for Practical Cyber Security Risk Estimation. 115–133. 4 indexed citations
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Benenson, Zinaida, et al.. (2014). Phishing still works: Erfahrungen und Lehren aus der Durchführung von Phishing-Experimenten. 37–51.
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Müller, Tilo, et al.. (2013). Stark - Tamperproof Authentication to Resist Keylogging.. 295–312. 4 indexed citations
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Göbel, Jan, et al.. (2012). Pybox - a python sandbox. 137–148. 1 indexed citations
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Dietrich, Christian, Christian Rossow, Felix Freiling, et al.. (2011). On botnets that use dns for command and control. 53 indexed citations
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Hund, Ralf, Thorsten Holz, & Felix Freiling. (2009). Return-oriented rootkits: bypassing kernel code integrity protection mechanisms. USENIX Security Symposium. 383–398. 137 indexed citations
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Freiling, Felix, et al.. (2008). Iterative Kompromittierungsgraphverfeinerung als methodische Grundlage für Netzwerkpenetrationstests. MADOC (University of Mannheim). 435–447. 1 indexed citations
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İkinci, Ali, Thorsten Holz, & Felix Freiling. (2008). Monkey-Spider: Detecting Malicious Websites with Low-Interaction Honeyclients. MADOC (University of Mannheim). 407–421. 32 indexed citations
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Benenson, Zinaida, Felix Freiling, Thorsten Holz, Doğan Kesdoğan, & Lúcia Draque Penso. (2006). Safety, Liveness, and Information Flow: Dependability Revisited. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 56–65. 4 indexed citations
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Jhumka, Arshad, Felix Freiling, Christof Fetzer, & Neeraj Suri. (2006). An approach to synthesize safe systems. Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick). 2 indexed citations
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Baecher, Paul, et al.. (2006). The nepenthes platform: An efficient approach to collect malware. 1 indexed citations
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Benenson, Zinaida, et al.. (2005). Simple Evasive Data Storage in Sensor Networks. 779–784. 5 indexed citations

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