Martin Dukek studied computer science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Since 2023, he has been working as a research scientist in the field of Applied Security.

The central focus of my research is the critical examination of IT security as a field, specifically in the context of critical theory: its foundations, its limitations, and its social as well as socio-technical implications. This is an ongoing project aimed at fundamentally analyzing IT security—critically questioning what is actually present versus what is merely part of overhyped narratives — and understanding its interactions with societal phenomena such as surveillance, algorithmic manipulation, and digital resistance.

On a practical level, my focus is on organizational measures like ISMS and technical IT penetration testing.