Frank Kargl received a Ph.D. degree in computer science from Ulm University, Ulm, Germany, in 2003, and a habilitation degree in 2009. He was a co-founder of Arago and was responsible for network operation and security at the Computing Center (KIZ), Ulm University. From late 2009 to early 2012, he was an Associate Professor with the Distributed and Embedded Security (DIES) Group, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, and subsequently served as an Adjunct Professor until January 2016. Since February 2012, he has been the Director of the Institute of Distributed Systems, Ulm University. From October 2013 to September 2016, he served as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Computer Science, and Psychology, and from October 2016 to September 2018, he served as the Dean of the same faculty. He is currently a member of the GUC Committee and the KIZ Committee at Ulm University. His research interests include mobile and self-organizing networks, vehicular communication systems, and security and privacy in IT systems, with a focus on the security and privacy of networked embedded systems, industrial control systems, and distributed computing platforms, including secure cloud computing and cryptocurrencies. He is a member of ACM, IEEE, and the German Computer Association (GI) and its special interest groups on Security and KuVS.