Benjamin Michéle received his Dipl.-Ing. degree in computer engineering from TU Berlin in 2009. He then worked as a research assistant at TU Berlin and at the Telekom Innovation Laboratories until 2015. He is currently finishing his PhD thesis on the topic of consumer electronics security. His research focuses on the security of Smart TV media playback systems and the security of broadcasting-related technologies such as DVB-T and HbbTV. He is collaborating with consortia and vendors to improve the security of devices and standards. He has received awards for presenting his work at international conferences, and his research has been the subject of international media coverage.
The book is part of the `Springer Briefs' series, aimed at presenting short ... synopses on various technical topics. This small book is packed with smart TV technical detail, well supported with figures and examples. Each chapter is nicely self-contained and well laid out, beginning with a short abstract and finishing with an extensive list of references. There is a good table of contents and a useful list of acronyms used ... . (David B. Henderson, Computing Reviews, computingreviews.com, August, 2016)