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Tobias Striffler

Tobias is a researcher in the R&D team at DE-CIX. His work includes Internet infrastructure research, data analysis, and prototyping, with a focus on practical and exploratory research topics relevant to large-scale IXPs.

Hans Petter Holen

Based in Amsterdam, Netherland

Hans Petter Holen is the Managing Director of the RIPE NCC. Before taking on this role in May 2020, he served as the RIPE Chair from 2014 and has been part of the RIPE community for over 30 years. He also serves as the chair of the Number Resource Organisation (NRO) Executive Council.

Athina Fragkouli

I am the Chief Legal Officer at the RIPE NCC, responsible for all legal aspects of the organisation.

Gabor de Wit

Based in Amsterdam

Gabor de Wit is the Chief Registry Officer at the RIPE NCC. He leads the RIPE NCC’s registry operations, ensuring the accuracy, security and integrity of Internet number resource management across the organisation’s service region. Gabor oversees critical registry processes, including IPv4, IPv6, and ASN allocations, and drives initiatives to continuously improve registry services and automation. He works closely with members, the RIPE community, and global Internet stakeholders to maintain a robust and trusted registry system facilitating a well‑organized, resilient Internet.

Anna Wilson

Anna studied computer science in University College Dublin, and has worked in the NREN sector since the late nineties. She works for HEAnet as Technical Architect, where she likes to say that her role involves paving smooth roads. She is currently service as vice chair of RIPE.

Petros Gigis

Based in London, United Kingdom

Petros Gigis holds a PhD in Computer Science from University College London and is the author of openPenny. His research interests include computer networks, Internet routing, and Internet measurement.

Raffaele Sommese

Raffaele is an assistant professor at the University of Twente. His research focuses on Internet resilience and stability. During his PhD, Raffaele focused on DNS resilience, which involved analysing and characterising DDoS attacks against DNS, investigating DNS misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, and quantifying existing as well as devising new countermeasures to mitigate attacks against DNS infrastructures. As part of his current reaseach interests, Raffaele is investigating strategies to enhance transparency in the DNS ecosystem to prevent abuse and malicious behaviours.

Romain Bosc

Based in Brussels

Romain Bosc is a Senior Public Policy and Governance Officer at the RIPE NCC. Based in Brussels, he engages with a broad range of stakeholders including the RIPE NCC membership, EU institutions and bodies, national authorities, civil society organisations and academia. Romain joined the RIPE NCC in September 2023. Before this, he held various positions in European public affairs and policy research. His background is in political science and international relations, and he speaks French and English.

Ilke Ilhan

Business Data Analyst at RIPE NCC

Suzanne Taylor

Suzanne Taylor is a Public Policy & Internet Governance Consultant. In her work with the RIPE NCC, she engaged with a broad range of Internet stakeholders including the RIPE NCC membership, governments, law enforcement and intergovernmental organisations. From 2012 to 2016, she worked in communications at the RIPE NCC and has previously worked as a journalist and in media relations and science communications.