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Alun Davies

Based in Amsterdam

Hailing from a research background in philosophy, linguistics and computer science, I came to the RIPE NCC back in 2016 and took on the role of RIPE Labs Editor in 2020. More

Andrew McConachie

Based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Andrew worked as a network and software engineer in the telecom industry for 15 years. Then in 2013 he decided to migrate away from being an engineer, so he got a Masters degree in Technology and Public Policy. Since then he has been working for ICANN supporting the technical community … More

Antonio Prado

Based in ITALY

I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science, with a research focus on Internet Routing Security, where I developed tools and methodologies for the automated verification of BGP configurations. With over 30 years of technical and project experience, I am coauthor of the book BGP from Theory to Practice, aimed at … More

Qasim Lone

I am a research engineer in the R&D department at RIPE NCC. I am interested in internet measurements, internet outages, data analysis, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining RIPE NCC, I defended my Ph.D. in cyber-security at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands. More

Yuriy Vykhnevych

I am Yuriy Vykhnevych, a Ukrainian engineer and entrepreneur, and the co-owner and Chief Technical Officer of Best-Link, an Internet service provider delivering connectivity to more than 120 communities across Ukraine. I have more than 15 years of experience in telecommunications, energy systems, hardware-software solution development, IoT devices design. I … More

Laura Lorenzo

Based in Lisbon

Laura is working with the RIPE NCC to redesign and expand the RIPE Fellowship program, leveraging her experience as an internationally recognised, award-winning community builder. More

Melchior Aelmans

Based in The Netherlands

I'm interested in internet routing, routing security (RPKI), peering, 'the good of the internet', quantum internet and quantum-safe communications. Writing blogs, RFCs, etc. More

Flavio Luciani

Flavio Luciani was born in Rome in 1981 and graduated in Computer Engineering from the University of Roma Tre in 2005. Since 2008 he has been in the team of Namex, the Internet eXchange Point in Rome, first as a member of the technical staff and since 2020 as Chief … More

Leo Vegoda

Based in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Leo Vegoda is PeeringDB’s Product Manager. He was previously responsible for organizational planning and improvement in ICANN’s Office of the COO, and Internet Number Resources in the IANA department, as well as running Registration Services at the RIPE NCC. More

Sofía Silva Berenguer

Based in Brisbane

NRO RPKI Program Manager, Process and Productivity Engineer for the Registry Value Stream at APNIC, Ontological Coach and mum. Sofía holds an MSc in Telematics Engineering and is an Ontological Coach. She works as the RPKI Program Manager for the NRO and the Process and Productivity Engineer for the Registry … More