Community and Events

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 … More

Peter Thomassen

Peter works on Internet security, focusing on authentication of connections and DNSSEC issues. He's a co-founder of deSEC, a managed DNSSEC hosting platform. More

Karla Liddle-White

Communications Officer at the RIPE NCC. I started working at the RIPE NCC in 2021, having previously worked in the charity sector, government and the media. More

Hisham Ibrahim

Based in Dubai, UAE

Hisham Ibrahim is the Chief Community Officer at the RIPE NCC. He leads the RIPE NCC's engagement efforts to foster a dynamic, inclusive RIPE community. He is responsible for engagement with RIPE NCC members, the RIPE community, Internet governance and training services. Hisham is active on several committees in various … More

Gergana Petrova

Gergana Petrova is the Community Development Manager at RIPE NCC. She helps lead the RIPE NCC's engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including the RIPE NCC membership, the RIPE community, government, academia, civil society and other Internet stakeholders. Gergana has been working for the RIPE NCC since 2013. Originally … More

Remco van Mook

Based in The Netherlands

Technology executive with a passion for Internet and how the pieces come together - going down that rabbit hole for 25+ years. Prolific policy author, former chair of the Connect working group in the RIPE community and board member of RIPE NCC since 2010. 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

Mirjam Kühne

I studied Computer Science at the TU Berlin, Germany, and have been a member of the RIPE community for over twenty years. Currently I am serving as the Chair of the RIPE Community. More

Felipe Victolla Silveira

I am the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the RIPE NCC, overseeing IT engineering, DNS, Internet measurement services—including RIPEstat, RIS and Atlas—and software development, which encompasses the RIPE Database, LIR Portal, and RPKI. I joined the RIPE NCC in 2012 as a Software Engineer and have since held various roles … More

Athina Fragkouli

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