Network Operations

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

Savvas Kastanakis

Savvas is a Ph.D. student at the School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, under the supervision of Prof. Neeraj Suri and Dr. Vasileios Giotsas. He earned a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Crete, under the supervision of Prof. Xenofontas Dimitropoulos. … More

Jan Schaumann

Jan Schaumann is a Distinguished Infrastructure Security Architect and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science with an interest in information security and the overall health of the internet, as well as the safety and privacy of its users. Chances are you've interacted directly or indirectly with code, sites, and systems on … 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

Anastasiya Pak

Based in Amsterdam

Anastasiya Pak is the Marketing & Communications Officer at the RIPE NCC. Before joining the RIPE NCC, Anastasiya led the Communications Department at an international education NGO. She began her career as a TV journalist in Uzbekistan, covering international politics and diplomacy, UN discussions, and other topics related to international … More

Marco Schmidt

Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Marco Schmidt is the Manager of Registration Services at the RIPE NCC. He is responsible for overseeing the registration and maintenance of Internet number resources in the RIPE NCC's service region. He also manages the implementation of accepted policies in RIPE NCC procedures and operations. Marco first joined the RIPE … 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

Senior 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

Thijs van den Hout

Based in Utrecht, The Netherlands

Thijs van den Hout is a research engineer at SIDN Labs, the R&D department of the .nl ccTLD registry. He has a Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence. His focus is the application of machine learning techniques to increase the safety of the internet, for example through abuse detection. More