Technology and Innovation

Tobias Fiebig

I am a system administrator turned network & security researcher, looking at digital infrastructures & society, and operators. Currently working at the Max-Planck Institut for Informatics as a senior researcher; Usually speaking for myself and not my affiliation. More

Nachiket Kondhalkar

Based in Delft, Netherlands

Nachiket Kondhalkar is pursuing an MSc in Engineering and Policy Analysis from TU Delft, gaining a deeper understanding of the intersection between engineering, technology, and policy. His Master’s thesis explores the domain of cybersecurity governance by exploring the assignment and allocation of ASNs by the global RIRs. More

Nitinder Mohan

Based in Delft, Netherlands

Nitinder Mohan is an Assistant Professor at the CS department in Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Netherlands. Prior to this, he was a senior researcher at Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany. His research interests include edge computing, next-generation networked applications and large-scale Internet measurements. He received his Ph.D. … More

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

Christoph Mertens

Based in Bonn (Germany)

Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur): since 1998. Section "Net Neutrality, Platform Monitoring and AI"; BEREC: co-chair of Open Internet Expert Working Group; Diplom-Volkswirt [economist], Univ. of Paderborn; European Master in Law & Economics, Universities of Rotterdam, Ghent, Hamburg. 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

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

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

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