Technical Manager Security R&D Europe at HUAWEI Technologies (2014-07 – 2026-03)
Technical Manager "Trustworthy AI" R&D Europe at HUAWEI Technologies (2021-07 – Present)
- Led the design and evaluation of Zero Trust and defense-in-depth security architectures for large-scale connected systems, covering the full lifecycle from threat modeling and security concept definition.
- Pioneered security architecture for agentic AI systems, designing context-aware, Least Privilege authorization protocols for AI agents based on OAuth.
- Shaped international security standards through active leadership in IETF, ETSI, CEN/CENELEC, and 5GAA (Co-Chair, WG7), translating cutting-edge research into adopted technical frameworks.
Senior Researcher "Security and Trust" at HUAWEI Technologies (2018-07 – 2021-06)
- Initiated and managed bilateral projects and led collaborations on security and trust in safety-critical systems (e.g., connected mobility, CCAM and autonomous driving), addressing challenges like reliable predictions, data integrity, and risk-aware decision pipelines.
- Advanced research on architectural resilience and trustworthy execution in distributed systems.
- Represented Huawei in pre-standardization bodies (e.g. 5GAA), contributing to trust models, credential mechanisms and safety-critical evaluation criteria.
Senior Privacy Researcher at HUAWEI Technologies (2014-07 – 2018-06)
- Designed and validated PETs supporting selective disclosure, and privacy-preserving identity flows.
- Conducted privacy and data-protection assessments for identity systems and authentication platforms; authored guidelines to ensure product compliance with GDPR, eIDAS, and internal regulatory baselines.
- Provided engineering-facing technical guidance, ensuring that IAM and identity-management components met privacy, trust, and auditability requirements.
Senior Researcher & Project Manager (PostDoc) – Security and Privacy at University of Frankfurt (2010-04 – 2014-05)
- Coordinated a €13M EU FP7 project (ABC4Trust) across 12 international partners and ~40 contributors, managing deliverables, milestones, and reporting for a complex multi-stakeholder security R&I programme
- Led the System Architecture work package, defining the unified technical architecture for privacy-preserving attribute-based credential systems
- Drove cross-functional collaboration between security engineers, cryptographers, legal experts, and policymakers to design and validate privacy-by-design credential systems deployed in real production pilots
- Translated project security outcomes into actionable guidance for EU policymakers, legal authorities, and industry stakeholders, directly influencing the direction of European digital identity standards
Postdoctoral Researcher – Privacy & Smart Environments at University of Mannheim (2008-12 – 2010-04)
- Analyzed security and privacy risks in pervasive and smart environments, focusing on threat models and protection mechanisms for distributed, resource-constrained systems.
- Evaluated security architectures for mobile and sensor-rich environments, addressing system behaviour, attack surfaces, and secure interaction models.
Research Assistant – Algorithms & Security at Athens Information Technology Institute (2005-03 – 2008-12)
Research group "Algorithms and Security"
- Designed and implemented intrusion detection mechanisms for wireless sensor networks, providing early experience with embedded security, constrained-resources systems, and real-time threat detection.
- Developed authentication mechanisms for resource-limited embedded devices, forming the foundation of later work on hardware-backed identity and secure communication architectures.
