Dr. Thomas Lorünser is an experienced researcher, project manager and team leader in AIT’s Center for Digital Safety & Security with a history in research and development. He received an MSc and PhD from the Technical University of Vienna and has a strong background in digitization, telecommunications, security and applied cryptography. During the past 20 years, he has successfully acquired, managed and contributed to many national and international research projects from medium to large scales. He holds various industry certifications and serves as a lecturer for cryptography and cybersecurity. With his expertise, he is also actively contributing to security standards in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO, JTC1/SC27).