Prof. Dr. Vladimir Stantchev is a researcher specializing in information security, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT), with a particular focus on healthcare and Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) environments. His work bridges technical innovation and compliance, developing middleware solutions for secure, audit-ready integration of IoT sensor fleets into certified Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). Dr. Stantchev’s research addresses critical challenges in identity attribution, log integrity, and privacy preservation, contributing to the advancement of ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 standards in healthcare technology. With numerous publications and active involvement in interdisciplinary projects and regulatory affairs, Dr. Stantchev is recognized for pioneering approaches that enable scalable, secure, and compli ant digital health infrastructures. Vladimir Stantchev studied computer science (master, Humboldt-University at Berlin; PhD, Technical University at Berlin; post-doc: University of California, Berkeley). He holds the Cybersecurity Chair at SRH University Heidelberg and a professorship at the Graduate School of the Universidad de Granada, Spain. He is a senior member of the ACM, the IEEE and the IEEE Computer Society. He is a member of the board of university professors at the German Computer Society (GI eV).