Short bio
Stefan Genchev is a Research Associate at the TUM Chair of Network Architectures and Services. With a longstanding enthusiasm for digital identities, his work focuses inter alia on the German eID scheme, where he has authored extensive test and research infrastructure. Prior to joining TUM, he spent several years in the industry, tackling digital identity projects across the globe. Today, he’s actively driving digitization efforts at TUM by introducing robust trust services. His research delves into applied cryptography and protocol design, with a keen eye on eIDAS, and his core mission is to build resilient and privacy-preserving trust services that empower the digital society and defend civil liberties in the digital realm.