Björn Sandmann
Blocktrust at Selbständig
Ruhr Region Germany
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolBjörn Sandmann is a software developer and researcher with 11 years of experience focused on application development, data analysis and self-sovereign identity solutions. As founder-level operator and current lead at Blocktrust, he blends hands-on engineering with product-oriented thinking to build privacy-preserving identity systems. He has run his own development practice since 2013 while also holding academic roles at FH Münster, bridging applied research and teaching with commercial product work. His background includes executive and publishing experience as a partner at Deutscher Architektur Verlag, highlighting an uncommon mix of technical, academic and media perspectives. Based in the Ruhr Region, he combines practical implementation skills with a research mindset to tackle interoperability and data-responsibility challenges. Colleagues value him for turning complex identity requirements into pragmatic, auditable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
Master of Arts - MA, Master of Arts - MA at FH Münster
German, English
Github Skills (10)
ssi6
scala4
multi-agent3
client-library3
decentralized-identity2
dotnet-library2
search-engine2
weaviate1
vector-database1
dotnet1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
bsandmann/blocktrust.Mediator
Mar 2023 - Dec 2025
DIDComm v2 Mediator running in .net
Contributions:103 pushes, 4 branches, 7 comments in 2 years 10 months
dotnet
bsandmann/OpenPrismNode
May 2024 - May 2025
Contributions:2 PRs, 86 pushes, 4 branches in 11 months
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