Giuseppe Knapp
Founder (AI Safety & Robustness) at [geeegeee]
Paris, Ile-de-France
Summary
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Top SchoolGiuseppe Knapp is a founder and AI safety & robustness specialist with a decade of experience building applied AI products and advising on emerging technologies from Paris. He blends hands-on backend engineering — including notable contributions to Keycloak’s authentication and token flows — with strategic roles across startups and consultancies, translating research-grade concerns into production-ready systems. His background marries international management and economics training from ESSEC and Bocconi with practical AI implementation experience at IBM and early-stage product leadership. Equally comfortable debugging authentication tokens as he is shaping governance and safety for AI, he favors granular, principled approaches to system reliability. Fluent in cross-cultural collaboration, he has supplemented technical work with language and exchange studies, reflecting a broad curiosity beyond engineering.
10 years of coding experience
Exchange Program (MBA), Exchange Program (MBA) at Tecnológico de MonterreyBachelor of Science (BSc) International Economics & Finance, Bachelor of Science (BSc) International Economics & Finance at Università BocconiMaster of Science (MSc) International Management, Master of Science (MSc) International Management at ESSEC Business SchoolUkrainian Language and Literature, Ukrainian Language and Literature at National University of Kyiv-Mohyla AcademyLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Italian, English, Slovak, French, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian
Github Skills (9)
keycloak10
javas10
oid10
authentication10
user-authentication10
api10
apidoc10
java10
saml9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
keycloak/keycloak
Feb 2022 - Apr 2025
Open Source Identity and Access Management For Modern Applications and Services
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:126 reviews, 87 PRs, 214 comments in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Giuseppe's contributions primarily focused on enhancing the Keycloak backend by modifying and extending existing features related to password management, authentication flows, and token handling. They implemented changes to trigger password updates, refactored the action token mechanism, and updated the code to use lightweight access tokens. Additionally, the user addressed issues related to device verification and the handling of the token exchange flow.
oidcauthorizationidentity-and-access-managementaccess-managementsecurity
graziang/keycloak-client
Aug 2024 - Jan 2025
Keycloak-client java modules
Contributions:34 PRs, 128 pushes, 16 branches in 5 months
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