Rens Van Der Heijden
Central Security Engineer at DATEV eG
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolRens Van Der Heijden is a Central Security Engineer based in Nuremberg with 16 years of experience blending cybersecurity, functional safety, and systems engineering across automotive, rail, and enterprise domains. He holds a PhD in Computer Security from Ulm University and has moved between research and industry—shaping automotive security programs, coordinating small expert teams, and supporting safety analyses like FTA/DFA/FSC. Known for a pragmatic, curious approach, he’s comfortable asking "dumb" questions to uncover hidden assumptions and drive robust designs. His background as a post-doc and tech expert enables him to bridge academic rigor with hands-on project delivery and sales-facing technical leadership. Despite limited public GitHub activity, his career shows deep, applied expertise in making safety-critical systems both secure and auditable.
16 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Security, Master of Science - MS, Computer Security at University of TwenteDr. rer-nat., Computer Security, Dr. rer-nat., Computer Security at Ulm University
German, Dutch, English
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Github Skills (82)
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gitlab10
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ruby9
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ties/BeAT
Feb 2010 - Jul 2010
Contributions:171 commits in 5 months
vs-uulm/latexslides-uulm
Feb 2014 - Feb 2019
Template for LaTeX beamer slides using #uulm corporate design.
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 5 years
templatebeamer-slidesbeamercorporatelatex-beamer
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