Vincent Haupert
Co-Founder & CEO at YAXI
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolVincent Haupert is a computer security researcher, entrepreneur and founder with a decade of hands-on experience securing mobile banking and fintech systems. As Co-Founder & CEO of YAXI he combines product leadership with a novel confidential computing approach that enables regulation-safe access to banking APIs without exposing sensitive data. He previously served as CISO at an Allianz company and ran his own security consultancy, advising banks, fintechs and automotive suppliers across Europe and the US. A long-time FAU researcher and PhD candidate in information security, he brings deep academic rigor to practical security engineering, including contributions to the Enarx confidential computing project where he improved reproducible Nix-based builds and test automation. Recognized by Capital’s 40 under 40 and a frequent speaker in the field, he blends applied research, incident-aware engineering, and startup execution.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information Security, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Information Security at FAU Erlangen-NürnbergMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Universidade Federal do Paraná
German, English, Portuguese
Github Skills (14)
automation10
automations10
build-system10
nix10
cicd10
nixos9
rust9
shell8
webassembly8
script8
confidential-computing8
sh8
scripting8
linux7
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
enarx/enarx
Feb 2022 - Mar 2022
Enarx: Confidential Computing with WebAssembly
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:4 reviews, 10 commits, 6 PRs in 26 days
Contributions summary:Vincent primarily focused on improving the build and testing infrastructure of the Enarx project. They implemented Nix-based builds and integrated them with the existing project structure, which enabled more robust and reproducible builds. The user's work included setting up specific build configurations and ensuring the tests are run only when relevant dependencies are available, along with refactoring Nix configuration for better management. They also addressed and corrected shebang issues to ensure proper execution across various environments, specifically NixOS.
confidential-computingwebassembly
veehaitch/nixpkgs
Nov 2021 - Mar 2024
Nix Packages collection
Contributions:2 PRs, 164 pushes, 70 branches in 2 years 4 months
nixosnix-packages
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