Wouter Lueks
Faculty at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
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Top SchoolWouter Lueks is a research-focused faculty member in privacy and cryptography with 14 years of experience building practical privacy-enhancing technologies, currently based at CISPA in Saarbrücken. He held postdoctoral positions at EPFL and IMDEA after earning a PhD in Computer Science from Radboud University, combining deep theoretical foundations with hands-on systems work. His background spans mathematics and computing science at Groningen, enabling him to bridge rigorous cryptographic design and real-world implementation. Beyond academia he has taught and coordinated intensive mathematics curricula, reflecting strong communication and mentoring skills that help translate complex concepts for broader audiences. Colleagues know him for favoring pragmatic, deployable solutions to privacy problems rather than purely theoretical constructs.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Mathematics, Master of Science (MSc), Mathematics at Rijksuniversiteit GroningenDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Radboud University Nijmegen
Dutch, English, German
Github Skills (40)
proximity10
contact-tracing-app10
security10
protocols10
exposure-notification10
knife9
cryptography9
backend9
privacy-protection8
privacy-enhancing-technologies8
android7
privacy-preserving7
latex7
privacy7
tor6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
credentials/credentials_idemix
Jul 2012 - Sep 2016
Idemix back-end for the Credentials API (deprecated, merged into irma_api_common)
Contributions:127 commits, 1 PR, 11 pushes in 4 years 2 months
backend
credentials/irma_configuration
Sep 2012 - Jul 2016
Legacy repository of the irma-demo scheme manager
Contributions:127 commits, 6 PRs, 39 pushes in 3 years 10 months
cryptographiccryptographyparametersprotocols
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