Michael Schwarz is an Infosec PhD student at Graz University of Technology. He holds two master's degrees, one in computer science and one in software development with a strong focus on security. He frequently participates in CTFs and has also been a finalist in the European Cyber Security Challenge. He was a speaker at Black Hat Europe 2016 and has co-authored several papers published at academic conferences and journals, including USENIX Security 2016 and NDSS 2017.