Dr. Dörte Rappe is a cybersecurity expert with a strong background in cryptography (PhD) and mathematics.

She is head of the “Technology and Research Strategy” section at The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), where the SPoC of the German NCC is located.

For the last 18 years she has been working at the BSI, with 11 years of experience in the “Development of Cryptographic Systems” section and serving as a national expert for cryptography in NATO working groups.

She was also involved in setting up and managing different new sections and positions within BSI. Furthermore her tasks included strategic consulting of the BSI management, coordination of national and European cybersecurity research and project leadership of cybersecurity projects.

Currently, Dr. Rappe is the alternate German representative at the ECCC GB and supporting different working groups of the ECCC.