Stephanie Jakoubi

I am part of the management board of SBA Research, a research center for information security and head of the Strategic Partnership Management and Communication.

Additional volunteering as chairman of CSP and board member of various associations in the IT and Security field as KSÖ Kompetenzzentrum Sicheres Österreich and Bildungsserver Wien, extended board member CSA Cyber Security Austria.

My path in IT started as a software developer, evolving into project management roles encompassing software and research projects. In this context, I worked closely with company partners and increasingly developed into an interface between industry, research and funding bodies.

I am very committed to the empowerment of women in the IT and security sector and a founding member of various associations and female IT networks, including my role as

• program manager of shedigital,

• the force behind Shecurity the first female hacker training in Austria and

• community lead of Women in Security DACH Community.