Norbert Tihanyi holds a B.Sc in Security Engineering, an M.Sc in Safety Engineering, and another M.Sc in IT Engineering (with honors). He earned his Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology from Eötvös Loránd University in 2019. Since 2020, he has been a Public Body member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. From 2020 to 2023, he served as a Lead Researcher and later as the Head of the Hardware & Cryptography Laboratory at xen1thLabs, Digital14 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Norbert has over 15 years of experience working for the Hungarian NSA and NATO as a cryptanalyst and cybersecurity engineer, and as a Senior Manager for Ernst and Young. He has a strong publication record with over 50 publications in Prime Number Theory, Cryptography, Software Engineering and AI Security. Norbert holds internationally recognized IT security certificates including OSEP, OSCE, OSCP, OSWP, CRTP, CEH, ECES, and ISO27k1.