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(Created page with "My name is Paul Schaub, also known as vanitasvitae. This is my re-application as a member of the XSF. == About Me == I have a master's degree in computer science from the WWU Münster. I am not employed at the moment, but I am making some money working on an OpenPGP library as a freelancer. My involvement in XMPP began when I implemented OMEMO encryption for the Smack XMPP client library as part of my bachelor's thesis. Since then I visited 5 XSF Summits and 2 Sprints...")
 
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My main interests are end-to-end encryption which is the reason why both my bachelor's thesis was and my master's thesis will be around that topic. Although I don't feel confident enough in my knowledge I try my best to fuel the advancement of e2ee-related specifications. The past years I spent an extended period of time fully understanding OpenPGP.  
My main interests are end-to-end encryption which is the reason why both my bachelor's thesis was and my master's thesis will be around that topic. Although I don't feel confident enough in my knowledge I try my best to fuel the advancement of e2ee-related specifications. The past years I spent an extended period of time fully understanding OpenPGP.  
Currently I am primarily working on PGPainless which is an OpenPGP library for Java and Android. Last year I took part in the OpenPGP Email Summit in Geneva.
Currently I am primarily working on [https://pgpainless.org/ PGPainless] which is an OpenPGP library for Java and Android. Last year I took part in the OpenPGP Email Summit in Geneva, as I will [https://wiki.gnupg.org/OpenPGPEmailSummit202305 this year].


I authored (and co-authored) a small number of encryption-related XMPP Extension protocols.
I authored (and co-authored) a small number of encryption-related XMPP Extension protocols.