Tim Schmidt is an IT security researcher and penetration tester at Neodyme AG with over a decade of experience in competitive Capture The Flag (CTF) environments. While his core expertise lies in web and application penetration testing, his technical background also spans IoT and embedded reverse engineering and smart contract audits. An avid builder, Tim frequently develops software projects and custom IoT appliances from scratch in his free time.

As an educator, he has delivered specialized trainings on modern authentication technologies and cryptographic attacks for corporate clients in Germany and at international security conferences, such as HITB Amsterdam.