Simo Sorce

Simo Sorce is a distinguished engineer with extensive experience in software development and engineering, currently employed at Red Hat since February 2007, where notable roles include team lead of the RHEL Crypto Team and the Openshift Security Engineering Group. Simo has played a pivotal role as founder and software architect in several key projects, including FreeIPA, SSSD, Ipsilon, GSS-Proxy, mod_auth_gssapi, and GSS-NTLMSSP. Previous experience includes a position as a software engineer with the Samba Team from 2001 to 2022 and as a senior solution architect at Quest Software, specializing in identity management and Samba integration. Additionally, Simo co-founded Xsec srl, focusing on custom software development and consulting on networking open-source products. Educational background includes studies in computer science and electronic engineering at the Università degli Studi di Milano and Politecnico di Milano.