Volkmar Lotz

Volkmar Lotz is Head of SAP Security Research, a group of researchers aiming at future-proofing SAP’s security and privacy, in line with SAP’s business and technology strategy and global trends, covering topics ranging from applied cryptography over securing AI applications to software security analysis.

He has 35 years’ experience in industrial research on Security and Software Engineering. His own research interests include Security Certification, Software Security, and application security. He is located in Sophia Antipolis, France. 

Volkmar has been supervising various international research projects, including large-scale integrated projects.  

He contributes to shaping the European approach for Cloud Cybersecurity Certification by serving as a member of ENISA’s ad-hoc working group designing a European Cloud Cybersecurity Certification Scheme (EUCS) and by representing SAP in the European Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group (SCCG), consulting the European Commission on certification strategies. 

Volkmar holds a diploma in Computer Science from the University of Kaiserslautern.