Dr. Septimiu Fabian Mare

Contractor - Principal Cryptography Researcher

Cryptography Research Center

Dr. Septimiu Fabian Mare is the Senior Director at the Cryptographic Research Center of the Technology Innovation Institute (TIl) and Head of Engineering at QuantumGate. His expertise spans advanced cryptographic systems, secure system design, stenography, security software architecture, and firmware security.

Prior to joining TII and QuantumGate, Dr. Mare was a Principal Security Researcher at XenithLabs, which his part of DarkMatter, where he focused on designing hacker-resistant solutions by integrating offensive security insights with robust defensive architectures. His work combines theoretical depth with practical implementation, contributing to the resilience of secure communications and protocols.

Dr. Mare holds a PhD in Computer Software Engineering and an Engineer’s Degree from the Politehnica University of Timisoara. He is the author of multiple patents in the field of security and continues to drive innovation in cryptographic engineering to strengthen trust in digital systems.