Erik is a postdoctoral researcher in Cybersecurity at UNSW Sydney and GuardWare Australia. His research focuses on encrypting unstructured data in the defence supply chain. Erik completed his PhD, which focused on the privacy of location trajectories using differential privacy and generative models, at UNSW Sydney in 2025. Erik is a postdoctoral researcher in Cybersecurity at UNSW Sydney and GuardWare Australia. His research focuses on encrypting unstructured data in the defence supply chain. Erik completed his PhD, which focused on the privacy of location trajectories using differential privacy and generative models, at UNSW Sydney in 2025. He has published at top cybersecurity venues and was honoured with the PST'24 Best Paper award. Holding bachelor's and master's degrees with distinction from RWTH Aachen, Germany, Erik has been recognised for his master's thesis with multiple awards. Deeply committed to the importance of privacy, Erik consistently shares his expertise through frequent public engagements, as evident through his AGSE 3MT People's Choice and SecEdu best poster awards.