Alina Rubina holds two Master’s degrees in Telecommunication Technology from the Technical Universities in Riga and Ilmenau. Prior to joining DE-CIX, she gained experience as a research assistant, where she supervised students and contributed to the teaching process. Her research focused on developing optimized flight paths for drones to improve smartphone localization efficiency. Following her academic endeavors, Alina joined DE-CIX, the operator of the world’s largest Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Frankfurt. She is currently a member of the DE-CIX products and research team, serving as a project manager for Gaia-X and Tellus.