Dr. Stefan Barbu is leading NXP’s Secure Identity business in the Americas, based in Washington DC. In this role he oversees the secure electronic document projects for all the Governments in the Region.
Stefan has been in the electronic documents industry for more than 15 years in various R&D, marketing, sales and business development positions in Europe and the USA. He has been involved in numerous electronic passport and ID projects on all the continents.
Prior to joining NXP in 2007, Stefan worked for Gemalto (Axalto), where he was in charge of the secure ID documents product range, incorporating electronic chips into traditional ID cards and passports.
Stefan holds a PhD on contactless smartcards and has been supporting the introduction of this technology in the secure documents and systems since 2001. His early work contributed the development of the first electronic passports, as well as the emergence of global standards such as the Near-Field Communication (NFC).