Lilly Schmidt is a research associate at the Digitial Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT, Berlin. Since April 2023, she has been leading the specialist team Law & Policy in the accompanying research of the Secure Digital Identities showcase project. Her research focuses on technology policy and law with a focus on digital identity management in Germany and Europe. She also focuses her research on cybersecurity, cyberdiplomacy, and digital community building. Before joining ESMT, she worked as a student trainee at a public sector consulting firm in Berlin, advising federal ministries on the digitization of their public services (OZG).