Lars Eilebrecht


Lars Eilebrecht is a German software engineer, solutions architect, IT security expert, and Open Source evangelist. He is one of the original developers of the Apache HTTP Server, and co-founder and former Vice President of the Apache Software Foundation. Lars is an independent IT Consultant based in London, United Kingdom.

Career

Since 2008 Lars works as an independent IT consultant and worked for companies such as the BBC, Channel 4, Heise Media, and El Tiempo. Lars is owner and managing director of Primevation Ltd, and partner at pliXos GmbH. Previous employers of Lars Eilebrecht include Ciphire Labs, Quam, Parc Technologies, CyberSolutions, and Cable & Wireless.
Lars has an interest in IT security and cryptography. He was Director Security Solutions and Chief Security Architect at Ciphire Labs, and speaker at conferences such as Financial Cryptography and Data Security and the 21st Chaos Communication Congress. Lars was a member of the from 2005 to 2006.
In 1998 Lars received a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Siegen in Germany.

Publications

Lars is the author of Apache Webserver, the first German-language book about the Apache HTTP Server. He published 5 editions of the book between 1997 and 2003.