Holding a PhD in criminal law with a focus on Cybercrime he has been teaching law related to Cybercrime and European Criminal Law at the University of Cologne for several years and is visiting lecturer for International Criminal Law at the University of Macau. The focus of his research is on international aspects of law related to Cybercrime. In this respect he is working as an expert for several international organisations among them the Council of Europe, the European Union, the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union. One key element of the research are the challenges related to the fight against Cybercrime and the differences in developing a legal response in common law and civil.