Neyire Deniz Sarıer studied Classical Piano in Istanbul University State Conservatory (1988-1999) and received double-major BSc. degrees in Mathematics and Industrial Engineering from ITU in 2005. With TEV-DAAD scholarship, she obtained her MSc Degree in Media Informatics from RWTH Aachen in 2007 and completed her PhD studies in Computer Science from Bonn University, Germany in 2013 with B-IT Research School doctoral scholarship. She is currently an external researcher at the computer security group of B-IT and a visiting lecturer in ITU on Blockchain Technologies . Her research interests broadly include Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, biometric security, public-key cryptography and integration of biometrics into cryptographic and blockchain applications for Identity Management.