Sampo Kellomäki is the chief architect of Symlabs Federated Identity Access Manager , Directory Extender 3.0 and co-founder of Symlabs. He is the main driving force behind the creation of Directory Extender 3.0 and the suite of solutions built around it. Prior to founding Symlabs, he held various positions such as chief software engineer, network security administrator, as well as independent consultancy to telcos, financial and academic institutions, OEMs, and to the national newspaper publishing industry.

Mr. Kellomäki's extraordinary understanding of network architecture, his experience in system and software development and his passion for innovative, new technologies enabled him to play a critical role in directory provisioning system deployments at several major international telcos.

Mr. Kellomäki is actively participating in the Liberty Alliance and is the author of several specifications. His responsibilities include defining engineering requirements relating to security levels, representation of user data, and management of bilateral business relationships between identity providers and service providers.

Mr. Kellomäki holds a master's degree from Helsinki University of Technology and is currently working towards his Ph.D.