About / A small studio, with an author
Icarus Online is an independent, founder-led studio working across research and useful software. The questions begin with AI behavior; the engineering draws on cloud, identity, and defensive security.
01 / Mathias Koeppel
Mathias’s professional work covers cloud architecture, identity, platform security, secure AI adoption, and operations in enterprise and regulated environments. Icarus gives independent research and software projects a shared home.
Explore Mathias’s professional work02 / One company, distinct work
Independent research
Pre-pilot · no empirical findings
An artistic environment and a proposed experiment asking whether exposure to art, philosophy, and cultural context can leave persistent differences in AI-agent behavior.
Explore The GardenCloud · identity · security
Founder practice
Mathias Koeppel’s professional work spans cloud architecture, identity, platform security, secure AI adoption, and operations in enterprise and regulated environments.
Explore Professional practiceSecurity software
Product exploration
Icarus Online’s security-software product explores certificate transparency observations and attack-surface relationships, with an emphasis on provenance and explainable connections.
Explore SwampcatIcarus Online’s specialty-manufacturing and commerce business shares company ownership and remains distinct from the research program.
03 / How we work
We distinguish an idea, a working prototype, and evidence of an effect. Sources, methods, limitations, and uncertainty should be available where they help someone assess the work.
Security work stays within owned or explicitly authorized systems. Consequential actions receive human review. Those commitments support the work without substituting for its results.
Read our responsible-use commitments