Career Overview
Biography
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Sylvain Pasini received his first degree in Electronics from the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (Geneva) in 2001, more precisely from the "Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Genève" (EIG), which was recently renamed under HEPIA. Secondly, he received his Master's degree in Communication Systems from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) in 2005. Thirdly, he was teaching and research assistant in the Security and Cryptography Laboratory (LASEC) at EPFL. At the same time he did a Ph.D. thesis in cryptography under the supervision of Professor Serge Vaudenay. His research focused on message authentication protocols. He also worked on the electronic passport and on keyboard attacks. From May 2009 to July 2011, Sylvain was working as cryptography expert and security architect for Nagravision (Kudelski Group), world leader in digital pay-TV industry. Since August 2011, Sylvain is Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (Vaud), more precisely at the HEIG-VD. Its main activites are applied research and teaching, both in computer security. |
Professional Experience
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, HES-SO (2011-now)
School of business and engineering Vaud, HEIG-VD
Institute for Information and Communication Technologies, IICT
Professor in computer security and information security
Nagravision, Kudelski Group (2009-2011)
Nagra
Cryptography expert and security architect
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (2005-2009)
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL
Security and Cryptography Laboratory, LASEC
Teaching and research assistant
Education
Ph.D. Degree in Cryptography (2005-2009)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL
Security and Cryptography Laboratory, LASEC
Fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Superviseur: Prof. Serge Vaudenay
PhD thesis: Secure Communications Using Authenticated Channels
Master Degree in Communication Systems (EPF Engineer) (2002-2005)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL
IC Faculty, Communication Systems Department
Bachelor Degree in Electronics (HES Engineer) (1996-2001)
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, HES-SO
Ecole d'Ingénieurs de Genève (EIG), recently renamed under HEPIA
Electronic Department
Mandatory School (1985-1996)
Cycle d'orientation des Marais, Onex, Geneva (7-9P)
Ecole du Petit-Lancy, Geneva (3-6P)
Ecole Cérésole, Petit-Lancy, Geneva (1-2E, 1-2P)
Awards
| Outstanding Student Paper Award for the article Compromising Electromagnetic Emanations of Wired and Wireless Keyboards published at the Usenix Security Symposium. | 2009 |
| Kudelski Prize rewarding a Master project contributing significantly to the field of cryptography and information system security. | 2006 |
HES diploma decerned with
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2002 |
Computer Science Skills
| Operating Systems | Linux, Mac OS, Windows |
| Programming Languages | Ada, C, C++, Java, Python |
| Web development | HTML, XML, PHP, CSS, Javascript, JSP |
| Hardware design | VHDL, Quartus/SoPC, Leonardo Spectrum, ModelSim |
| Scientific Software | Maple, Matlab |
| Networking | Ethernet, TCP/IP and related protocols, Wifi protocols |
| Software Engineering | UML |
| Reporting Software | Apple iWork, LaTeX, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice |
Languages
| French: | mother tongue |
| English: | written and spoken |
| Italian: | spoken |
| German: | written |
Hobbies
| RC models: | Radio controlled airplanes, helicopters and cars. | |
| Designer, builder, and pilot of aerobatic airplanes. | ||
| Precision and freestyle aerobatics. | ||
| National team pilot for precision aerobatic (F3A). | 2007 | |
| Participation at the F3A world championship in Argentina. | 2007 | |
| Music: | Classical piano. |