Up-to-date online version: http://chris.vandenberghe.org/cv/.
Home address Belgium:
Chris Vanden Berghe
Molenweg 41
B-2930 Brasschaat
Belgium
Citizenship: Belgian
Private e-mail address: Chris@VandenBerghe.org
Work e-mail address: chris.vandenberghe@reuters.com
Website: http://chris.vandenberghe.org/
Telephone numbers Belgium:
+32-486-51.49.49 (mobile)
+32-3-605.57.04 (@home)
| Period | Study |
|---|---|
| 2002 - 2006 |
PhD in Computer Science, department of Computer Science, faculty of Engineering, K.U. Leuven, Belgium (http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be) |
| 2001 - 2004 |
Post-graduate in Economics, faculty of Economic and Applied Economic Sciences, K.U. Leuven, Belgium (http://www.econ.kuleuven.ac.be) title in Dutch: Aanvullende opleiding bedrijfseconomie |
| 1995 - 2001 |
Master in Computer Science, department of Computer Science, faculty of Engineering, K.U. Leuven, Belgium (http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be) title in Dutch: Burgerlijk Ingenieur in de Computerwetenschappen |
| 1989 - 1995 |
secondary school, science-mathematics, Sint-Michielscollege Brasschaat, Belgium (http://www.sintmichiel-brasschaat.be) |
Doctoral thesis:
A study of Pragmatic Countermeasures for Implementation-related Vulnerabilities in Web Applications, performed as part of employment at the Global Security Analysis Lab of IBM Research Zürich. This work resulted in five patents in the area of Applied Computer Security and Privacy Policy Enforcement.
Master's thesis:
A study of the Java security architecture. In particular, the Acunia (http://www.acunia.com) Java-based telematics platform was used to study security issues for mobile code on embedded Java systems. This resulted in the design and implementation of an improved Java bytecode verification algorithm that reduces the memory footprint of Java bytecode verifiers drastically.
This thesis received the yearly Krypton (http://www.krypton.be) thesis award, which rewards theses in cooperation with the industry that presented excellent pratical results.
Extra curricular activities:
Student representative in the Faculty Council of Engineering.
Active member of the Student Sports Council (http://www.spora.kuleuven.ac.be) in Leuven.
| Language | Skill |
|---|---|
| Dutch | native language |
| English | fluent |
| German | fluent |
| French | average |
Excellent overall computer knowledge.
Aquainted with several OS: Linux, Windows family, several UNIX flavors
Programming languages: Java, C, Python, Scheme, Haskell, Prolog, PHP
Other: SQL, UML, XML (and related standards and tools), ... (fully buzz-word compliant ;-)
Computer Science interests:
computer security/privacy, computer networks and distributed computing, operating systems
| Period | Function & company |
|---|---|
| 2007 - present | Business Development Manager, Reuters Trade Notification Services (Asia), Reuters, Hong Kong |
| 2006 - 2007 | Financial Markets Executive, Reuters, London |
| 2002 - 2006 | Doctoral researcher, Global Security Analysis Lab, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Zurich |
| 2001 | Research internship (eXtreme Blue), Global Security Analysis Lab, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Zurich |
| 2000 - 2001 | internship Java security, Acunia, Leuven |
| 1997 - 2000 | ISP technical support line operator, Planet Internet, Antwerp |
| 1998 - 2002 | self-employed IT consultant |
Travelling: strong interest in adventurous backpack travelling and contact with other cultures.
Sports: squash, running, skiing, pool & snooker
Computers: computer security/privacy, distributed computing, computer networks, ...
Other: cinema, music, reading (fantasy books, SF and the classics), and lots more.
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