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Skander Helali

إسكندر الهلالي

Cybersecurity MSc Student | Electrical Engineer

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Education

M.Sc. Cybersecurity (2023–2025)

University: Università di Padova

Classification: LM-66 Computer Security

B.Sc. Electrical Engineering (2016–2020)

University: Texas A&M University

Thesis: Hypoglycemia and Fatigue Detection through Tremors (GlycoTrem)

GPA: 3.3/4.0

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Work Experience

Software Engineer (Intern - R&D) – M31 SRL (01/2025 - 04/2025)
Location: Padova, Italy
- Analysis of IoT firmware update systems (Mender, RAUC, SWupdate)
- Design & implementation of secure firmware update architecture
- Prototype development with integrity verification & rollback capabilities
- Performance & security documentation for production systems
OT Cybersecurity (Trainee) – Emerson Process Management (03/2021 - 02/2022)
Location: Doha, Qatar
- DeltaV DCS/SIS validation & cybersecurity compliance for oil & gas
- Modbus firewall configuration & Foundation Fieldbus testing
- ePO implementation, whitelisting & security policy deployment
Electrical Engineer (Intern) – Qatar Petrochemical Company (09/2020 - 02/2021)
Location: Qatar
- MV/LV network maintenance & SIEMENS/Schneider DCS/PLC systems
- Plant shutdown/startup support & preventive maintenance
Undergraduate Research Assistant – Texas A&M University (01/2018 - 05/2020)
Location: Qatar/USA
- Developed non-invasive hand tremor sensor for hypoglycemia detection
- Android Wear app development & ML-assisted feature extraction
- Published research in Nano Medicine 2020 & acknowledged in JMIR Diabetes

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Academic Courses

Skander Helali
- Cybersecurity MSc @ Università di Padova '25
- Electrical Engineering BSc @ Texas A&M University '20

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MSc Cybersecurity – Università di Padova (120 CFUs)

Course descriptions: UNIPD Cybersecurity Course Portal

Year 1

SCQ0089579 - CYBERSECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
SCQ3104092 - SECURITY OF ADVANCED NETWORKING AND SERVICES
SCQ0089498 - COGNITION AND COMPUTATION
SCQ3102440 - DIGITAL FORENSICS AND BIOMETRICS
SCP9087619 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE B2 (PRODUCTIVE SKILLS)
SCP8082660 - MACHINE LEARNING
SCQ0089499 - STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
SCP7079399 - LAW AND DATA
SCQ0089465 - SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Year 2

SCQ1098227 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY
SCQ0089463 - INFORMATION SECURITY
SCQ0089517 - SECURITY AND RISK: MANAGEMENT AND CERTIFICATIONS
SCP9087561 - DEEP LEARNING
SCP7079403 - HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
SCQ0089466 - SEMINARS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
SCP9087643 - THESIS / FINAL EXAM

BSc Electrical Engineering – Texas A&M University (132 Credit Hours)

Course descriptions: TAMUQ ECEN Course Portal

Fall 2016

ENGL 104 - COMPOSITION & RHETORIC
ENGR 111 - FOUNDATIONS OF ENGR I
HIST 105 - HISTORY OF THE U S
MATH 151 - ENGINEERING MATH I
PHYS 218 - MECHANICS

Spring 2017

CHEM 107 - GEN CHEM FOR ENGINEERS
CHEM 117 - GEN CHEM FOR ENGR LAB
ENGR 112 - FOUNDATIONS OF ENGR II
MATH 152 - ENGINEERING MATH II
PHYS 208 - ELECTRICITY AND OPTICS
POLS 207 - STATE & LOCAL GOVT

Fall 2017

ECEN 210 - COMP PROG & ALGORITHMS
ECEN 248 - INTRO TO DGTL SYM DSGN
ENGL 251 - INTRO TO FILM ANALYSIS
INST 222 - FOUND EDUC MULTICULTURAL SOCTY
MATH 251 - ENGINEERING MATH III

Spring 2018

ECEN 214 - ELEC CIRCUIT THEORY
ENGL 210 - TECHNICAL BUSINESS WRITING
MATH 308 - DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MATH 311 - TOP IN APPLIED MATH I
POLS 206 - AMER NATNL GOVT

Fall 2018

ECEN 314 - SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS
ECEN 322 - ELEC & MAGNETIC FIELDS
ECEN 325 - ELECTRONICS
HIST 106 - HISTORY OF THE U S
PHYS 222 - MODERN PHYS FOR ENGRS

Spring 2019

ECEN 303 - RANDOM SIGNALS & SYSTEMS
ECEN 338 - ELECROMECH ENER CONV
ECEN 350 - COMPUTER ARCH & DESIGN
ECEN 370 - ELEC PROPS OF MATLS
MATH 414 - FOURIER SERIES WAVELET

Fall 2019

ECEN 403 - ELECTRICAL DESIGN LAB I
ECEN 420 - LINEAR CONROL SYSTEMS
ECEN 444 - DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESS
ECEN 455 - DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
ECEN 489 - SPTP: SMART GRID

Spring 2020

ECEN 404 - ELECTRICAL DESIGN LAB II
ECEN 449 - MICROPROCSR SYS DSGN
ECEN 489 - SPTP: MACHINE LEARN FOR
ECEN 491 - RESEARCH
ENGR 482 - ETHICS AND ENGINEERING
MEEN 221 - STATICS & PARTICLE DYNAM

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