Pinar Comak De Cnudde

Security Researcher @ Ericsson

East Flanders, Belgium

Security professional with a PhD in Cryptography and an MSc in Cybersecurity (KU Leuven, 2023), combining deep technical foundations with experience in security governance, standardization, and risk-aware design. Contributed to international security standards (3GPP) and worked closely with legal, technical, and business stakeholders in large organizations. Now returning to industry after advanced studies and a short family pause.

Top roles

Security Engineer2 - 5 years

Back-end

SQL

Python

Security

Cryptography

Cybersecurity

Systems

Linux

Language

Native Turkish

Turkish

Native

English

Fluent

French

Average

Dutch

Average

Work experience

Since 2011

Security Researcher @ Ericsson

01 January 2019 - 31 December 2022

Contributed to 3GPP Security Standardization as a delegate, authoring technical standards and delivering seminars.

Research assistant @ Middle East Technical University

01 January 2011 - 31 December 2019

Conducted PhD research on cryptographic security, including side-channel attack countermeasures and algebraic cryptography.

Education experience

Since 2010

Cybersecurity @ KU Leuven, Belgium

01 September 2021 - 30 June 2023

Master's degree in Cybersecurity.

Cryptography @ METU, Turkey

01 September 2015 - 30 June 2020

PhD research focused on cryptographic security.

Cryptography @ METU, Turkey

01 September 2013 - 30 June 2015

Master's degree in Cryptography.

Mathematics @ METU, Turkey

01 September 2010 - 30 June 2013

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics.

Pinar Comak De Cnudde

Top roles

Back-end

Security

Systems

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