Gijs Van Laer
Van Laer holds a Ph.D. in cryptography and data security from Johns Hopkins University. He co-founded XFA in September 2021 with Lars Veelaert and leads engineering from the Antwerp base.
As CTO of XFA, Van Laer drives the technical architecture of a Zero Trust device security platform that secures BYOD, freelancer, contractor, and other unmanaged devices without the invasive footprint of traditional MDM agents.
Career
Roles
XFACTO & Co-FounderNov 2023 – Present
dnergyInformation Security AdvisorAug 2021 – Dec 2023
- Bolt Labs, IncCryptographic EngineerJun 2019 – Sep 2023
- The Johns Hopkins UniversityResearch Assistant: Applied CryptographyJan 2019 – Dec 2022
- DPG Media België#403factoryChief Information Security OfficerJan 2017 – Dec 2018
- Cigital, IncSecurity Researcher and PentesterJun 2016 – Aug 2016
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResearch Assistant: Applied CryptographyAug 2016 – Dec 2016
- Johns Hopkins UniversityTeaching Assistant: Modern CryptographyAug 2016 – Dec 2016
- Johns Hopkins UniversitySoftware DeveloperSep 2015 – May 2016
DPG Media Technology#302factoryAnalyst/DeveloperJul 2013 – Jul 2015
- MainsysIT ConsultantOct 2011 – May 2013
Education
- The Johns Hopkins University#166schoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cryptography2019 - 2022
- The Johns Hopkins University#166schoolMaster of Science in Engineering - MSE, Computer Science2019 - 2020
- The Johns Hopkins University#166schoolMaster of Science, Security Informatics2015 - 2016
- University of Bucharest#322schoolErasmus exchange, Cryptography and code theory2010 - 2011
University of Antwerp#5schoolMaster of science, Pure Mathematics2009 - 2011
- Don Bosco Hoboken T.I.Industrial Sciences2002 - 2006
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