Professional Experience

Research Internship at Fox Crypto / Fox-IT

Internship · Sep 2024 - May 2025 · Delft, the Netherlands

• Worked in an interdisciplinary team including Software Developers and Security Architects.
• Worked with several Vulnerability Detection mechanisms.
• Worked on the following Research Paper: Enhancing Vulnerability Detection in Source Code using Adversarial Training

"Cybersecurity Strategies in the Era of Artificial Intelligence" at Babeş-Bolyai University

Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) · May 2024 · Cluj-Napoca, Romania

• Explored the main forms of cybercrime, how perpetrators exploit disruptive technology tools, and strategies for building effective cybersecurity defenses.
• Gained valuable insights into Romanian culture through collaboration with local students and participation in cultural activities in Cluj-Napoca.

Education

PhD Candidate, Radboud University

2025 - Present

• Researching Explainable AI for Software Vulnerabilities.
• Developing interpretable machine learning models for cybersecurity.

MSc in Cybersecurity and AI

Radboud University · 2022 - 2024

• Specialization of Computing Science in Cybersecurity and AI.
• Master's thesis on "Federated Learning for Secure and Permission-Aware LLM Applications".

BSc in Artificial Intelligence

Radboud University · 2020 - 2023

• Studied core AI topics including machine learning, natural language processing, and data analysis.
• Developed a particular interest in Machine Hearing and Cybersecurity.
• Bachelor thesis on "Predictability and Uncertainty in the Pleasure of Music using the Music Transformer".