Alfonso Muñoz, PhD in Telecommunications Engineering by Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and postdoc researcher in network security by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). He is a cybersecurity Tech Lead for more than 15 years and has published more than 60 academic publications (IEEE, ACM, JCR, hacking conferences…), books, patents and computer security tools. He has also worked in advanced projects with European Organisms, public bodies and multinational companies (global 500). For over a decade, he has been involved in security architecture design, penetration tests, forensic analysis, mobile and wireless environments, and information security research (leading technical and scientific teams). Alfonso frequently takes part as a speaker in hacking conferences (STIC CCN-CERT, DeepSec, HackInTheBox, Virus Bulletin, Ekoparty, RootedCon, 8.8, ...) and commercial and academic security conferences (+60 talks). He is certified by CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CEHv8 (Certified Ethical Hacker), CHFIv8 (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator), CES (Certified Encryption Specialist) and CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge). Several academic and professional awards. Professor in several Universities. He is co-editor of the Spanish Thematic Network of Information Security and Cryptography (CRIPTORED), where he develops and coordinates several projects about cybersecurity and advanced training, with great impact in Spain and Latam. Specialities (strong knowledge): Pentesting & network security, Digital Surveillance & Forensic technology, Cryptography, Steganography, Privacy, NLP and Machine Learning
