Short Bio

I'm a cybersecurity entrepreneur, researcher and advisor with more than 15 years of field experience spanning Europe, North America, and Africa. I hold a PhD in Cybersecurity and Privacy, and have authored several books and chapters on Cybersecurity topics, such as cyber threat intelligence and deception security (cf. Publications). 

Vulnerability management, Application security, Cryptography and Cyber ​​Threat Intelligence are among the topics I'm passionate about.

Today, as founder of Cyber ​​Chapters inc., I help develop and strengthen my clients’ cyber strategy plans. As the creator and instructor of DevSecOps course, I enjoy sharing my experience with Polytechnique Montreal’s students and research community.

I’ve had the honor of receiving several awards, including the Best Innovation Project of the Year 2020, the European Trophy of the Professional Cyber Woman in 2022, the Cyber Talent Trophy in Quebec in 2023 for my role as a Mentor. 

I contribute to promote innovative initiatives for a cyber resilient society in Canada, being an expert member of the IMC2 Multidisciplinary Institute for Cybersecurity and Cyberresilience.

Before :

I was an expert consultant at Orange Cyberdefense, a leading European provider of Cybersecurity services and solutions and I was member of the selective International Orange Expert Community. I worked in several international projects and joined the CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) in Montreal, specifically the Vulnerability Operation Center to support our Customers in the Americas plate. 

I was a Post Doctor at the Sorbonne Universities and a Visiting researcher at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication, China (BUPT).

I obtained my Ph.D. degree in January 2014 from IMT Atlantique (ex. Telecom Bretagne) (Rennes, France) of Institut Mines Telecom. Before this, I received the Engineering degree in computer networks and telecommunications from INSA.T and the M.S. degree in electronic systems and communication networks from the Polytechnic School EPT.