Aleix Galan
PHD Researcher at Research Foundation Flanders - FWO
Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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Top SchoolAleix Galan is a PhD researcher at KU Leuven specializing in GNSS security and resilience, with nine years of experience spanning research and industry. He holds dual BSc degrees in Computer Engineering and Telecommunication Systems and an MSc in Cybersecurity, and earned an FWO PhD fellowship to pursue work on spoofing detection and mitigation. Previously at Septentrio he developed and tested GNSS spoofing attacks and countermeasures using Software-Defined Radios and Matlab, and contributed to an EU-funded open-source implementation of Galileo OSNMA. Aleix combines hands-on penetration testing and signal-level DSP engineering with academic research, often bridging practical exploits and provable defenses. Based in Leuven, he brings a rare mix of applied offensive security experience and formal protocol engineering to satellite navigation protection.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Telecommunications Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Telecommunications Engineering at KU LeuvenBachelor's degree in Telecommunication Systems Engineering, Bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Systems Engineering at Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaMaster's degree in Cybersecurity, Telecommunications Engineering, Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Telecommunications Engineering at UPC - ETSETB TelecomBCN
English, Catalan, Spanish, neerlandés
Github Skills (36)
galileo10
spoofing10
software-defined-radio10
python9
usb9
eagle8
crossword7
hardware7
singing7
weechat7
dub7
binary-data6
wxwidgets6
pulseaudio6
graphical-user-interface6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Algafix/osnma-receiver
Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:61 commits, 6 pushes in 1 year 8 months
Algafix/OSNMA
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
A python implementation of the Galileo OSNMA protocol.
Contributions:19 releases, 28 commits, 81 PRs in 9 months
pythongalileospoofingosnmagnss
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