Cristian-alexandru Staicu
Senior Security Researcher at Endor Labs
Oradea, Bihor, Romania
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Top SchoolCristian-Alexandru Staicu is a Senior Security Researcher with 13 years of experience specializing in language-based analysis of JavaScript, using static and dynamic program analysis and test generation to find and prevent vulnerabilities in server-side JS. His academic career includes a PhD in security from TU Darmstadt and a tenure-track faculty role at CISPA, and he has transitioned into industry research at Endor Labs. He has uncovered over 40 previously unknown vulnerabilities in server-side libraries—many rated medium to high severity—demonstrating both depth in theory and impact on practice. Based in Oradea, Romania, he blends rigorous academic methods with hands-on security engineering, focusing on tooling and techniques that bridge research and real-world Node.js ecosystems. An often overlooked strength is his track record of mentoring and building reproducible analyses that make complex program-analysis results usable for developers and maintainers.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Master's degree, Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Università degli Studi di TrentoTechnischen Universität DarmstadtMaster's degree, Security and Privacy, Master's degree, Security and Privacy at University of TwenteAutomation and Computer Science, Automation and Computer Science at Universitatea Politehnica din TimişoaraMaster's degree, Security and Privacy, Master's degree, Security and Privacy at EIT Digital Academy
Github Skills (140)
parser10
windows10
npm-package10
javascript10
linux10
validation10
dates10
js10
rocket10
macos10
nodejs10
parse10
numeric10
validate10
markdown9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
MariusGiurca/LoteriaFiscala
Feb 2015 - Jul 2018
Contributions:7 pushes in 3 years 5 months
cristianstaicu/m-log
Apr 2016 - Jul 2018
Contributions:2 pushes in 2 years 4 months
console-lognodejsconsole
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