Summary
Hassen Saidi is a veteran computer scientist and technology leader with 25+ years of research and applied experience, now serving as CEO of Entalus after a long tenure as Senior Computer Scientist at SRI International. He specializes in cybersecurity, mobile security, virtualization, malware analysis and reverse engineering, and led high-profile efforts such as the multi-institution Conficker response while contributing foundational work like inventing predicate abstraction for software verification. Hassen bridged cutting-edge research and Web3 practice as technical staff at DFINITY on the Internet Computer, bringing deep systems thinking to decentralized cloud services. His record spans theorem proving, model-based intrusion detection, and specification/verification of high-assurance hardware and software, reflecting a rare mix of theoretical rigor and operational impact. Based in San Francisco, he combines prolific publication and patent activity with hands-on leadership in making the digital world safer at scale.
10 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Theoretical Computer Science, Master's Theoretical Computer Science at Université Paris Cité
Engineer Computer Science, Engineer Computer Science at Université des Sciences et de la Technologie 'Houari Boumediène'
computer science, computer science at Université Mentouri de Constantine
PhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble I)
French, Arabic