Heitor Gouvêa
Research Scientist at lesis-lat
São Paulo, Brazil
Summary
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RockstarHeitor Gouvêa is a São Paulo–based research scientist and security researcher with 11 years of software engineering experience and a nine-year focus on security. He blends hands-on full-stack development with privacy-centered networking work, notably contributing core functionality and refactoring to the open-source nipe project that makes the Tor network a system-wide gateway. Comfortable across disciplines, he pairs pragmatic engineering with deep curiosity about anonymity, protocol behavior, and deployment robustness. Heitor’s background suggests a preference for tackling core-system problems rather than surface-level tooling, making him a strong collaborator for privacy, networking, and security research efforts.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (9)
network10
anonymity10
engine10
perl10
iptables10
tor10
automation-testing7
automations7
automation7
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
htrgouvea/nipe
Feb 2016 - Dec 2022
An engine to make Tor network your default gateway
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 6 reviews, 254 commits in 6 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Heitor primarily worked on the core functionality of the `nipe` project, which centers around making the Tor network the default gateway. Their contributions involved modifying the main Perl script (`nipe.pl`) to incorporate new features, enhance the Tor check functionality, and update the installation process. The user also refactored the code by implementing a new directory for libraries and restructuring various modules. The work reflects a strong focus on the project's core networking and privacy-enhancing features.
anonymizeproxyprivacyremote-administration-toolgateway
convisolabs/CVWA
May 2022 - Jan 2023
Conviso Vulnerable Web Application is the OSS project from the Conviso Application Security for the community. The project represents a vulnerable web application to practice security testing and improve your learning in AppSec..
Contributions:2 reviews, 20 commits, 5 PRs in 8 months
vulnerablesecurityweb-applicationowaspvulnerable-web-application
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