Islam M
OWASP Algeria Leader
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolIslam M is an experienced application security consultant and OWASP Algeria Chapter leader with over 12 years in information security, currently based in Barcelona. He has led AppSec programs, threat modeling, architecture reviews and incident response at organizations ranging from startups to Amazon, combining hands-on penetration testing and code auditing with security training and awareness leadership. His background spans full-stack software engineering and forensic investigations, giving him a rare blend of offensive testing, secure design, and practical remediation experience. As an OWASP project contributor and former GSoC mentor for OWASP tools, he brings active community-driven expertise to large-scale security challenges. He pairs academic credentials in networks, cyber security and AI for cybersecurity with business training, enabling him to translate technical risk into strategic, auditable security programs. An uncommon strength is his track record of building AppSec capacity across diverse regions and sectors, from telecoms and government to global cloud services.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Johns Hopkins UniversityBusiness and Entrepreneurship, Business and Entrepreneurship at Indiana University - Kelley School of BusinessHigh School, Experimental Science, High School, Experimental Science at Technichum Ahcen BourfaaPost-Graduate Certificate, Cyber Security, Post-Graduate Certificate, Cyber Security at York UniversityMaster’s Degree, Networks and Distributed Systems, Master’s Degree, Networks and Distributed Systems at Abdelhamid Mehri University Constantine 2Computer Science, Computer Science at Ecole Nationale Supérieure D'informatique Algerie
Arabic, English, French
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Github Skills (78)
python10
deep-learning10
neural-network10
data-science10
tensorflow10
kali-linux10
machine-learning10
twitter9
ml9
pentest9
scalable9
web-application-security9
extensible9
deep-neural-networks9
bazel9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
islamoc/DaillyTools
Oct 2014 - Jun 2016
Contributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 year 8 months
reactdevjavascriptreactjstypescript
islamoc/odz
Jul 2013 - Aug 2015
Contributions:28 commits, 1 push in 2 years 1 month
cmssecurityscannerowasp
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