Jacky Mallett
Assistant Professor at Reykjavik University
Reykjavik, Capital Region, Iceland
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Top SchoolJacky Mallett is an Assistant Professor and computer security researcher based in Reykjavik, combining over three decades of industry and academic experience with nine years in current research and teaching roles. He focuses on practical defenses, cryptographic and network security for cryptocurrencies, and systemic stability in emerging financial systems, blending distributed computing and high-performance simulation with agent-based macroeconomic modelling. Jacky has held technical and leadership roles across Nortel, Sony Research, CCP Games and the Central Bank of Iceland, bringing rare cross-domain expertise spanning signal analysis, deep learning and Basel-style bank regulation. Known for a pragmatic, hands-on approach—summed wryly on GitHub as "i void warranties"—he builds auditable, performance-oriented defenses that bridge rigorous research and real-world operational constraints.
9 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Ph.D. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
English, German
Github Skills (4)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jackymallett/Threadneedle
Nov 2016 - Jul 2022
Contributions:28 commits, 7 pushes in 5 years 9 months
jackymallett/HBV602M
Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
Contributions:40 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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