James Pavur
Principal Engineer at Istari Digital
Luxembourg
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Pavur is a principal engineer and security-focused systems thinker with 11 years of experience spanning start-ups, government, and defense, currently working on satellite systems security from Luxembourg. He combines hands-on engineering leadership—building secure infrastructure and automation for aerospace and defense—with policy experience as a Presidential Innovation Fellow advising on AI and emerging tech. His background blends embedded systems reverse engineering, IoT security audits, and R&D program development for next-generation space missions, underpinned by PhD work in cybersecurity at Oxford. James has a track record of finding novel vulnerabilities, automating tedious security workflows, and translating technical risk into operationally useful guidance for senior stakeholders. Equally at home in blue-sky research and pragmatic delivery, he often bridges hardware, software, and policy to secure cyber-physical systems.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cybersecurity, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cybersecurity at University of OxfordBachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS) Science Technology and International Affairs, Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (BSFS) Science Technology and International Affairs at Georgetown UniversityHigh School, High School at The Westminster Schools
English, Spanish
Github Skills (68)
file-format9
security8
perl8
kaitai-struct8
graphviz8
network-monitoring8
packet-capture8
pcap8
binary-data8
minecraft7
lua7
javascript7
authentication7
java7
csharp7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ssloxford/qpep
Feb 2020 - Jul 2021
An Encrypted PEP for Modern Satcoms Security
Contributions:20 commits, 1 PR, 16 pushes in 1 year 5 months
security
pavja2/pavja2.github.io
Jul 2017 - May 2024
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 10 months
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