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 (91)
file-format9
network-monitoring9
javascript8
security8
perl8
minecraft8
graphviz8
packet-capture8
indexing8
pcap8
spigot8
packet8
pep8
identity7
kaitai-struct7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
pavja2/pavja2.github.io
Jul 2017 - May 2024
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 10 months
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
cryptographysecuritypepencryptedencryption
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