Louis Merlin
Security Engineer at Security Research Labs
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolLouis Merlin is a security engineer based in Berlin with 11 years of hands-on experience combining web development and applied cybersecurity. Currently at Security Research Labs, he brings a research-driven approach shaped by an MSc from EPFL/ETHZ and a master’s thesis at EPFL’s HexHive lab during a cyd fellowship with armasuisse. A longtime member of EPFL’s CTF team polygl0ts, he blends offensive security instincts with practical engineering from full-stack freelance work and startup co-founding. His background spans applied research, security tooling and blockchain prototyping, reflecting a knack for turning academic insights into real-world defenses. Notably, he has moved between industry and research roles while maintaining active contributions to practical security projects and competitive security challenges.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Computer Science at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
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Github Skills (123)
testing10
instrumentation10
coverage10
security10
afl-fuzz10
introspection10
polkadot10
vulnerability-research10
fuzzer10
intel10
qemu10
unicorn10
html10
substrate10
collision10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
srlabs/substrate-runtime-fuzzer
Sep 2023 - Dec 2024
A fuzzing harness for Substrate-based blockchains.
Contributions:4 reviews, 21 PRs, 119 pushes in 1 year 3 months
blockchainfuzzingkusamapolkadotsubstrate
srlabs/ziggy
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
A multi-fuzzer management utility for all of your Rust fuzzing needs 🧑🎤
Contributions:17 reviews, 97 commits, 53 PRs in 6 months
aflfuzzinghonggfuzzrust
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