Luka Mališa
Staff Security Engineer at Google
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolLuka Mališa is a Staff Security Engineer based in Zurich with a decade of hands-on experience bridging deep technical research and enterprise security leadership. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from ETH Zürich and progressed from doctoral researcher to senior roles at ETH before leading information security and security engineering at SIX Digital Exchange. Luka combines conceptual breadth across information security with practical program-building—running teams, advising national cybersecurity bodies, and shaping security for financial infrastructure. Now at Google, he brings a research-grade mindset to large-scale security problems, favoring measurable, auditable solutions and mentoring others to do the same. A problem-driven leader, he’s equally comfortable in code, architecture reviews, and board-level risk discussions—a profile shaped by both academic rigor and high-stakes operational experience.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FESB)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at ETH ZürichMaster of Science - MS, Computer Security, Master of Science - MS, Computer Security at ETH Zurich
Croatian, English, German
Github Skills (1)
build-system3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
malisal/bfdpie
Mar 2016 - Oct 2018
Bfdpie - a simple and tiny wrapper around libbfd.
Contributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 10 pushes in 2 years 7 months
tiny
malisal/libfinite
Apr 2016 - Aug 2018
Contributions:42 commits, 41 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
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