Nicolas Morel
Security Researcher at Synacktiv
Pessac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Summary
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Top SchoolNicolas Morel is a security researcher with eight years of hands-on experience in low-level and embedded systems security, currently working at Synacktiv and based in Pessac, France. He combines academic rigor from a Master in Cryptology and a stint as a PhD student focused on physical-layer security for LPWAN with practical expertise in firmware reverse-engineering, emulation and fuzzing. His internship at the French Ministry of Defense involved Linux embedded system reverse-engineering using Unicorn and AFL++, and he has repeatedly applied similar techniques to IoT devices and sensor networks. An active contributor to the Flipper Zero Xtreme-Firmware, he implemented Bluetooth fixes and a bonding feature for HID keyboards, demonstrating a knack for pragmatic, device-level improvements. Nicolas blends research-driven curiosity with production-minded engineering, comfortable moving from protocol-level cryptographic concepts to MCU firmware debugging. He is particularly interested in unconventional key generation and physical-channel attacks, bridging theoretical vulnerabilities with real-world exploit development.
8 years of coding experience
Master Cryptologie et Sécurité Informatique, Computer Science, Master Cryptologie et Sécurité Informatique, Computer Science at Université de BordeauxBaccalauréat scientifique, Informatique et Sciences du numérique, Baccalauréat scientifique, Informatique et Sciences du numérique at Lycée des GravesDUT, Computer Science, DUT, Computer Science at IUT de Bayonne et du Pays basque
French, English
Github Skills (6)
c1710
bluetooth-le10
c1110
bluetooth10
sys9
embedded9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Flipper-XFW/Xtreme-Firmware
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
The Dom amongst the Flipper Zero Firmware. Give your Flipper the power and freedom it is really craving. Let it show you its true form. Dont delay, switch to the one and only true Master today!
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 11 commits, 2 PRs in 13 days
Contributions summary:Nicolas primarily focused on modifying the firmware for a Flipper Zero device, specifically related to Bluetooth functionality within the Xtreme firmware. Their work involved debugging Bluetooth settings, fixing issues with device names and MAC addresses in the settings and Flipper app. They also introduced a bonding feature that allowed for remembering paired Bluetooth devices with a focus on the HID Keyboard profile.
flipperzerofirmwarezerodontmaster
yocvito/SteghideBruteforce
Jun 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 9 months
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