Pascal Nasahl
Principal Hardware Software Engineer at lowRISC CIC
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolPascal Nasahl is a Principal Hardware/Software Engineer based in Zurich with a decade of hands-on experience at the intersection of silicon design, embedded firmware, and security. Currently leading the Silicon Security team at lowRISC, he progressed from senior engineer to principal while bringing academic rigor from a PhD focused on memory safety and fault security through cryptography. His background includes focused security research stints at Google, Intel Labs and Riscure, and practical ECU firmware work in automotive contexts, giving him a rare blend of applied product engineering and advanced cryptographic defenses. Known for bridging research and implementation, he designs mitigations that survive real-world fault and side-channel threats as well as integration into open silicon projects.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Wireless Communications Engineering, Computer Science, Wireless Communications Engineering at University of OuluDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Technische Universität Graz
Github Skills (68)
risc10
32-bit10
computer-engineering10
silicon10
cpu10
risc-v10
bit10
trust10
hardware10
openembedded10
power-analysis9
fpga8
tplink8
digital-signage8
security8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
nasahlpa/opentitan
Dec 2021 - Apr 2025
OpenTitan: Open source silicon root of trust
Contributions:6 reviews, 1 PR, 778 pushes in 3 years 3 months
root-of-trustrootsilicontrust
nasahlpa/ot-sca
Oct 2023 - Mar 2025
Side-channel analysis setup for OpenTitan
Contributions:496 pushes, 209 branches in 1 year 5 months
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