Summary
Stef Verreydt is a postdoctoral researcher in KU Leuven’s DistriNet group with nine years of experience bridging software engineering and security-by-design research. His work progressed from hands-on backend and automation roles—building Python/VBA tools for data migration, invoice processing and database tasks—to a PhD focused on embedding privacy and security into system design. Now leading postdoctoral research, he combines practical automation experience with academic rigor to tackle secure, privacy-aware architectures. Having studied at KU Leuven and spent an Erasmus period at Trinity College Dublin, he brings a European academic perspective plus pragmatic engineering instincts. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex security concepts into implementable tooling and workflows.
9 years of coding experience
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at KU Leuven
Erasmus Computer Science, Erasmus Computer Science at Trinity College Dublin