Summary
Vadim Hapanchak is an embedded systems engineer with nine years of experience specializing in automotive security software for SoC-based ECUs, currently delivering secure firmware at ETAS while also serving as an assistant professor at Universidade do Minho. He holds a PhD from Universidade do Minho and combines deep C/C++ expertise, RTOS integration, ARM/ARC architecture knowledge and FPGA experience to ship robust, tested embedded solutions that follow ASPICE and V-Model processes. His background spans research collaborations (BOSCH-CAR2X INNOVCAR) and practical toolchain work—debugging with Lauterbach/CCS, managing builds, and implementing fuzzing and qualification tests. Twice awarded academic excellence and a university sports merit prize, he brings disciplined, research-informed engineering and an unusual blend of hands-on development and academic rigor to automotive cybersecurity.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Universidade do Minho
ES Alberto Sampaio, Braga