Summary
Victor Hayashi is an assistant professor and researcher based in São Paulo with a PhD in Computer Engineering from USP and nine years of experience at the intersection of hardware security, IoT, and applied machine learning. He blends academic teaching—covering processors, embedded systems, microcontrollers and cybersecurity—with hands-on research in NLP and information security for the banking domain at LARC-USP. As a founder of a tech startup he led FAPESP-funded IoT and conversational interface projects that combined energy management, cloud deployment and remote laboratory systems. Victor has extensive experience designing and delivering tech education across universities and executive programs, as well as practical industry-facing innovation work in smart home and IoT proof-of-concepts. He brings a rare mix of hardware-level security expertise and applied AI for edge and cloud systems, plus a pedagogical focus on project-based learning for digital transformation. Fluent in bridging research, teaching and product delivery, he often translates deep technical work into usable solutions for industry partners.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Silicon Valley Immersion Program, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Certificate, Silicon Valley Immersion Program, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of San Francisco
Doctorate, Computer Engineering, Doctorate, Computer Engineering at Escola Politécnica da USP
Pós-graduação Lato Sensu - Especialização, Formação Docente em Aprendizado Baseado em Projetos, Pós-graduação Lato Sensu - Especialização, Formação Docente em Aprendizado Baseado em Projetos at Inteli - Instituto de Tecnologia e Liderança
english - wizard e mindset, japanese - kumon e aliança cultural