Victor Le Pochat
Case Handler at European Commission
Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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Top SchoolVictor Le Pochat is a web security and privacy researcher turned policy-focused technologist with 10 years of experience, now applying his technical expertise to enforce the Digital Markets Act at the European Commission. He holds a PhD from KU Leuven and built research tools such as Tranco, demonstrating an ability to translate academic insight into widely useful infrastructure. His background spans hands-on software engineering for GIS tooling to deep studies of large web ecosystems and methods to detect harmful content, combining practical delivery with rigorous research. At DG CNECT he bridges technical analysis and regulatory action, helping shape fairer digital ecosystems. Colleagues describe him as a fast learner who moves quickly from prototype to production while keeping measurement and reproducibility central.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at KU LeuvenLatijn-Wiskunde, Latijn-Wiskunde at Sint-Augustinusinstituut BreeLatijn, Latijn at Middenschool Meeuwen
Dutch, English, French, German
Stackoverflow
255reputation
5kreached
4answers
2questions
Github Skills (99)
malware10
devtools10
firefox10
sensor10
bigquery10
browser-extension10
website-performance10
cms-detector10
http-archive10
chromium9
api9
queue9
intrusion-detection9
developer-tools9
testing9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
DistriNet/tranco-list
Nov 2018 - Mar 2020
Tranco: An improved top websites ranking
Contributions:1 release, 3 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 4 months
rankingimproved
DistriNet/tranco-python-package
Feb 2019 - Feb 2021
Python package to access the Tranco list
Contributions:2 releases, 8 commits, 2 PRs in 1 year 11 months
python-packagepython
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