About
Here you will find some extra information about me.
Contact
Plaintext email to:
- me 𝒂𝒕 ecomaikgolf ꓒσ𝗍 cσ₥
Use the following PGP key to encrypt & sign if needed:
C79F 01CE 017F 57A4 FBBB 4E22 33DD FB0A EB94 20CB
Location
I live both in Alicante (Spain) and Graz (Austria), flying between them all the year.
Alicante, Spain. Photo Source
Graz, Austria. Photo Source
So my timezone is Central European Time (UTC+1) and Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
Interests
(Doesn’t imply that I know a lot about a certain subject, just interest)
- C/C++
- Build Systems
- Kernel/OS Development (Security)
- Modal Editors (vim, emacs), tiling wm, desktop ricing
- CLI programs, scripting and automation
- Linux System Administration & hardening
- Typesetting: Typst
Software I Use
- Desktop/Laptop OS: Fedora Workstation latest
- WM: sway
- Terminal: footserver + footclient
- Shell: plain minimal zsh
- Launcher: wofi
- Notifications: dunst
- Email: aerc
- Browser: firefox
- Code editor: neovim + custom kickstart.nvim
- Documents: Typst + Zathura
- Containers: podman
Current setup with Fedora + sway:
I’ve also been a longtime Artix/Arch + dwm/st user:
Hardware I Use
- Desktop: Ryzen 5950X (16C/32T); 64GB RAM, 2TB NVME; ASUS RTX 5070TI; Noctua NH-D15
- Laptop: ASUS Zenbook S14 (UX5406); Intel Core Ultra 7 258V; 32GB RAM
- Phone: Pixel 8 256GB
- Router: Mikrotik hAP ax2; Mikrotik RB260GSP
- IP KVM: JetKVM
Academic Background
PhD (Ongoing)
PhD student at ISEC - Institute of Information Security (former IAIK) at the Graz University of Technology. Member of the Secure Systems team under the supervision of Stefan Mangard.
Photo to be updated in Spring 2026 with the new building :)
Master’s Degree
Computer Science at the Graz University of Technology (TUGraz). Major in Information Security at ISEC. Minor in Embedded Systems. You can see the courses I’ve taken here.
Received the IAIK’s (now ISEC) Information Security Scholarship 2022.
Graduated with distinction.
Member of the student CTF Team LosFuzzys
Bachelor’s Degree
Computer Engineering at the University of Alicante. Computer Engineering specialization.
Graduated with an overall score of 8.98 out of 10. Received the “Bachelor Extraordinary Award” given by the regional College of Computer Engineers to the best graduating students. Passed 15 courses with Honors (~25% of the bachelor), including the Bachelor Thesis. Studied in the High Academic Performance Group (ARA).
Graduated with distinction (extraordinary award).
Languages
- Spanish: Native
- English: C1
- Valencià: C1 https://ecomaikgolf.com/projects/ English & Valencià C1 are “Certified European Framework of Reference for Languages Level” official recognized titles.
Curriculum Vitae
It was so outdated I ended up taking it out from here. Will update on demand
Ongoing:
- PhD at the Secure Systems group of ISEC (former IAIK) - Graz University of Technology.
Previously:
- MSc Computer Science (Information Security) @ ISEC (former IAIK) TUGraz [120ECTS]
- B.Eng. Computer Engineering @ University of Alicante [240ECTS]
Honors & awards:
- Master graduated with distinction
- Bachelor graduated with distinction
Academic achievements:
- Obtained the “Information Security Scholarship”
- Perfet highest score (1.0) on the MSc Major (Information Security)
- Bachelor taken on the “High Academic Performance Group” (ARA)
Projects, conferences, presentations, etc:
Teaching:
- Lecturer at the Secure Software Development course (Master’s)
Capture the Flag (CTF):
- Captain of LosFuzzys since Mar 2025
- Member of LosFuzzys since Oct 2022
- Playing on the KuK Hofhackerei merger
Languages:
- English (>= C1; +4Y daily use)
- Spanish (native)
- Catalonian (C1)