Hi, I am

Vincenzo.

I am a Software Engineer from Italy.

Welcome to my personal portfolio and blog, where I share my journey, projects, and insights as a software engineer.

Scroll down to explore my work.

About Me

My academic journey began at the Polytechnic of Turin, where I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering. Along these three years, I had the opportunity to participate to the Cyberchallenge Project, which introduced me to the world of Cybersecurity. I fell in love with binary challenges and explored the inner details of the memory and its associated vulnerabilities. This experience inspired me to pursue a Master’s Degree with a specialization in Cybersecurity.

In the first year of my Master’s program, I took a course on System and Devices Programming, which deepened my interest in Operating Systems and solidified my desire to become an expert in this field. I was then awarded an Erasmus Scholarship, allowing me to pursue a Double Degree at Eurecom, located in the heart of Sophia Antipolis (France), also known as Europe’s Silicon Valley.

After studying for one year in Turin and another year at Sophia Antipolis, I completed the Double Degree program with a six months internship at Amadeus S.A.S. The company is one of the top global software providers and a major Global Distribution System (GDS) for the travel and tourism industries. During my internship, I worked on integrating a Fuzzer into their C++ core software stack.

In April 2024, I graduated magna cum laude from the Polytechnic of Turin.

Since then, I have been dedicating time to a mentorship program on the Linux kernel (as a mentee) and am actively seeking job opportunities.

Professional Experience

Linux Kernel Livepatching Developer - SUSE
Dec 2024 - present
Security Engineer Intern - Amadeus
Sept 2023 - March 2024
Led comprehensive research and implementation efforts to integrate AFLplusplus, an open-source mutational coverage-guided fuzzer, into company’s core C++ software stack. The objective was to advance the secure development lifecycle of the applications.

Education

Sept. 2022 - March. 2024
Master's Degree in Digital Security
Eurecom, France
Sep. 2021 – Apr. 2024
Master's Degree in Computer Engineering and Cybersecuriy
Polytechnic of Turin, Italy
GPA: 110/110 cum Laude
Sep. 2018 – Jul. 2021
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Polytechnic of Turin, Italy
GPA: 108/110

Projects

Linux Kernel Mentorship
C Linux Kernel Programming Kernel Debugging Open Source Software
Linux Kernel Mentorship
I have taken part in a mentorship organized by the Linux Foundation, I contributed to the Linux Kernel through a structured program focused on submitting patches to the upstream kernel. For more information, please refer to my blog post in the link below.
Cyberchallenge
C Assembly Reverse Engineering Security
Cyberchallenge
Carried out a path of formation in cyber security, up to the selection for the Italian championship of cyber-defender. Along this path I have been trained to solve Capture The Flag challenges about different topics such as cryptography, binary, network, web, reverse and pwn.

Get in Touch

vincenzo [dot] mezzela [at] gmail [dot] com