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Alejandro Mera
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Alejandro Mera is a PhD student in the Cybersecurity program at Northeastern University, advised by Professor Engin Kirda. Mera’s research is focused on the security issues of Internet of things devices. Prior to joining Khoury, Mera studied technical and management strategies to define Information Security models during his master’s program in Management and Telecommunications Networks at the University of the Armed Forces in Sangolquí, Ecuador. Mera earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree from Army Polytechnic School.
I have studied supply chain risks and malicious modifications of commercial off-the-shelf devices (COTS). Specially, I have studied open-source hardware/software related to single-board computers and microcontrollers.
I am mostly interested in security issues of embedded and IoT devices.
I would like to solve problems related to secure deployment of IoT devices.
Embedded devices are ubiquitous, they are between us collecting data and sharing information, it would be great to take advantage of these new technologies maintaining privacy and security in a connected environment.
I would like to teach and lead a research team.
I was born in Quito, Ecuador.
I studied at the Army Politechnic School in Ecuador. I have been playing/working with embedded devices and microcontrollers for more than 10 years, and I have found the opportunity to provide novelty security solutions for the industry.
Alejandro Mera is a PhD student in the Cybersecurity program at Northeastern University, advised by Professor Engin Kirda. Mera’s research is focused on the security issues of Internet of things devices. Prior to joining Khoury, Mera studied technical and management strategies to define Information Security models during his master’s program in Management and Telecommunications Networks at the University of the Armed Forces in Sangolquí, Ecuador. Mera earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree from Army Polytechnic School.
I have studied supply chain risks and malicious modifications of commercial off-the-shelf devices (COTS). Specially, I have studied open-source hardware/software related to single-board computers and microcontrollers.
I am mostly interested in security issues of embedded and IoT devices.
I would like to solve problems related to secure deployment of IoT devices.
Embedded devices are ubiquitous, they are between us collecting data and sharing information, it would be great to take advantage of these new technologies maintaining privacy and security in a connected environment.
I would like to teach and lead a research team.
I was born in Quito, Ecuador.
I studied at the Army Politechnic School in Ecuador. I have been playing/working with embedded devices and microcontrollers for more than 10 years, and I have found the opportunity to provide novelty security solutions for the industry.