Cybersecurity researcher · Coimbra, Portugal
I build tooling that reproduces real-world vulnerabilities in containers, then measures whether large language models can actually fix them.
MSc in Cybersecurity from the University of Coimbra, with a thesis on automated patch generation. Read the CV, browse the code on GitHub, or get in touch.
- CVEs analysed across glibc, OpenSSL and tcpdump
- 361CVEs analysed across glibc, OpenSSL and tcpdump
- reproduced in era-matched containers
- 178reproduced in era-matched containers
- LLM patches validated
- 924LLM patches validated
- models compared, hosted and self-hosted
- 8models compared, hosted and self-hosted
Selected work
2025 – 2026 · Research
AI-SSD patch pipeline
Reproduces real CVEs in containers, asks LLMs to patch them, and only accepts a fix that provably stops the exploit.
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2026 · Research tooling
EXPLOITFORGE
A curated, re-executable dataset of real-world exploits. Submitted to IEEE SANER 2027.
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2024 – 2026 · Software
Festival access & stock control
Access-control and bar stock software built for Coimbra's two largest student festivals.
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2024 · Strategy
Digital Transition Action Plan
A 248-page digitalisation strategy for Portugal's largest student association.
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2026 · Teaching
Security & fraud on social networks
A course on security, privacy and digital fraud for 115 non-technical participants.
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Also built
- NEI Mailer
2025 · Desktop app for personalised bulk email from CSV data: templates, attachments, signatures, CC/BCC per row, rate-limit delays.