Rafik Chaabouni

Rafik started his academic career in 2007, at the Security and Cryptography Laboratory (LASEC) of the engineering school, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne. During his doctorate, he moved to Estonia to help establish the department of Cryptography at the University of Tartu. After his doctorate, he joined the private bank Pictet in 2017 where he advised and enhanced their Cyber Security and initiated and managed their Cyber Defense program. In 2019, he has broadened his scope as an independent consultant and advisor in Cyber Security and Cryptography, and in 2021 he joined the Swiss Armed Forces as a Cyber Security Architect, as well as Transmutex as an Advisor. He pursued his career within the DDPS as a Chief Analyse Cyber and joined in 2024 Rothschild & Co Bank AG as their Head of IT Security.