About Me
I’m a proactive problem solver with experience and education in a variety of different fields related to computer system security, compilers, and hardware architecture. I’m a computer security enthusiast, don’t be afraid to reach out.
Experiences
Hardware Security Designer
2020 - Present · SiFive
Working on advanced timing side-channel attacks mitigations on Out-of-Order processors.
Researcher European Consortium SERENE-IoT
2017 - 2020 · LCIS - SERENE-IoT
Worked on software security, implementing compiler defenses (LLVM) and hardware processor extensions (RISC-V) against low-level exploits.
Research Intern
2017 · LCIS
Worked on software security, implementing low-level benchmarks.
Confidential Industrial Project
2016 · SIGVARIS
Worked on Embedded system software, BLE technology, Android application development.
Industrial Computer Technician Intern
2015 · Eli Lilly and Company
Worked on Rockwell Program Logic Controllers, FTView supervision, and VB programming.
Education
Ph.D.
2017 - 2020 · Grenoble Alpes University, University of Arizona
Engineer's Degree
2014 - 2017 · Grenoble Institute of Technology
Thesis: A Red Team Blue Team Approach Towards a Secure Processor Design with Hardware Shadow Stack
Publications
Journal Articles
2020. C. Bresch, D. Hély, R. Lysecky, S. Chollet, I. Parissis. TrustFlow-X: A Practical Framework for Fine-Grained Control-Flow Integrity in Critical Systems. TECS Special issue on Languages Compilers Tools and Theory of Embedded Systems.
2020. C. Bresch, D. Hély, S.Chollet, R Lysecky. SecPump a Connected Open Source Infusion for Security Purposes. IEEE Embedded Systems Letters.
2018. C. Bresch, D. Hély et al. Stack Redundancy to Thwart Return Oriented Programming in Embedded Systems. IEEE Embedded Systems Letters.
International Conferences
2020. C. Bresch, D. Hély, R. Lysecky. BackFlow: Backward Edge Control-Flow Integrity Enforcement for Low-End ARM Microcontrollers. Proceedings of the 2020 Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2020.
2019. C. Bresch, D. Hély, S. Chollet, and I. Parissis. TrustFlow: A Trusted Memory Support for Data Flow Integrity. IEEE Computer Society Annual Symposium on VLSI (ISVLSI).
2018. C. Bresch, S. Chollet, and D. Hély. Towards an inherently secure run-time environment for medical devices. IEEE International Congress on Internet of Things, ICIOT 2018.
2017. C. Bresch, A. Michelet, L. Amato, T. Meyer, and D. Hély. A red team blue team approach towards a secure processor design with hardware shadow stack. 2nd International Verification and Security Workshop IVSW.
Workshops
2020. Z. Kazemi, C. Bresch, M Fazeli, D. Hély. A Systematic Approach for Hardware Security Assessment of Secured IoT Applications. TRUDEVICE Workshop at Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2020.
2019. C. Bresch, D. Hély, R. Lysecky. Control-Flow Hijacking Attacks on SecPump, a Cyber-Physical System. University Booth Demonstration at Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition, DATE 2020.
2019. C. Bresch. Control-Flow Hijacking Attacks on SecPump, a Cyber-Physical System. The International Cybersecurity Forum, Lille.
2018. C. Bresch. Return-Oriented Programming Attacks on Embedded Linux. European Forum for Electronic and Components and Systems, Bruxelles.
Honors
Laureate of the Out-of-lab Entrepreneur Challenge
May 2020 · Linksium - Grenoble
I presented my thesis project and the outcomes regarding its integration in the industry. I won a market study and an accompaniment to valorize my thesis results.
Cyber-Physical System Hack at the International Cybersecurity Forum
January 2019 · FIC - Lille
Presentation to the director of ANSII of a cyber-attack on a wireless infusion pump.
1st Place Mentor at CSAW ESC
November 2017 · CSAW - Valence (FR)
Led team of four students at mitigating cyberattacks on Programmable Logic Controllers.
2nd Place at CSAW ESC
November 2016 · Tandon University - New York
We’ve demonstrated a PoC of a hardware shadow stack to mitigate ROP attacks on openRISC architecture. See my GitHub
Certifications
Cryptography I
Stanford Online
Hobbies
- Reading (I read a lot of books, about science, biographies, and economics 😄)
- Hiking and swimming
- Entrepreneurship