★Parakeet Deterrent System
Edge AI system detecting and deterring an invasive species in real time
Prix de la 2ᵉ meilleure vidéo de présentation
Arduino Uno QESP32Edge ImpulseBLEIA embarquéeMoteur
$ cat /home/lucien/README.md
Hi, I'm
Lucien Popa
// Cybersecurity engineering student · ESIEE Paris
Looking for a cybersecurity internship · Montréal · May → August 2027
lucien@popa — bash
Welcome. Type help to see commands.
// whoami
About
Fourth-year engineering student at ESIEE Paris, majoring in cybersecurity. I'm mainly interested in offensive security and embedded systems: understanding how a system really works, from the hardware up to the network, to find where it can fail and how to make it stronger.
In 2025, I spent an exchange semester at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, studying entirely in English.
I learn mostly by doing. The projects on this site started from concrete questions, and I carry them through end to end: design, build, deployment, then looking for their weak points.
Education
ESIEE Paris
Engineering cycle — Cybersecurity major (4th year)
2023 – 2028
Heriot-Watt University
★ International Exchange semester — Edinburgh, Scotland
2025
Lycée Notre-Dame des Missions
French Baccalaureate
2020 – 2023
Languages
[FR] French
Native [EN] English
B2 → target C1 [ES] Spanish
B1 // history
Experience
Cybersecurity Internship
Partecis · Paris, France
2024 — 1 mois
Migration de l’authentification physique vers YubiKey (MFA, passwordless) pour renforcer le contrôle d’accès. Sécurisation des données et des accès avec Varonis (surveillance temps réel, détection d’anomalies comportementales) et Qualys (scans de vulnérabilités, détection de mauvaises configurations). Formation aux fondamentaux de la cybersécurité en contexte professionnel.
YubiKeyMFAPasswordlessVaronisQualysContrôle d'accès
Restaurant Service
Le Mâche-dru · Paris, France
2025
Service en salle et en cuisine, ouverture et fermeture de l’établissement. Environnement exigeant, cadence soutenue : gestion du stress, sens des priorités et responsabilité opérationnelle. Compétences directement transférables à tout contexte professionnel sous pression.
Gestion du stressRigueurPolyvalenceResponsabilité
// ls projects
Projects
★Homelab — self-hosted infrastructure
24/7 personal server on Raspberry Pi 5: containerization, TLS reverse proxy, monitoring and continuous deployment
LinuxDockerCaddyPrometheusGrafanaPythonCloudflareGitsystemd
2026
PC Monitor — system monitor on OLED
Live CPU and RAM usage of a PC displayed on an ESP32-driven OLED screen
ESP32C++PythonUART / USB sérieOLED I2Cpsutil
Snake on ESP32
The classic Snake, rewritten in C++ for an ESP32 with an OLED screen and an analog joystick
ESP32C++OLED I2CADCJoystick
// skills --list
Skills
Cybersecurity
Pentesting (fundamentals)VaronisQualysYubiKey / MFAAccess controlVulnerability analysis
Embedded Systems
ESP32 / ESP32-S3ArduinoMicrocontrollersKiCad (PCB)Sensors & actuatorsESP-NOW
RF & Hardware Protocols
Sub-GHz (433/868 MHz)BLEInfrared (IR)RFID / iButtonWi-FiFirmware reverse engineering
Languages
PythonCC++Java
Networking
TCP/IPOSI modelRouting / SwitchingCCNA 1
AI / Embedded ML
(beginner — learning) Edge ImpulseTransfer LearningMobileNetModel training
Tools & Other
MATLABGitLinuxVideo productionGenerative AI (usage & awareness)Professional writing
// ls certs
Certifications & Roadmap
✓ Obtained
CCNA 1 — Introduction to Networks
Cisco
2026
Networking fundamentals: OSI model, TCP/IP, IP addressing, routing, switching.
Attestation d'Examen OrthographIQ
OrthographIQ
Juillet 2026
Professional spelling and written expression certification.
ID: ORTHO-072026-NUAF8ED4
View certificate →
Stay Ahead of the AI Curve
Google
Août 2026
Generative AI awareness and tooling: overview of models, practical use cases, best practices and limitations.
ID: A0HEBQTV71FG
View certificate →
◦ Roadmap
Offensive generalist → wireless specialist → OSCP milestone
1
TOEIC
ETS
B2 level validated in mock test. Official sitting upcoming.
← short-term goal
2
GitHub Foundations (GH-900)
GitHub
3
IBM SkillsBuild — Cybersecurity Certificate
IBM / University of the People
4
eJPT — eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester
INE Security
5
OSWP — OffSec Wireless Professional (PEN-210)
OffSec
6
OSCP — OffSec Certified Professional (PEN-200)
OffSec
The pentest gold standard. Long-term goal and north star of the roadmap.
← long-term milestone