★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
2026 → details
$ cat /home/lucien/README.md
Hi, I'm
Lucien Popa
// Engineering student in cybersecurity
lucien@popa — bash
Welcome. Type help to see commands.
// whoami
About
Engineering student at ESIEE Paris (4th year, cybersecurity major), specializing in offensive security applied to embedded systems and hardware protocols. What drives me: understanding what a chip really does — at the signal, firmware, and protocol level — to find what wasn't supposed to happen.
Enrolled at ESIEE Paris since 2023. In 2025, an exchange semester at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh): fully English-medium studies, international immersion, different academic culture.
I build as much as I analyze. Each project is a way to validate understanding through practice, not theory alone.
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
Web Development
Freelance · France
2026
Conception et livraison de sites web pour des clients réels. Gestion autonome du projet : recueil du besoin, développement, mise en production et suivi.
HTML/CSSJavaScriptGestion de projetClient
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 → details
Freelance Web Development
Design and delivery of websites for real clients
HTMLCSSJavaScriptClient réel
2026 → details
// 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
GitHub ecosystem fundamentals: Git, collaborative workflows, Actions, security. Via the free GitHub Education student program.
3
IBM SkillsBuild — Cybersecurity Certificate
IBM / University of the People
Cybersecurity fundamentals: threats, governance, network and cloud security. Free IBM SkillsBuild program.
4
eJPT — eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester
INE Security
First practical milestone in penetration testing. Short-term goal.
5
OSWP — OffSec Wireless Professional (PEN-210)
OffSec
Wireless attacks specialization. Direct link to ongoing RF/hardware research.
6
OSCP — OffSec Certified Professional (PEN-200)
OffSec
The pentest gold standard. Long-term goal and north star of the roadmap.
← long-term milestone