Brandy Nogales
Zurich, Switzerland · brandy.nogales@proton.me · bnogales.ch
Education
ETH Zurich – EPFL — Zurich / Lausanne
Sept 2023 – Oct 2026Master in Cybersecurity
University of Geneva — Geneva
Sept 2019 – Jan 2023Bachelor in Computer Science
University of Geneva — Geneva
Sept 2017 – June 2020Bachelor in Psychology
Research Experience
ETH Zurich – System Security Lab — Zurich
Spring 2026Semester Project — Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Srdjan Capkun, Dr. James Chiang, Carolin Beer
- Designed OKTO-Pay: a confidential payment scheme providing fund availability and send concurrency.
EPFL – Atomic and Fair Data Exchange via Blockchain
Spring 2025Supervisor: Prof. Serge Vaudenay
- Analyzed VECK (Verifiable Encryption under Committed Key) constructions for trustless data exchange; evaluated on-chain costs and performance for Ethereum smart contract implementations.
University of Geneva – Software Engineering Project — Geneva
Spring 2022Team Leader
- Led a team of 5 in designing a scientific article aggregation system using Agile methodologies.
Professional Experience
Assura – CTI Solution Implementation — Lausanne
Aug 2025 – Jan 2026- Implemented and deployed a Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) solution.
- Managed containerized services using Kubernetes, Docker, and Azure cloud infrastructure.
Various roles alongside studies
2019 – 2023IT Trainer (Soprotec SA) · Instructor (Futurekids) · Operations (Genève Aéroport)
Extracurricular & Leadership
ETH Cyber Group — Board Member
Spring 2026 – Present- Help organize the association's activities and competition teams within ETH's cybersecurity community.
Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge — 1st Place
Spring 2026- Won the competition as a team, analyzing high-level cyber-threat scenarios and delivering policy recommendations for crisis management.
Technology and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp — ETH AI Center
Spring 2026- Developed a technology venture concept from ideation to investor pitch.
ETH Blockchain Student Association
2025 – PresentHorizon Académique — Mentor for Social Integration — UniGE
2020 – 2021Skills
Technical: Python, Solidity, C++, SQL, Git, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux
Cryptography: Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Homomorphic Encryption, Commitment Schemes, MPC
Languages: French (Bilingual), Spanish (Native), English (C1), Italian (B2)
Interests: Blockchain technology, privacy-preserving systems, literature, running