About
Professor of Cyber Security at Technical University Eindhoven; former co-founder of SecurityMatters.
Experience
- Eindhoven University of TechnologyFull professor and founder of the security groupcurrent2007 — present
- Cysero VCKey Man (Partner)current2023 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- TrueScreen - Trust as a ServiceBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentItaly
- OctostarBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentBergamo (Italy) and Galway (Ireland)
- Security PatternBusiness Coachcurrent2023 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- Curiosity VCAdvisory Board Member and Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Various CompaniesAdvisorcurrent2016 — present
- Investor in various companies, including Lunar Ventures, Henq, Healthy FridgeInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- DNVMember of the Board of Advisors of the DNV Accelerator2023 — 2024
- CY4GATEBoard Member2022 — 2023Italy
- TEC Cyber spa.Board Member2022 — 2023Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- Bologna Business SchoolLecturer (External)2018 — 2022Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- dcypher-NLAdvisory Board Member2016 — 2020
- SecurityMattersCo-founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board2016 — 2018Eindhoven
- SecurityMattersCo-founder and president2014 — 2016
- SecurityMattersCo-founder and CEO2009 — 2014
- University of TwenteFull professor (part time)2008 — 2017
- University of TwenteAssistant (and then Associate) Professor2001 — 2008
- ICT Innovation Platform (IIP) ``Veilig Verbonden''Member of the Core Board2011 — 2015
- Maastricht UniversityAssistant Professor1999 — 2001
- Università degli Studi di GenovaAssistant Professor1995 — 1996
- ICON - INGEGNERIA DELLA CONOSCENZA S.R.L.Co-founder1985 — 1991
- Teclogic s.r.l.Co-founder1984 — 1991
Skills & more
Computer Science50Security74Programming16Innovation Management5Distributed Systems8ICT6Information Security25R&D5Network Security16Information Security Management12Intrusion Detection4Start-ups9
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Penetration TestingIdentity ManagementComputer ForensicsAlgorithmsSoftware EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentInformation TechnologyEntrepreneurshipComputer SecurityStrategyGovernanceFrom Sandro's professional profile.
Colleagues at Curiosity VC
Aik Deveneijns
Advisor at Curiosity VC
Akshata Agarwal
Principal at Curiosity VC
Alek Vernitsky
Managing Partner at Curiosity VC
Bas Overtoom
Advisor at Curiosity VC
Bram Oostvogel
Advisor at Curiosity VC
Daniel Gebler
Advisor at Curiosity VC
Dennis de Breij
Advisor at Curiosity VC
Elliot Schouten
Investment Manager & CFO at Curiosity VC
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sandro Etalle?
- Professor of Cyber Security at Technical University Eindhoven; former co-founder of SecurityMatters.
- Where does Sandro Etalle work?
- Sandro Etalle is Advisor at Curiosity VC.
- Where did Sandro Etalle go to school?
- Sandro Etalle studied at University of Amsterdam (PhD, Computer Science); Università degli Studi di Padova (MSc, Mathematics); Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi di Torino (Diploma, Flauto Traverso).
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Also attended Università degli Studi di Padova40
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