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About
Sid Hussmann is CTO and co-founder of Gapfruit AG, a company he co-founded in 2018 to bring academic security research into commercial products. He holds a background in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and spent three years researching hardware/software co-design for IoT systems before joining the defense security industry in 2011, where he worked as a firmware engineer and later as a lead systems architect. His work included a framework underlying security products such as 100G link encryption, VPN, VoIP, and secure radio communication, as well as the development of a secure notebook and operating system for governmental agencies handling classified information.
CTO at Gapfruit
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Experience
- gapfruit AGCTO & Foundercurrent2018 — presentZug, Switzerland
- THE STRAIGHT AND NARROWFounder2012 — 2022Zürich Area, Switzerland
- Crypto AGLead Systems Architect - Research and Development2017 — 2018
- Crypto AGProject Engineer Embedded Systems - Research and Development2011 — 2017Zug, Switzerland
- Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and ArtsResearch Assistant in IoT for Building Automation2008 — 2011
- Bosch IndustrialOT Field Technician2004 — 2005Solothurn, Switzerland
- Sigma AG/KomaxIndustrial Automation Technician2000 — 2004Stans, Nidwalden, Switzerland
Skills & more
Systems Architecture2Security Engineering2Requirements Engineering3Software Architecture3Software Development1Embedded Systems3
- Software Architecture for the Internet of Things — Coursera
- Client Needs and Software Requirements — Coursera
- Strategic Management — Coursera
- Introduction to Systems Engineering — Coursera
- Certified Professional for Software Architecture CPSA-F — iSAQB® – International Software Architecture Qualification Board
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sid Hussmann?
- Sid Hussmann is CTO and co-founder of Gapfruit AG, a company he co-founded in 2018 to bring academic security research into commercial products. He holds a background in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and spent three years researching hardware/software co-design for IoT systems before joining the defense security industry in 2011, where he worked as a firmware engineer and later as a lead systems architect. His work included a framework underlying security products such as 100G link encryption, VPN, VoIP, and secure radio communication, as well as the development of a secure notebook and operating system for governmental agencies handling classified information.
- Where does Sid Hussmann work?
- Sid Hussmann is CTO of Gapfruit.
- What companies did Sid Hussmann found?
- Sid Hussmann founded Gapfruit.
- Where did Sid Hussmann go to school?
- Sid Hussmann studied at ETH Zürich (Certificate of Advanced Studies, Computer Science); Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (Bachelor of Science - BSc, Electrical Engineering); Berufsschule Emmen (College and Apprenticeship, Automation Engineer Technology/Technician).
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