Zoltán Balogh

Software Engineer in the Cyber Security Lab (Munich Research Center), focusing on system security research, implementing Proof of Concept (PoC) and demonstration projects.

• Automotive & Embedded Security: Developed a V2X/5GAA PKI handling application, an Authenticated Watch-dog Timer (FreeRTOS), a Secure API Gateway (ROS/ROS2), and Identity and Access Management (IAM) for Adaptive AUTOSAR.
• OS/Kernel Security: Researched and implemented kernel and OS-level security features, including in-process privilege separation and privilege escalation monitoring.

Technologies: C, C++, Java, Linux (Kernel, eBPF, LSM), Yocto, QEMU, SELinux, AppArmor, ROS/ROS2, FreeRTOS, ARM, MCTP, i2c, LLM (Ollama).

Responsible for firmware maintenance.

Technologies: C++, uC OS-II, ARM.

Participated in SDN/Cloud PoC and product development projects in the field of Telecommunications.

• Developed a DPDK-based Load Balancer, an SDN Load Balancer (Open Daylight), and a DPDK-accelerated Virtual Switch (Open vSwitch).
• Actively contributed to the Open vSwitch (OVS) open-source project, including co-presenting with Intel at the OVS fall conference 2017.
• Provided customer support (DoCoMo, Japan) and software maintenance for embedded systems.

Technologies: C, C++, Java, Linux, Intel DPDK, Open vSwitch, Open Daylight (ODL), ARM, x64.

Embedded Software Developer in Firmware team of Hardware Department.

• Developed and maintained Firmware and Network Processor Software for control board and mezzanine board (Mobile Media Gateway)
• Developed Functional Tests and implemented Linux kernel driver for FPGA on PCI-e bus (ATM/IP interface card).
• Implemented IPMI bridge on FPGA soft core CPU (Server Blade).

Technologies: C, C++, Linux (Kernel), OSE, PowerPC, DSP, ARM, LSI NP, FPGA (soft-core CPU), i2c, SPI, JTAG, IPMI.

Worked as Embedded Software Developer in projects of the fields of telecommunications and automotive.

• Telecommunications: Responsible for software maintenance and supporting System Test teams (GPON project).
• Automotive: Maintained and extended the FlexRay stack, created test documentation, and executed module tests as external at TTTech Automotive. Implemented unit tests for ECU as external at ThyssenKrupp.

Technologies: C, PowerPC, FlexRay, microcontroller.

Responsible for integration, system, and black-box testing in telecommunications lab (DSLAM, GPON projects).

• Performed module and white-box testing (ATCA Media Gateway project).
• Developed support applications, including an L2CP verification tool (C/C++) and a Log analyzer (Java) for DSLAM.

Technologies: C, C++, Java, Linux, User Mode Linux, GDB, ATM, Ethernet, IPv4, L2-L3, SIP, PON.