Elias Gauthier

Elias Gauthier

Computer science student · Cybersecurity & open source

I’m currently studying computer science at the IUT in Bordeaux, France, with a particular interest in cybersecurity and more specifically cyberdefense. I would like to go on to complete an engineering degree and pursue a career in national defense and cybersecurity. In the meantime, I am interested in many areas of computer science and enjoy learning new languages. I am paying close attention to the emergence of quantum computing and the related cryptographic challenges.

I also appreciate the world of open source. For example, I have contributed to the OCaml language library repository. I am also a member of the FSF.


Projects

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Career timeline

September 2025 - August 2026
Apprentice Developer & Application Security
Bordeaux, France
Ministry of Justice - École Nationale de la Magistrature, Pedagogical Support Department (SAP)

Overhaul of data processing workflows ensuring interoperability between the information system and the pedagogical platform.

  • Deployment of an SSO solution for magistrates, integrating applications within the IS in a sensitive institutional environment
  • In-depth refactoring of a legacy PHP codebase: identification and remediation of design flaws and security weaknesses, optimisation of data processing
2025 - Present
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (BUT, 3rd year)
University of Bordeaux, France

Curriculum covering software engineering, databases, web development, cybersecurity, system administration, artificial intelligence, and applied mathematics.

May - July 2024
Industrial Cybersecurity Technician
Angoulême, France
Schneider Electric - CIIRA Department (Industrial IT Cybersecurity, Robotics and Automation)
  • Development of a Python solution to automate the collection and processing of energy data from industrial PLCs, feeding KPI dashboards used to drive the site's energy performance
  • Design and rollout of a large-scale antivirus scanning campaign across the industrial estate via secure USB drives, contributing to the security upkeep of OT equipment
2023 - 2025
Higher National Diploma in Cybersecurity, IT, Electronics & Networks (BTS CIEL)
Poitiers, France
  • Top of class (16.80/20)
Lycée Pilote Innovant International