Mathy Vanhoef is a Professor of Computer Science at KU Leuven, where he focuses on network and system security. His research bridges the gap between theory and practice, often involving the analysis of software security and applied cryptography within real-world systems. He has held positions as an Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Postdoctoral Researcher, and Doctoral Researcher at KU Leuven and the Research Foundation Flanders - Fwo.