Nelson Uto

Assistant Professor, B.Sc., M.Sc.

Noroff University College

Nelson possesses over 20 years of experience in the field of cybersecurity and has held various roles, including consultant, researcher, and head of research and development. He has successfully executed numerous projects in the areas of applied cryptography, reverse engineering, malware analysis, penetration testing, server hardening, and PCI DSS compliance. The projects have spanned a wide range of areas, including mobile devices, web applications, smart meters, and software-defined radios.

Nelson played a major role in restructuring the Security R&D team at Samsung Brazil, where he led a team of talented engineers in the creation of cutting-edge security solutions for mobile devices. These solutions have achieved global commercial availability and received two awards from Samsung headquarters.

Nelson also brings over 12 years of experience as a lecturer for undergraduate and graduate courses in Computer Sciences and Information Security, both in Brazil and Norway. He has published and presented papers at international conferences and is the sole author of the book ‘Web Application Penetration Testing’ (in Portuguese). Based on this work, he has provided training to select groups, including the Brazilian Armed Forces and Federal Police.