Jean-Ian Boutin

Jean-Ian Boutin began their work experience in 2005 as a Coop Student at InterDigital Communications. After that, they worked as a Senior Engineer, Software at Interdigital from 2006 to 2009. Boutin then joined Mendev as a Senior Software Engineer from 2009 to 2011. In 2011, they joined ESET as a Senior Malware Researcher, where they stayed until 2019. From 2019 to 2022, Boutin held the position of Head of Threat Research at ESET. Currently, they are the Director of Threat Research at ESET. Alongside their other roles, they served as a Scientific Advisory Committee Member at Smart Cybersecurity Network from 2014 to 2022.

Jean-Ian Boutin completed their Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from McGill University from 2001 to 2005. Jean-Ian then pursued a Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering from Concordia University from 2006 to 2008. In 2013, they obtained a certification in Cryptography I from Coursera.