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Alei Salem

Head Of Security at gridX

Alei Salem has a diverse work experience spanning different industries and roles. They have worked as a Teamlead Security at gridX, where they were responsible for devising and enforcing information security policies. At StayrAI, Alei co-founded the company and played a key role in managing marketing campaigns and product ordering, assembly, and delivery. They also led the development and customer support of StayrAI's app. As a Security Specialist at tribe29, Alei wrote security policies and performed threat modeling and security architecture reviews. At Azena, Alei worked as a Security Specialist, performing threat modeling, security architecture reviews, and code reviews. They also operated an Elastic-cloud-based SIEM system and implemented vulnerability scanning for Android-based apps. Prior to that, Alei worked as a Doctoral Researcher at TU München, focusing on Android malware analysis and detection. They also worked as a Research Assistant, implementing a framework for obfuscating the runtime behavior of Windows applications and developing machine-learning-based malware detection tools. Alei has also worked at Siemens as a Software Engineer, where they integrated security testing platforms and developed vulnerability assessment tools. They have experience as an Information Security Researcher at Securemisr, where they designed and developed a user-space VPN solution and developed security tools. Alei also worked as a Software Engineer at CodeScalers and as a System Administrator in the Egyptian Armed Forces. Their work there included developing cloud solutions, administering servers, and conducting penetration testing. They began their career as a Web Applications Engineer at The American University in Cairo, where they designed, developed, deployed, and maintained web applications.

Alei Salem's education history begins in 2004, when they enrolled in The American University in Cairo, where they pursued a B.Sc. Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science. They completed this undergraduate degree in 2009.

Following their bachelor's degree, Salem continued their education at UCL (University College London) from 2011 to 2012. During this time, they pursued a Master of Science degree in Information Security.

After completing their studies at UCL, Salem joined the Technical University of Munich in 2013, where they pursued a Master's Degree in Informatics. They completed this program in 2015.

Salem continued at the Technical University of Munich to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Informatics, which they began in 2015. As of the provided information, the end year for their PhD program is not specified; it can be assumed they either completed or are still in the process of completing their PhD.

In summary, Alei Salem has a B.Sc. Magna Cum Laude in Computer Science from The American University in Cairo, a Master's Degree in Informatics from the Technical University of Munich, and has also pursued a Master of Science degree in Information Security from UCL. Furthermore, they are currently working towards or have completed a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Informatics at the Technical University of Munich.

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gridX connects and controls energy generation and storage systems to form a decentral, virtual power plant.gridX is revolutionizing traditional energy supply with a fully integrated and vendor-neutral solution, bringing millions of small producers and consumers together on the gridX platform. With the gridBox, generation plants can beintelligently controlled, all energy flows in the household can be displayed and existing Smart Home solutions can be integrated on their platform. gridX was founded in May 2016 by David Balensiefen and Andreas Booke. The team around gridX consists of talents and experienced specialists from leading companies such as Google, McKinsey and universities such as MIT, Harvard and RWTH Aachen University.


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Munich, Germany

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51-200

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