Max Bazaliy

Max Bazaliy is an accomplished security professional currently serving as the Principal Security Engineer and Offensive Security Lead at NVIDIA, where leadership of the offensive security group for NVIDIA DRIVE OS is the primary responsibility. Prior experience includes roles as a Senior Staff Security Researcher at Lookout, where Max led the Pegasus project, and as a Senior Security Researcher at Bluebox Security, focused on LLVM-based code obfuscation and mobile security. Earlier positions include Head of Mobile Engineering at R&R Innovation, Co-Founder and CTO of a mobile app startup, iOS Tech Lead at Digicode, and iOS Developer at eBay, with a strong emphasis on secure coding practices and vulnerability detection. Max's extensive background in software security research spans numerous roles involving reverse engineering, penetration testing, and mobile security, supported by advanced academic qualifications in Computer Science, culminating in a Ph.D. from the National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.'