Vitaly Chipounov
About Vitaly Chipounov
Vitaly Chipounov is the Co-founder and Chief Architect at Cyberhaven, where he has worked since 2014. He developed the S²E platform during his Ph.D. studies at EPFL, which is now publicly available and used by numerous organizations.
Work at Cyberhaven
Vitaly Chipounov serves as Co-founder and Chief Architect at Cyberhaven, a role he has held since 2014. In this capacity, he has been instrumental in transforming the S²E research prototype into commercial software. Cyberhaven focuses on innovative solutions for software security and analysis, leveraging Chipounov's expertise in complex software systems.
Education and Expertise
Vitaly Chipounov has an extensive educational background in computer science. He earned a Master of Computer Science and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), where he studied from 2003 to 2014. Additionally, he studied at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) for one year in 2005-2006. His foundational education includes a Baccalauréat National from Lycée International de Ferney-Voltaire.
Background
Chipounov worked as a Research Assistant at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne from 2008 to 2014. During this period, he developed the S²E platform, which enables multi-path in-vivo analysis of complex software systems. This platform has gained recognition and is publicly available, supporting a community of several hundred users, including various companies and research institutions.
Achievements
Vitaly Chipounov received the best paper award at the ASPLOS 2011 conference for his contributions to the S²E platform. His work on S²E was also showcased at the DARPA CyberGrandChallenge finals as part of the CodeJitsu team, highlighting the platform's capabilities in software analysis and security.