Hi, my name is

Mathias SALVAGE

Student at CY Tech, specializing in Cybersecurity.

I am a final-year engineering student specializing in cybersecurity with a strong interest in offensive security. After joining CY Tech, I explored many fields such as software and web development as well as AI, but cybersecurity captured my attention. I enjoy thinking like an attacker to improve information system security and have chosen to specialize in this area.

Resume

About

I am a final-year engineering student specialized in cybersecurity with a particular interest in offensive security. During my studies I have had the chance to explore many areas of computing such as software engineering, web development and AI, and I decided to focus on cybersecurity. Here are the technologies I work with:
  • Web Development
  • C/C++
  • Python
  • Java
  • Bash
  • Git
  • Docker
  • Reverse Engineering
  • Penetration Testing
  • Malware Analysis
  • Security Governance
  • Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • TensorFlow

Professional Experience

Research Intern in Cybersecurity and AI - NEU
May 2025 - Aug 2025

My project was to experiment with implementing offensive AI agents (reinforcement learning) using the PenGym framework. I tested agent effectiveness with a simulated vulnerable network. Implemented algorithms:

  • Q-Learning
  • Deep Q-Learning
  • Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO)
Cybersecurity Intern - TESSI
Jun 2024 - Aug 2024
During this internship I joined TESSI’s cybersecurity team. I worked on application security and gray-box penetration tests, and I used the Tenable Nessus vulnerability scanner. I also participated in an ISO 27001 audit and gained exposure to security governance.

Education

2023 - 2026
Engineering degree in Computer Science, specialization in Cybersecurity
CY TECH (formerly EISTI), Pau

Engineering curriculum with a solid foundation in software engineering, web development and artificial intelligence. Specialized courses in cybersecurity during the final year, including:

  • Network Security
  • Penetration Testing and Offensive Security
  • Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis
  • Information Systems Security Governance
2022 - 2023
CPGE - PSI stream
Lycée Gustave Eiffel, Bordeaux
Preparatory class for entrance to French Grandes Écoles, Physics and Engineering Sciences stream.
2021 - 2022
CPGE - PCSI stream
Lycée Bertran de Born, Périgueux
Preparatory class for entrance to French Grandes Écoles, Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Sciences stream.
2018 - 2021
High School
Lycée Max Linder, Libourne
Scientific Baccalaureate (“Baccalauréat Scientifique”), Mention “Assez Bien” (Honours). Specialisations: Mathematics; Engineering Sciences; Physics-Chemistry.

Projects

Red Team Notes
Web tools
Red Team Notes
Personal notes on methods, commands and tools to save time in challenges, CTFs and pentests.
Repository
Lawrning
LLM RAG
Lawrning
Prototype web application to learn law using a generative AI with a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) system.

Achievements

CTF & Bug Bounty
47th out of ~230 at the Star-Hack CTF 2024. Selected for the Yogosha pedagogical Bug Bounty.
Positive Futures Challenge
Finalist of the Positive Futures Challenge 2023 organized by Capgemini, aiming to propose solutions to increase female participation in IT.

Get in Touch

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