Project leadership

Ferran Verdés

Project Lead — Application, AI and Wireless Security

Ferran Verdés is an independent application-security engineer whose work spans penetration testing, threat modeling, secure architecture, code review, DevSecOps, security training, AI security, and wireless infrastructure assessment. Earlier in his career he conducted offensive security testing against wireless environments and progressed to lead wireless penetration-testing work. He has also taught IT security and Red Team concepts at university level and authored a book dedicated to Wi-Fi security, auditing, and hardening.

Wireless-security experience

• Conducted offensive security testing against wireless environments
• Progressed to lead wireless penetration-testing work
• Authored a book dedicated to Wi-Fi security, auditing and hardening

Application-security experience

• Independent Application-Security Engineer since March 2021
• Penetration testing, threat modeling and secure architecture
• Code review, DevSecOps and security training
• Former Penetration Tester, Security Analyst and Red Teamer at SEMIC
• Former Full-Stack MERN Developer and team lead

AI-security focus

• Certified AI Security Professional (issued March 2026)
• CompTIA SecAI+ certification (issued April 2026)
• Applies governed AI assistance to security assessment workflows

Teaching experience

• Former Associate Professor at Universitat de Lleida
• Taught IT security and Red Team concepts at university level

Publication & recognition

• Recipient of a best degree thesis award (2017)
• Author of Hacking redes WiFi: Tecnología, Auditorías y Fortificación
• Publishes practical security insights and hands-on research

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