Javed Samuel, CyberSecurity Expert
Javed Samuel has been in the cybersecurity field for over two decades working on a range of products for a variety of companies from Fortune 500 companies to startups and the Caribbean. He delivered the 2024 Saint Lucia Independence Lecture on Engineering St. Lucia's Development through Technology Innovation. He has also provided support on the planning committee for the AI Global South Summit.
Most recently, he has focused on novel cryptographic implementation and design assessments across a range of areas such as open-source cryptography projects, embedded devices, post-quantum cryptography, block-chain ecosystems, smart contract execution environments, authentication mechanisms, encryption tools and custom protocol reviews. He also devote significant time to cryptography research across multiple areas and regularly present at various security conferences.
He is also currently the Assistant Chief Examiner for CSEC Additional Mathematics, a member of 1st National Bank Board Information Technology sub-committee and a son of the soil. He has worked on several projects within the Caribbean including a digital currency mapping project with CARICOM and DCash with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. This has included analyzing digital currency usage, modernizing the payment system, and enhancing problem-solving skills. He previously served on the board of SALCC, where he focused on information technology and e-learning initiatives.
Javed obtained an MEng and BSc in Computer Science MIT. His MEng thesis was in geometric algorithms: Lower bounds for Embedding the Earth Mover Distance Metric into Normed Spaces. He obtained a Rhodes Scholarship and completed an MSc in Applied and Computational Mathematics at Oxford University. His thesis was on analyzing a mathematical model of the spread of computer viruses: The Fitness Network: Properties and Epidemic Dynamics.