Pedro Escaleira
Cybersecurity Engineer
Serverless Security | Cloud & Edge Computing | Distributed Systems
PhD student researcher at the University of Aveiro and Junior Researcher at Instituto de Telecomunicações, specializing in securing serverless and cloud-native environments. My work bridges research and engineering, focusing on resilient architectures, reactive and proactive security for next-generation computing infrastructures.
Core Skills
Professional Experience
Junior Researcher
Instituto de Telecomunicações
2022 - Present
Conducting research on serverless computing security, moving target defense, and edge/cloud orchestration within multiple R&D projects. Mentoring Master’s students and contributing to the ETSI OSM project as a Technical Steering Committee member.
Research Grant
University of Aveiro
2021 - 2022
Worked on the AUGMANITY project, evaluating Intel Smart Edge Open and its alignment with ETSI MEC standards.
Research Initiation Grant
University of Aveiro
2020
Explored Kubernetes and Kafka adoption in research workflows under the EHDEN project.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (Ongoing)
University of Aveiro
2023 - Present
Master’s in Cybersecurity
University of Aveiro
2020 - 2022
Bachelor’s in Informatics Engineering
University of Aveiro
2017 - 2020
Awards
IEEE Portugal Outstanding MSc Thesis Award - 2023
AP2SI Merit Award for Masters in Information Security - 2023
APDC Best Thesis Award (Telecommunications) - 2023
ETSI OSM Release Twelve Outstanding Technical Contributor - 2022
Notable Projects
Developing lightweight machine learning models for real-time anomaly detection in serverless functions using system call tracing. Ongoing PhD work focused on efficient, adaptive runtime protection.
Designed a function-level Moving Target Defense framework using N-Version Programming and automated variant generation with LLM feedback.
Proposed and implemented a defense architecture for Edge applications and Virtual Network Functions, enabling telco operators to provide security as a service.