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about me

hey, I’m zerotistic.

Automation nerd. Probably unhinged.

I’m a security researcher at HiddenLayer, into reverse engineering, pwn, and automation. I also play CTFs with Project Sekai and Friendly Maltese Citizens.

See my work history and published CVEs for more.

oh, hello.

say hello

away from the debugger

games, with friends

Mostly FPS games, fast-paced shooters, and Minecraft. I like having friends along.

and three cats

I have a particularly big soft spot for the black one.

One more chapter…

currently unavailable

anime

a few favorites

manga

Saber wearing hearing protection and holding a lowered Windham AR-15.

at the range

I enjoy going to the shooting range and own a few guns.

music

I also enjoy classical music and jazz.

she’s taking over

and then there’s Artoria.

Artoria is my favorite anime character, and I don’t really have words for how much I love her. She’s an obsession, in the most affectionate sense.

So yes, she gets to be everywhere here. It’s her site too.

I live here now.

very much at home
A collage of Artoria smiling, eating and relaxing, with a small red heart between her hands in the foreground.

ctfs, over the years

  1. around2018–2019

    Started playing

    Probably closer to 2018. Mostly pwn and reverse engineering.

  2. ECSC Vienna

    Team Belgium

    My first of four consecutive years representing Belgium.

  3. around

    Joined idek

    My first big team.

    Also playing with Friendly Maltese Citizens, the merger team I’ve played with during both idek and Project Sekai.

  4. RealWorldCTF

    23rd overall · 1st French team

    Phreaks 2600

  5. ECSC Hamar

    Team Belgium

  6. RealWorldCTF

    3rd place

    FMC We were one of only six teams to solve “Let’s Party in the House.” My writeup

  7. DEF CON 32 finals

    11th of 12 finalists

    FMC My first time playing in the DEF CON finals, in Las Vegas.

  8. ECSC Turin

    Team Belgium

  9. Google CTF

    1st place

    FMC

  10. around

    Left idek Joined Project Sekai

    Still playing with Friendly Maltese Citizens, too.

  11. DEF CON 33 finals

    8th of 12 finalists

    FMC Back in Las Vegas for a second year of finals with FMC.

  12. ECSC Warsaw

    Team Belgium

    My fourth year with the Belgian team. I stepped back afterward because I got too busy.

I’ve also played at Hackceler8 once, and plenty of other big CTFs in between.