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Luciano João Caramez Ferreira

Bachelor in Informatics and Computing Engineering

Porto, Portugal

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Who am I?

3rd year undergraduate student in Computer and Informatics Engineering @ FEUP. Focused on continuously learning and expanding knowledge in cybersecurity, networks, and artificial intelligence. I enjoy tackling complex challenges, picking up new technologies fast, and collaborating in teams where I can make a real impact.

Linguistic Skills

Main Skills

Python
Haskell
Java
C/C++
SQL
Prolog
Linux
Git
Docker

Interests

  • Cyber Security
  • Networks
  • Artificial Intelligence

Featured Projects

Computer Networks

2-person team

Data Link Protocol - Implementation of a custom data link layer protocol for reliable file transfer over RS-232 serial connections. Includes an automated test suite and Python analysis tool for measuring protocol efficiency under varying circumstances.

  • C
  • Linux / POSIX
  • Python
  • RS-232

Artificial Intelligence

3-person team

Bird Sort AI - Pygame puzzle game where 7 AI search algorithms (DFS, BFS, A*, Greedy...) compete to solve a bird-sorting puzzle. Includes performance tracking, in-game statistics graphs, and a player leaderboard.

  • Python
  • Pygame
  • Search Algorithms
  • Matplotlib

Distributed Computing

3-person team

Distributed Chat System — Concurrent client-server chat system in Java with token-based authentication, automatic fault recovery, and AI-powered rooms powered by a local LLM (Ollama/llama3).

  • Java
  • TCP
  • Ollama
  • SHA-256 Auth

Profissional Experience

CEiiA - DevSecOps & Cybersecurity Intern (Aug-Sep 2025)

Matosinhos, Portugal

Picture of all interns on the last day
  1. Developed automated security scanning scripts for Terraform, Kubernetes and Dockerfile configurations using Checkov, Hadolint and Trivy across Azure and GCP infrastructure
  2. Built a heuristic-based quality gate for CI/CD pipelines to deduplicate secret findings across GitLeaks, TruffleHog and Detect Secrets
  3. Configured Kubernetes environments including RBAC, Network Policies, CronJobs and Trivy Operator for continuous vulnerability monitoring
  4. Conducted web application penetration testing using OWASP ZAP, Nikto, ffuf, SQLMap and jwt_tool, covering reconnaissance, fuzzing and JWT analysis
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Trivy
  • OWASP ZAP
  • GitLeaks
  • Azure / GCP
  • Pentesting
  • Bash

Check out My Final Report Here

Formal Education

2022 - PRESENT

2019 - 2022

2015 - 2019

Bachelor's Degree in Computer and Informatics Engineering

Porto, Portugal

Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)

High School

Porto, Portugal

Ribadouro School

5th Grade in Music

Paredes, Portugal

Paredes Music Conservatory

Extracurricular Activities

2026

2025 - Present

Volunteer Career Week - Engineering

FEUP Event Center

Supported participant check-in and themed activity stations, contributing to smooth then event flow.

Student Mentor

Mentoria Univeridade do Porto

Supporting and guiding new students in their academic journey @ FEUP/UP.

Contact me

Feel free to reach out for collaborations, internship opportunities, or project discussions.