Software Development / Cybersecurity

Tom Julien G. Thomas

~ Vinelir

Applied Computer Science student specializing in Cybersecurity, with strong experience in SQL optimization, backend development, and secure system design.

Bachelor Applied Computer Science
Cybersecurity Professional track at Howest
Penetration testing (web & application level)

Selected work

Projects

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internship project

VLIZ | Aphia QC Toolbox

During my internship at VLIZ, I worked on modernizing and optimizing the Quality Control (QC) system used within the Aphia platform. The project focused on improving maintainability, performance, scalability, and usability of an existing system that had gradually become difficult to extend and maintain.

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Project Mobile Development

Android App Security Exploration

As part of a mobile development and cybersecurity exploration project, I designed and developed an Android application in Kotlin while simultaneously researching practical mobile application security techniques.

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Project Server

Ubuntu Server & Self-Hosting

I built and configured a dedicated Ubuntu-based server to gain hands-on experience with Linux administration, containerized deployments, and self-hosted infrastructure management in a practical Linux environment.

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Writing

Blog

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Infrastructure Azure

The 5 Levels of Infrastructure as Code

I attended a Tech&Meet session titled The 5 Levels of Infrastructure as Code by Tim Van Roosbroeck and Dimitry Decan from Orbid. The presentation focused on the evolution of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices and how organizations can gradually move from manual infrastructure management towards more automated and governed environments.

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Cybersecurity Offensive Security

Cyber Security Challenge Belgium 2026

Earlier this year, I participated in the online qualification round of the Cyber Security Challenge Belgium 2026. The competition brought together around 900 participants from different backgrounds, ranging from students to cybersecurity enthusiasts and professionals.

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Networking IPv6

Transitioning to IPv6

I attended a Tech&Meet session titled Transitioning to IPv6 by Howest lecturer Nico Declerck. The presentation focused on the long and ongoing transition from IPv4 to IPv6, the challenges surrounding adoption, and the reasons why the transition has taken much longer than many originally expected.

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