My name is Silviu Ardelean (full name Silviu-Marius Ardelean) and I am a Romanian software engineer working and living in Switzerland.
I’m particularly interested in cybersecurity, browsers and operating systems under the hood, AI agents and AI systems security, browser automation and isolation, databases, high-frequency trading, image processing, and other technically challenging problems.
Currently working as a Principal Software Engineer on AVAST Secure Browser and, more recently, primarily on Neo Browser, a next-generation AI-powered browser.
More details about my career you can find on my Linkedin page.
Highly skilled
- Software architecture and complex systems design; Chromium and browser internals
- Architected and developed advanced browser security technologies, including WebShield and the first Micro-Antivirus embedded in a Chromium-based browser – flagged in autumn 2025, officially launched in December 2025; continue to lead its evolution across products
- Browser security, isolation and sandboxing; Windows and Linux operating system internals
- AI agents and AI systems security; threat modelling for agentic browsing; browser automation and remote browser technologies
- Deep debugging, performance analysis and root-cause investigation
- Technical leadership and architectural alignment across engineering, product and threat-research organizations
- Modern C++ / C / Python / C# / .NET / SQL
Languages: English, German, Romanian
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Switzerland, Europe
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