Sangwan Kwon
On a mission to craft secure and efficient systems with a modern twist
- Staff Software Engineer, Security & Privacy Team, Samsung Research
- Interested in Confidential Computing and Rust
- 10+ years in System Security (Secure OS, Hypervisor)
- sangwan.kwon@samsung.com + bitboom9@gmail.com
Core Competencies
- Confidential Computing
- Developed On-device Confidential Computing Framework
- Implemented Arm Confidential Compute Architecture
- Rust Programming
- Advanced Rust development for secure systems
- Experience in both embedded systems and full-scale applications
- System Security
- Designed and developed Secure OS and Hypervisor
- Developed Security Middleware solutions
Key Projects
Confidential Computing Framework (2022 - Present)
Secure OS Development (2020 - 2022)
- Developed a Rust-based Secure OS kernel for enhanced security and performance
- Designed and implemented a type-safe RPC framework to ensure reliable communication
Career Timeline
Year |
Role & Project |
2022 - Present |
Leading development of Samsung’s On-device Confidential Computing Framework, focusing on Arm CCA. |
2020 - 2022 |
Developed Secure OS kernel and application framework using Rust for security chips, enhancing system security and efficiency. |
2019 - 2020 |
Maintained and developed the Unified Security Monitor project (ViST) for Tizen 6.0, implementing a type-safe query builder and security virtual table. |
2018 |
Developed the RPC Framework (klay) for Tizen 4.0, enabling remote method invocation between server and client. |
2017 - 2018 |
Contributed to the Authentication Framework (auth-fw) for Tizen 4.0, focusing on trust-zone support and on-demand services. |
2016 - 2017 |
Developed and maintained Certification Frameworks for Tizen 3.0 and 4.0, implementing SSL certificate trust anchors and W3C XML digital signatures. |
Patents
- Confidential Computing (Published 2024-KR)
- Key Management (Published 2020-KR, 2022-US)
- Data Protection (Published 2020-KR)
- Container (Published 2019-KR, 2020-US)
Education
- MSc, Computer Science: Yonsei University, South Korea (2014-2017)
- BSc, Computer Science: Kookmin University, South Korea (2007-2014)