Dr. Loïc Maréchal is a Scientific collaborator at the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Management, HES-SO Valais-Wallis. His current research applies financial methods to estimate the costs of cyberattacks and the value of cybersecurity-providing firms. He has taught finance at the Universities of Neuchâtel and Geneva, ESSEC Business School, and Les Roches. With over 10 years of experience in commodity markets, including working on trading desks and completing his Ph.D. dissertation, he also has a strong interest in machine learning and market microstructure. He is a French and Swiss citizen based in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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After double-graduating from CentraleSupélec and EPFL (MSc), Sébastien obtained his PhD in machine learning security at EPFL, where he pioneered algorithms at the foundation of his field. His scientific background spans from mathematics and statistics to design principles of computer systems, strengthened by well over a decade of real-world, hands-on experiences. Sébastien also co-founded Calicarpa in 2023, where he researches and develops advanced distributed software solutions at the intersection of information security and machine learning.
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