Luka
Sikinger

Electrical & Hardware Security Designer. FPGA, Embedded Systems, Vulnerability Research.

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> Kaiserslautern, DE
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#1
Revolut VDP (2025)
10.0
Critical CVSS
9.6
Intigriti Score
15+
Private Programs
Experience & Projects
RISC-V SoC on FPGA
01/2026
Student Intern · RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
  • PicoRV32-based RISC-V SoC on Intel FPGA with 32 MB SDRAM, SPI flash, and VGA framebuffer.
  • Multi-stage bootloader pipeline (BRAM → SDRAM → Flash) with Execute-In-Place (XIP).
  • RTL design, synthesis, place-and-route, and hardware bring-up.
Independent Hardware & Security Engineering
2023 — Present
Self-directed · Kaiserslautern, DE
  • 6-layer PCB design (controlled impedance, MIPI-CSI2) manufactured via JLCPCB/PCBWay.
  • Web/API vulnerability research via Intigriti VDP and private programs.
  • NXP chip-sampling sponsorships.
  • NXP chip-sampling partnership and prototyping sponsorships.
  • Radiacode Sponsoring for desk sized CT-scanner project
BitBreach — RF & Security Hardware
2024 — 2025
github.com/Luka-io/Bitbreach · 21 ★
  • ESP32-S3 + STM32G4 multi-MCU board with CC1101, LLCC68 LoRa, and PN7150 NFC.
  • 6-layer KiCad board with RF controlled impedance routing.
  • Sponsored by JLCPCB, PCBWay, and NXP Semiconductors.
Security Research

Platform: Intigriti — coordinated disclosure under VDP terms. Standards: CVSS v3.1 / v4.0 (FIRST.org).

Public Programs (VDP)

#1 Revolut VDP (2025)

10.0 Braintags: Critical auth-bypass & privilege-escalation chain.

Private Programs (Invite-only)

AutoScout24

DKV Mobility

R+V Versicherung

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Technical Skills
Electrical Design
KiCad 6-Layer Routing Controlled Impedance MIPI-CSI2 RF Layout DFM
FPGA / Digital
Verilog VHDL PicoRV32 Intel Quartus AMD Vivado
Embedded
STM32G4 ESP32-S3 Bare-metal C Bootloaders XIP
Security
Web/API Research Auth Bypass Privilege Escalation Burp Suite
RF / Wireless
CC1101 (Sub-GHz) LLCC68 (LoRa) PN7150 (NFC)
Education & Languages
Abitur (Expected 2028)
Gymnasium am Rittersberg · Kaiserslautern, DE
Languages
German (Native) Croatian (C1+) English (C1) French (A2)
Get In Touch
Contact Card
Let's Build
Hardware
Electrical Design & Security Engineering
Location Kaiserslautern, DE
LinkedIn /in/lukasikinger
LK-SIK-2026
Status
OPEN