Bahar Partov Poor

Security Engineering Manager  ·  Computer Science PhD
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Profile
Summary

Security engineer and manager with 5+ years building backend, infrastructure, and security systems, across established companies and a startup. PhD background in network mathematics brings strong analytical and systems-thinking skills to applied engineering leadership.

Technical Skills
Go Perl Lua Bash Python C++ C# Java PostgreSQL PostgREST Kubernetes Helm ArgoCD CI/CD Pipelines Grafana RabbitMQ OpenStack REST API Design Network Security Penetration Testing DNS Abuse Mitigation Agentic AI
Languages

English (fluent) · French (B2) · Persian (native)

Industry
Experience
Engineering Manager, Security — Tucows Inc
May 2025 – present
Remote
  • Leading the engineering team and cross-functional SDLC security initiatives, while remaining hands-on with backend security and DNS abuse mitigation
  • Applying AI-driven tooling to strengthen security operations and SDLC workflows
Software Engineer: Back-end & Security — Tucows Inc
2020 – 2025
  • Developed software plugins and packages for security purposes and abuse detection/prevention in large-scale networked systems (Perl, Go, Lua, Bash)
  • Developed and deployed a proof-of-concept observability platform powered by micro-services, relational databases, and open-source visualization tooling (Grafana, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ)
  • Developed REST APIs, designed databases, and refactored code (PostgREST, PostgreSQL, Go)
  • Worked extensively with OpenStack cloud infrastructure and tooling
  • Represented Tucows in ICANN's CPH/TechOps working group
Software Consultant: DevOps — Chebucto Community Net
2020
Remote
  • Fully upgraded decades-old web services (Apache), email services (LDAP, Postfix, MailMan3, SpamAssassin, ClamAV), admin UI (PHP, SQL), and wireless services (FreeRadius) for a volunteer-run community network operating since 1994; automated deployments with Bash and Perl
  • Migrated ~600 subscribed user accounts to the new services and independently completed the transition in 7 months
Co-Founder & Tech Lead — Wavelite / Haila Technologies (TandemLaunch VC)
2017 – 2019
Montréal, Canada
  • Raised 600K CAD investment from TandemLaunch Inc.; built passive IoT sensor prototypes using WiFi signals (C++, MQTT, FPGAs, Bash)
  • Recruited and led a diverse engineering team; secured research grants supporting graduate and school-student internships
  • Pitched and promoted the project globally at CES, Taiwan's Garage+, CDL Lab (Toronto), and the Quebec Chamber of Commerce alliance in China
  • Received the CES Eureka Park Climate Change Award (2018); featured in RFID Journal; signed a development contract with a major German home automation company
PhD Research Fellow — Nokia Bell Labs (Hamilton Institute, Maynooth University)
2012 – 2015
Dublin, Ireland
  • Applied mathematical modelling, machine learning, and distributed optimisation to resource allocation problems in 5G access networks, in collaboration with Bell Labs industrial advisors
  • Used simulations, statistical analysis, and real-world experiments for data collection and evaluation (Matlab, R, Java/Android)
Engineer — Oclaro Inc (now Lumentum)
2010 – 2012
Paignton, UK
  • Enhanced a C#-based test automation suite; performed lab tests to verify product specifications and prepared reports used to define product specs
  • Contributed to applied research on optical lasers for wind-turbine array sensing, reducing inventory and installation complexity while maintaining high measurement accuracy
Education
PhD in Computer Science (Network Mathematics) — Hamilton Institute / Nokia Bell Labs
2012 – 2015
Dublin, Ireland
  • Thesis: Resource Allocation for Next Generation RANs
MSc in Telecommunications and Information Systems — University of Essex
2008 – 2009
Graduated with Distinction · GPA 87/100
BSc in Electrical Engineering (minor: Communications) — Iran
2003 – 2007
Ranked 1st among Communications Engineering students
Research
Background

Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT CSAIL (2016–2017) and Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin (2015–2016). Author of 14 peer-reviewed publications (188 citations) — full list on Google Scholar ↗. Secured over 700K CAD in research grants and investment funding (NSERC, Mitacs, TandemLaunch).

Community
Reviewer & Programme Committee Member — IEEE Conferences & Journals (wireless networking & communications)2012 – 2025
Founder & Chapter Lead — Women of MENA in Tech, Montréal · founded the first Canadian chapter; grew it into recurring career fairs & monthly professional events2018 – 2020
Volunteer — Service d'Entraide Saint-Romuald · neighbourhood social support2022 – present
Volunteer Mapper — Crowd2map Tanzania · crowd-mapping rural Tanzania to support anti-FGM efforts2018