Thomas Pasquier
Thomas Pasquier
Room
408,
Wolfson Building,
Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QD
United Kingdom
Interests
My research focuses on computer systems and security. I am interested in how we can design systems that are secure, reliable, and easier to understand and manage. Much of my work looks at how we can better observe the behaviour of computer systems, detect when something has gone wrong, and understand the causes of security incidents. I also study how operating systems and cloud infrastructure can be made safer and more efficient.
More broadly, my goal is to develop practical security techniques that can be deployed in real systems and that help both users and operators understand and trust the technology they rely on.
Students looking to work with me can find more information on my personal website.
Biography
I joined the University of Oxford and Brasenose College in September 2026 as an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Tutorial Fellow in Computer Science. Before Oxford, I was an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia from 2021 to 2026 and at the University of Bristol from 2018 to 2021. Earlier, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, and a Junior Research Fellow at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge. I received my MPhil and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, where I was supervised by Prof. Jean Bacon. Before entering academia, I studied Electrical and Electronic Engineering in France.
Selected Publications
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Inside Out: A Paradigm Shift In VM Introspection
Dufy Teguia‚ Louis Duval‚ Teo Pisenti‚ Kahina Lazri‚ Kahina Lazri‚ Daniel Hagimont‚ Thomas Pasquier‚ Renaud Lachaize and Alain Tchana
In Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation (OSDI'26). USENIX. 2026.
Details about Inside Out: A Paradigm Shift In VM Introspection | BibTeX data for Inside Out: A Paradigm Shift In VM Introspection
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Sometimes Simpler is Better: A Comprehensive Analysis of State−of−the−Art Provenance−Based Intrusion Detection Systems
Tristan Bilot‚ Baoxiang Jiang‚ Zefeng Li‚ Nour El Madhoun‚ Khaldoun Al Agha‚ Anis Zouaoui and Thomas Pasquier
In Security Symposium (USENIX Sec'25). USENIX. 2025.
Details about Sometimes Simpler is Better: A Comprehensive Analysis of State−of−the−Art Provenance−Based Intrusion Detection Systems | BibTeX data for Sometimes Simpler is Better: A Comprehensive Analysis of State−of−the−Art Provenance−Based Intrusion Detection Systems
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FetchBPF: Customizable Prefetching Policies in Linux with eBPF
Xuechun Cao‚ Shaurya Patel‚ Soo Yee Lim‚ Xueyuan Han and Thomas Pasquier
In Annual Technical Conference (ATC'24). USENIX. 2024.
Details about FetchBPF: Customizable Prefetching Policies in Linux with eBPF | BibTeX data for FetchBPF: Customizable Prefetching Policies in Linux with eBPF