Griffin Leclerc

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Griffin Leclerc is a senior software engineer in the Secure Resilient Systems and Technology Group. Currently, he works to develop secure-by-design software–based cryptographic systems. He is passionate about software engineering and system design, with a focus on securing critical mission systems through modern technologies such as memory-safe programming languages like Rust. Prior to joining the Laboratory in May 2024, Leclerc worked in a variety of domains including cryptography, embedded system design, network protocol design and implementation, network protocol performance analysis, precision timing, and industry device certification.

Leclerc has obtained MS and BS degrees in computer science from the University of New Hampshire. His graduate studies centered on researching the performance and scalability of secure, distributed, and precise timing network protocols. This research was published as part of the IEEE Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization (ISPCS) 2022.