Chokri Ouali

Founder & Program Lead – Post-Quantum Cryptography & Security @ Dido Quantum Pulse

Brussel, België

Senior Project Manager and Telecom Security Leader with 25+ years of experience delivering mission-critical systems across telecom, finance, aviation, and defense environments. Proven leadership in Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) programs, quantum-safe network architectures, and large-scale security-driven transformations aligned with NIST and emerging quantum-resilience standards. Founder of Dido Quantum Pulse, coordinating cross-functional teams and multi-year security roadmaps in highly regulated international environments.

Top functies

Network / Telecom Engineer5 - 10 years

Project / Program Manager< 2 years

Test / Validation Engineer5 - 10 years

Security

Cryptography

Cybersecurity

Agile

Agile/Scrum

Network/Telecom

Network

Systems

PostgreSQL

Miscellaneous

Project Management

Taal

Vloeiend English

English

Vloeiend

Dutch

Vloeiend

Werkervaring

Since 2007

Founder & Program Lead – Post-Quantum Cryptography & Security @ Dido Quantum Pulse

01 January 2025 -

Lead quantum-safe and PQC transition programs for critical infrastructures.

Service Engineer – DWDM & Secure Transport @ Eurofiber

01 October 2025 - 31 December 2025

Supported secure DWDM backbone operations for enterprise and financial clients.

Senior DWDM Engineer @ Hutchison Drei Austria

01 April 2024 - 31 May 2025

Led Metro Wien DWDM FlexGrid project with PTP synchronization and encryption.

Customer Project Manager @ Infinera

01 January 2023 - 31 December 2024

Managed DWDM rollout for Westnetz, BICS, and 1&1 Versatel across Germany and Belgium.

5G Solution Engineer @ Versatel GmbH via Questax

01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023

Developed high-level design (HLD) for 5G CU/DU transport solutions and backbone integration.

Test & Validation Engineer @ Proximus

01 January 2012 - 31 December 2022

Performed DWDM optical testing, validation, and synchronization verification in lab and field environments.

Core Build Engineer @ Ericsson

01 January 2008 - 31 December 2012

Delivered IP/MPLS and optical core build projects across Belgium with multi-vendor deployments.

Network Architect & Project Lead @ Tunisia Telecom

01 January 2007 - 31 December 2008

Directed NGN/OTN transformation program, deploying early optical broadband infrastructure.

Opleiding

Since 2000

Telecommunication Engineering @ Sup’Com Tunis

01 January 2000 - 01 January 2000

Project Management @ Fritz Wiebler & Partner

01 January 2000 - 01 January 2000

PLC Systems Design @ Philips Eindhoven

01 January 2000 - 01 January 2000

Chokri Ouali

Top functies

Security

Agile

Network/Telecom

Systems

Miscellaneous

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