School of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Augusta University
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Years Attended: 2022 - Present
Major: Doctorate of Philosphy in Computer and Cyber Sciences
Years Attended: 2022 - Present
Major: Doctorate of Philosphy in Computer and Cyber Sciences
Relevant Coursework
- Machine Learning
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- IoT Metadata Analysis
- Data Science
- Digital Forensics & Machine Learning
- Human Computer Interactions
- Advanced Topics in Computer Security
Research Publications
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Preliminary Analysis of Privacy Implications Observed in Social-Media Posts Across Shopping Platforms
- Acknowledged for assisted webscraping the Google Play Store for social media stalker application -
Exploring the Vulnerabilities of IoT Devices: A Comprehensive Analysis of Mirai and Bashlite Attack Vectors
- First author paper where I conducted experiments to determine IoT device vulnerabilities and collected network packet data to be used in feature extraction to train a machine learning based Intrusion Detection System -
GRIEF in the Gray Zone: Identifying and Analyzing Vault Apps
- First research project I worked on, which involved scraping gray market Android app stores for vault applications to be used in a NLP based vault app detection system -
Unraveling IoT Traffic Patterns: Leveraging Principal Component Analysis for Network Anomaly Detection and Optimization
- Research project involving further analysis of the data produced in `Exploring the Vulnerabilities of IoT Devices: A Comprehensive Analysis of Mirai and Bashlite Attack Vectors` using principle component analysis -
From Seaweed to Security: Harnessing Alginate to Challenge IoT Fingerprint Authentication
- Acknowledged for assisting in alginate mold creation and testing smart locks with them. -
Ain't How You Deploy: An Analysis of BGP Security Policies Performance Against Various Attack Scenarios with Differing Deployment Strategies
- Simulation research project on BGP security done at INSuRE summer workshop in 2024 at Iowa State Univeristy.
Poster Presentations
- GRIEF IN THE GRAY ZONE: IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING VAULT APPS: Presented at Augusta Univeristy's 2024 Graduate Research Day, based upon our work on the paper of the same name.
- Ain’t How You Deploy: An Analysis of BGP Security Policies Performance Against Various Attack Scenarios with Differing Deployment Strategies: Presented at the 2024 CAE-R Symposium, based upon or work on the paper of the same name.
School of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Augusta University
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Years Attended: 2019 - 2022
Major: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Certificate: Advanced Cyber Defender
Years Attended: 2019 - 2022
Major: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Certificate: Advanced Cyber Defender
Relevant Coursework
- Data Structures
- Database Management Systems
- Software Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Advanced Algorithm Design
- System Architecture
- Operating Systems
- Scripting and Automation
- Digital Forensics
- TCP/IP Protocols
- Offensive and Defensive Cyber Operations
Honors, Awards, and Accomplishments
- Magna Cumme Laude
- Dean's List: 5/7 Semesters
- Final GPA: 3.79
- Certificate of Senior Academic Achievement in Computer Science
- CPR Training: Updated Summer 2022
- Risk Manangement Certified
- Chapter Academic Award
Norcross High School
Location: Norcross, Georgia
Years Attended: 2015 - 2019
Years Attended: 2015 - 2019
Honors, Awards, and Accomplishments
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- Eagle Scout
- Honor Roll & Graduate
- CPR Training