Seth Barrett

School of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Augusta University

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

• Exploring the Vulnerabilities of IoT Devices: A Comprehensive Analysis of Mirai and Bashlite Attack Vectors
  – First author; conducted attack experiments, packet capture, and feature engineering to train ML-based IDS models. Published in IEEE SoutheastCon 2024.
• Unraveling IoT Traffic Patterns: Leveraging Principal Component Analysis for Network Anomaly Detection and Optimization
  – Follow-up to previous paper, applying PCA to improve anomaly detection on real-world IoT datasets. Published in IEEE Big Data Service 2024.
• Ain’t How You Deploy: An Analysis of BGP Security Policies Performance Against Various Attack Scenarios with Differing Deployment Strategies
  – Contributed to simulations and policy analysis as part of the 2024 INSuRE Workshop team. Published in IEEE MILCOM 2025.
• From Seaweed to Security: Harnessing Alginate to Challenge IoT Fingerprint Authentication
  – Acknowledged for hands-on assistance in mold creation and testing biometric spoofing against IoT fingerprint sensors. ACM CompSysTech 2024.
• Preliminary Analysis of Privacy Implications Observed in Social-Media Posts Across Shopping Platforms
  – Acknowledged for scraping Google Play Store apps for analysis of user behavior and privacy risks. Published in ACM SAC 2023.
• GRIEF in the Gray Zone: Identifying and Analyzing Vault Apps
  – First author; built scraper and feature pipeline for NLP-based classification of vault apps on grey market app stores. Presented at Augusta University Graduate Research Day 2024.

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

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

Honors, Awards, and Accomplishments

• AP Scholar with Distinction
• Eagle Scout
• Honor Roll & Graduate
• CPR Training