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Hampton, Va

Research, data analysis, and software development to address complex challenges for US Navy customers.

Newport News, Va

Taught classes in cryptography, discrete math, algorithms, programming, and theory of computation. Supervised two master's theses. Faculty liaison to Tidewater chapter of ISC2.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Research and development in cybersecurity, discrete optimization, and machine learning. Projects included:• Development of algorithms for optimal sensor placement in roadway and water networks• Software and algorithm development to support aircraft supply/repair-chain optimization• Consultation with Boeing on security requirements for a semi-autonomous air-traffic control system• Vulnerability analysis of TPM-based full disk encryption scheme for Microsoft Vista• Vulnerability analysis of material-monitoring system for IAEA• Test and evaluation for DARPA’s Inherently Assurable Mobile Ad-hoc Networks project• Software development for real-time detection of network exploitation• Vulnerability assessment of an industrial automation system• Software development in support of large-scale text analysisPrincipal Investigator on two projects:• Low-Bandwidth Authentication: designing secure authentication methods for systems with severely limited memory, power, and communication capacity, such as wireless sensor networks. • Modeling Attacker-Defender Interactions in Information Networks: developing game-theoretic models of computer network security.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science

Studied discrete optimization and computational geometry under my advisor, Bernard Moret. Worked full-time at Sandia National Laboratories.

Master'S Degree, Mathematics

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics

Spent one year on study aborad at University College London.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mathematics