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Education
- PhD Computer Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (2026)
- MS Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (2014)
- BS Mathematics / BA Design & Media Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (2012)
Work Experience
Senior Security Engineer — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Sep. 2025 – present
- Build security engineering capabilities informed by program analysis, systems, and software-assurance experience.
- Apply research-informed approaches to practical security problems at production scale.
Senior Research Scientist — BitSight Technologies
Aug. 2023 – Sep. 2025
- Developed security measurement methods for deriving graded risk vectors from large-scale telemetry and vulnerability data.
- Collaborated across research, engineering, and product teams to translate analysis ideas into practical risk-scoring capabilities.
Research Assistant — Northeastern University, Cybersecurity & Privacy Institute
Sep. 2018 – Jun. 2025
- Conducted research in program analysis, binary transformation, and secure systems with a focus on deployable security applications.
- Mentored junior researchers and student collaborators on systems security and program analysis projects.
Staff Scientist — Raytheon BBN Technologies
Jun. 2014 – Aug. 2023
- Served as a developer and technical lead on DARPA- and IARPA-funded efforts in cybersecurity, networking, and resilient systems.
- Contributed to proposals, white papers, and research publications spanning systems security and applied program analysis.
- Also collaborated with the artificial and machine intelligence group on natural-language-processing projects.
Teaching
CS 3740
Systems Security
CS 3740
Systems Security
Professional Service
- Reviewer, IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P), Special Issue (2022)
- Organization Committee, FEAST Workshop (2020)
Languages
Rust, C/C++, OCaml, Python, Lean, Coq, TypeScript, Java, Julia, Racket, Bash
Software
WebAssembly, LLVM, Git, Docker, LaTeX, SQL, OpenSearch, Spark, Hive