CV
Education
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PhD Computer ScienceNortheastern University · Boston, MA2026
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MS Computer ScienceUniversity of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA2014
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BS Mathematics / BA Design & Media ArtsUniversity of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA2012
Work Experience
Senior Security EngineerAmazon 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 ScientistBitSight 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 AssistantNortheastern 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 ScientistRaytheon 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 SecurityNortheastern University
CS 3740
Systems SecurityNortheastern University
Professional Service
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ReviewerIEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P), Special Issue2022
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Organization CommitteeFEAST Workshop2020