About
Bio
I'm a first-year student at Carnegie Mellon University studying Information Systems, with a planned additional major in Computer Science and a minor in Information Security, Privacy, and Policy. I'm interested in systems security, binary exploitation, and AI red-teaming. I compete in CTFs as a member of CMU's Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP) and publish detailed writeups to share what I learn along the way.
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
Aug 2025 – May 2029
B.S. in Information Systems
Additional Major in CS (planned) · Minor in Information Security, Privacy & Policy (planned)
GPA: 3.82
Coursework:Data Structures & Algorithms, Discrete Mathematics, Functional Programming, Usable Privacy and Security
Experience
Research Mentor — Wireless Sensing (CSI)
Jul – Dec 2025
Independent Academic Research Mentorship
- Designed and implemented an end-to-end Wi-Fi sensing system using Nexmon-modified firmware to capture Channel State Information (CSI) from commodity routers.
- Developed Python pipelines for CSI parsing, denoising, phase unwrapping, and visualization.
- Applied signal processing techniques including FFT, PCA, and low-pass filtering for robustness in competition environments.
- Mentored high school research teams by translating advanced signal processing concepts into deployable experimental workflows.
Projects
Secure, Automated Personal Server
Jul – Sep 2025
- Implemented a Python-based server with TOTP authentication enabling just-in-time access to sensitive files.
- Reduced attack surface by enforcing ephemeral access and time-limited access controls.
Activities
ScottyLabs — Internal Tooling Team
Jan 2026 – Present
- Triaged and resolved issues across internal tooling by reproducing bugs, isolating root causes, and proposing fixes.
- Improved reliability by adding input validation, edge-case handling, and regression tests.
- Designing and implementing a database schema for a new internal project.
CTF Highlights
3rd Place (Team "The Crooks")
Member — CMU CTF Team