ACHIEVEMENTS
07 recognitions across competitions, research, leadership, and academics
PRESIDENT'S LIST — DRAKE UNIVERSITY
Maintained a 4.0 GPA across every semester at Drake University, earning President's List recognition and graduating Summa Cum Laude. Dual B.S. in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence with a Minor in Cybersecurity.
AI STUDENT OF THE YEAR — DRAKE UNIVERSITY
Co-recipient of the AI Student of the Year award from Drake University's College of Arts & Sciences, April 2026. Recognized for contributions to AI research, academic performance, and applied work across machine learning, computer vision, and agentic systems.
2ND PLACE — ISEAGE NATIONAL CTF / 5TH — ICDC 2026
2nd of 20 at the National CDC (Dec 2025), then 5th of 42 teams (Top 12%) at ICDC 2026 — Iowa State University. Defended a live public transportation network against ZeroLogon, PwnKit, LD_PRELOAD rootkits, AD CS ESC1, and Flask session forgery. Featured in Iowa 132d Wing's official coverage.
PUBLISHED — UCNC 2025 (SPRINGER LNCS)
Co-authored "A Selective Dual-Railing Technique for General-Purpose Analog Computers," published at Unconventional Computation and Natural Computation 2025. The paper presents algorithms that transform algebraic numbers into population protocol programs. Supported by DOE Office of Science Award DE-SC0024278.
DOE RESEARCH GRANT CONTRIBUTOR
Contributing to research supported by Department of Energy Office of Science Award DE-SC0024278 — developing a Python-based compiler that converts GPACs into Population Protocols for distributed systems.
FOUNDING MEMBER — DRAKE CYBER CLUB
Co-founded the Drake University Cyber Club during the 2024–2025 academic year. Led CTF competitions, organized cybersecurity workshops, and built a community of security-focused students at Drake.