Work Experience

Research, teaching, and practical data engineering.

Software engineer and applied researcher building Python data pipelines and machine learning tooling on top of large, heterogeneous datasets. Published author with a track record of taking research prototypes from concept to production-ready, peer-reviewed tools.

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Experience

  1. Researcher, BiT Lab

    Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA

    Aug 2023 — Present

    • Conduct data recovery and analysis at scale, building repeatable processing workflows for structured and unstructured forensic artifacts.
    • Collaborate with faculty and peers to develop novel approaches to data recovery, several of which became peer-reviewed tools.

  2. Instructor of Record, CSC 3200 Ethics in Computing

    Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA

    Jan 2025 — Present

    • Design and teach this required upper-division course in LSU's Software Engineering and Cybersecurity concentrations. Fall 2026 is my fourth semester teaching it, reaching approximately 400 students since Spring 2025.
    • Build the syllabus, slides, Moodle course, discussion forums, quizzes, essay assignment and grading criteria, and online test; grade essays by hand.
    • Read about my teaching and course materials.

  3. Clean Cities University Intern

    Louisiana Clean Fuels

    Summer 2023

    • Built analysis workflows for statewide fuel-usage datasets, cleaning and transforming raw data into decision-ready insights for stakeholders.

Education

  1. Ph.D. Computer Science — in progress

    Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA

    Aug 2025 — May 2027 (expected)

    • Advisor: Dr. Ibrahim Baggili.
    • Dissertation area: forensics and security of consumer, mobile, cloud, and AI systems.

  2. M.S. Computer Science

    Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA

    Aug 2023 — May 2025

    • Focus: cybersecurity and digital forensics.
    • GPA 3.84

  3. B.S. Computer Science

    Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA

    Aug 2019 — May 2023

    • Minor in Mathematics · GPA 3.50
    • President's Honor Roll (Fall 2019), Dean's List (Fall 2021, Spring 2023)

Technical Skills

Languages

  • Python
  • Java
  • C++
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
  • Scala
  • Swift
  • Go

Machine learning & data

  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • NumPy
  • pandas
  • SQL & NoSQL stores

Frameworks & libraries

  • React.js
  • Flutter
  • Bootstrap
  • JUnit

Tools & platforms

  • Git & GitHub
  • AWS
  • Linux
  • REST APIs
  • VS Code
  • Android Studio
  • MATLAB
  • Unity

Practices

  • Agile / Scrum
  • Requirement analysis
  • Usability testing