Internal Hackathon 2nd place team, Patent 16/014,033 (Akamai, 2017)
Leading a team of 5, we built a full prototype for a unique identity security solution in 48 hours. Making a proposal become reality was terrific, and we were proud to succeed in creating an end-to-end protection system, complete with a secure client-side, Edge-side, and admin-side experience supporting an unfailing demo. The output was highly acclaimed by judges, and many of the heuristics in our design were echoed in the January 2018 announcement of an acquisition positioning Akamai as a CIAM leader (integration of Janrain as the new Akamai Identity Cloud).
Internal Hackathon #2: Deep Learning, (Akamai, 2018)
Leading a team of 4, we built a functional pyTorch-based Multi-Layer Perceptron HTTP classifier trained on organic and artificial datasets (malicious and benign HTTP traffic). Our technology probe met our goal of generating CDN code automatically and re-using feature extraction already computed by the platform, affirming an open path for evaluations of Neural Networks in Web Security.
Datacenter network and node optimization (Georgia Tech, 2010)
In a team of 4, we built simulation tools for datacenter processes (heterogeneous jobs including scheduled and real-time). A new paradigm for efficiency and bottlenecks became apparent during modeling, which led us to conceive and propose a MapReduce-style algorithm to optimize large data center resource usage and energy consumption.
Newer research in this field is ongoing at the University of Chicago, to tap volatile energy sources in scheduling cloud workloads. (Andrew Chien, Zero-Carbon Cloud, Stranded Green Power)
Ad-Hoc wireless network protocol design (ENSEEIHT, 2008)
In a team of 4, we created an ad-hoc wireless mobile network protocol in Java.
We collectively implemented route discovery & management in Java, with autonomous logic and visualizations of field simulations. Then since we had some extra time, this allowed us to extend the simulation by adding in some fun malicious roaming intruders and observing the reaction of the network, which demonstrated robust properties
Student Governments (Georgia Tech & ENSEEIHT, 2007-2009)
I took on a few different roles in the student governments at both colleges, as well as the university festival organizing team. Working with a larger group (a few dozens), I helped to enrich students' college experience with both content and coordination, before and during the key events. This mostly focused on
public relations, sponsoring and organization of social events (during the school year and at the annual celebration)
internet sites, student media booklets, and a yearbook
promotional materials for festivals and events