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Certifications

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." — Aristotle

OCI Foundations

Orcale Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Certified Foundations Associate

Familiarity with core OCI services including Compute, Storage, Networking, Database, Developer, Analytics, AI, Observability and Hybrid services

Issued by Oracle in January 2025

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CISCO Wireless Essentials

Routing, Access Connectivity, Wireless LAN Controllers, High Availability, First-hop Redundancy, Switching Protocols, IP services, Access Security

Issued by CISCO in May 2023

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CISCO Networking

IP Subnetting, IPv4 And IPv6 , Ethernet, IP connectivity, Addressing, Network Fundamentals, IP services, Switching, Security Fundamentals

Issued by CISCO in March 2023

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Cybersecurity Basics V2

IBM

Cybersecurity Basics V2

core cybersecurity principles, including authentication, user access management, physical threats, and security controls

Issued by CISCO in May 2023

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Experience

"Experience is the teacher of all things."— Julius Caesar

Machine Learning for Socio-technical systems

URI ML4STS Lab, Kingston, RI

Jan 2025 - Present

Undergraduate Researcher - ML4STS

January 2024 - Present

Conduct research focusing on fairness in automated decision-making systems.

Apply data science and ML models to analyze societal impacts and improve fairness in AI systems

Python programming & LLM Models

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Ethical Data Science Fellowship

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Summer 2025

Testing Adversarial Robustness of LLM Agents in Ethical Data Science Experimentation

Mentored by - Dr. Sarah Brown

Built and tested LLM Agents with open-source models (e.g., DeepSeek, BERT, OLLAMA) for secure and ethical data science experimentation

Designed adversarial prompts to evaluate model integrity, detect manipulation, and enforce best practices

Leveraged Python, Git, and system tools on Linux/HPC environments to implement and test models.

About Dr. Brown

Rise-Up Ideation Studio | 401 Tech Bridge

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Fall 2025

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Challenges Project

Mentored by Founder & CEO - Nishita Roy-Pope

Develop skills in problem-solving, business strategy, and collaboration

Engaged and mentored with industry leaders,CEOs, and Founders

Applied entrepreneurial frameworks & innovation with real-world applications

Devloped Mental Health App for colleges and workplace environments

About Nishita Roy-Pope

Rhode Island Football Club

Production Assistant

Centreville Bank Stadium; Pawtucket, RI

Fall 2025 - Present

Production Assistant

(Former Intern)

Mentored by - Adrian Tarbox (Production Manager)

Gained hands-on experience with digital production tools, network-based video systems, and real-time broadcast environments.

Applied computer science knowledge (troubleshooting, systems configuration, networking) to support multimedia operations.

Apply frameworks & innovation with real-world applications

Developed skills in communication and technical coordination within fast-paced, team-oriented live production settings.

About Adrian

Wayfair Early Leaders Program

Wayfair - Boston, MA

Spring 2025

Program Participant

Mentored by - Kshitij Zutshi

Engaged in workshops and case studies led by Wayfair professionals to explore e-commerce, product development, and customer experience.

Collaborated with a diverse cohort of student leaders to develop solutions for real-world business challenges.

Gained mentorship from Wayfair employees, including guidance on professional development, resume building, and networking in tech.

Developed skills in communication and technical coordination within fast-paced, team-oriented live production settings.

About Kshitij

Walmart

Newport, RI

June 2021 - September 2024

Electronics Sales Associate

Assisted customers with product selection, troubleshooting, and technical questions to improve satisfaction and drive sales.

Provided knowledgeable customer service for electronics products including laptops, TVs, gaming consoles, mobile devices, and accessories

Collaborated with team members to complete tasks

Projects

"Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied."

— George Washington Carve

UNICLOUD

Home Network Monitoring & Cloud Storage Access

Raspberry Pi

Home Network Monitoring & Cloud Access

Tech Stack: Python, Nmap, Tailscale, Bash, Discord Webhooks, Linux (Raspberry Pi OS)

This Raspberry Pi project combines cybersecurity, network automation, and cloud storage into a unified system. I built a lightweight network monitoring and alert system using Python and Nmap that scans for connected devices, logs presence history, and detects rogue access points. Real-time alerts are pushed via Discord webhooks to flag suspicious activity.

Built an automated network intrusion detection system for a home LAN

Set up secure remote access and file transfer over Tailscale

Integrated lightweight alerting via Discord for real-time updates

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Face Guard

AI-Powered Facial Recognition Attendance System

Face Guard

Tech Stack: Python, OpenCV, Hugging Face, CSV

Designed a facial recognition-based attendance system using Python, OpenCV, and Face Recognition API. Implemented real-time face detection, image cropping, and database comparison for identity verification with automated attendance logging.

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Vent Space

(In Development)

Founder & Product Designer

Vent Space

Developed a campus-focused mental health platform enabling anonymous check-ins and real-time well-being analytics

Integrated support resources and peer forums to foster community engagement and reduce stigma around mental health

Collaborated with mental health professionals to align features with ethical standards and student needs

LLM Agent Adversarial Robustness Research

(In Progress)

Vent Space

Tech Stack: Python, Hugging Face, Ollama

Investigatomg robustness of language model agents against adversarial prompts using Hugging Face and Ollama

Developing agent behaviors to defend against prompt injection and bias manipulation

About Me

"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane." - Marcus Aurelius

Favorite Books

CNC/3D Printing & Carpentry

I Enjoy Woodworking, CNC Machining & 3D Printing

OSHA Certified Aswell

Check Out My Site!

EZCNC.COM

Brothers On A New Direction

B.O.N.D

Public Realtions Summer 25 - Present

Brotherhood participating in the growth of each other and the community

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Education

CCRI

Community College of Rhode Island

Concurrent Enrollment 2022 - 23

Attended Senior Year of HighSchool (Rogers HighSchool, Newport, RI)

Completed Core Classes

Earned CISCO Certifications

University of Rhode Island

Computer Science & Cybersecurity

2023 - 2027

Major: Computer Science

Minor: Cyber Security

Talent Development Scholar

Relevant Courses

Survey of Computer Science: Algorithm solutions & discovery, digital forensic, AI, bioinformatics
Fundamentals for Cyber Security: binary/hex number systems, operating systems concepts and installation, Python, file systems, OSI model, network topologies and protocols.
Computer Systems & Programming Tools: Git & Github developer practices and system interaction

Python

C++

Linux

Blender

Davinci Resolve