Research Assistant in Post-Quantum Cryptography, Computer Engineering Student @ AUB

• I'm a third-year Computer Engineering student at the American University of Beirut.
• I'm driven by a focus on security: penetration testing, cryptography, and research.
• I approach projects with a start-now mindset: open the editor, write that first imperfect (or even bad) line, and refine as you go. Creativity is fleeting, and implementation can always be cleaned up later.
• I'm currently looking into a post-quantum password-authenticated key exchange (PQ-PAKE) implementation for the Thread network layer protocol for IoT.
• My interests span the full security landscape: penetration testing engagements, SOC operations, malware development, analysis, and formal verification.
• Beyond academics, I've spent years contributing to SkillSaff, a community service project offering college counseling resources, exam materials, and technical tutorials to marginalized public schools in Beirut. After a three-year pause, I'm returning to continue this work soon.

This is as an exhaustive list as I can come up with. Here goes.

Programming & Scripting: Bash, Python, Java, C/C++, MATLAB, and SQL (yes, it's a programming language as it is turing-complete.)
Reconnaissance & Enumeration: Nmap, Subfinder, Ffuf/Dirb, WhatWeb, Nikto, Wireshark
Exploitation & Vulnerability: Metasploit, Burp Suite, SQLmap, Hydra, John the Ripper, Hashcat
Post-Exploitation & PrivEsc: GTFOBins, PEASS-ng
Backend Frameworks & DevOps: Spring Boot, PostgreSQL/SQLite, Docker

UAV-MEC Trajectory Network Optimizer: PyTorch project that simulates and optimizes the trajectory of an aerial (UAV) compute edge node to maximize the number of tasks completed for users (optimizing for service.)

Backend Development Course (In Progress): Building a Spring Boot curriculum for Java developers covering RESTful APIs, bean validation, HTTP semantics, security hardening, and DevOps integration. I plan to give this course on campus :)

• Learning about cryptography and formal verification.
• I'm taking Ethical Hacking II this semester, which focuses on Windows hacking, active directory attacks, malware development, among other topics.
• I'm also taking DevSecOps, and I'm learning AWS for now.
• Preparing (as much as I can) for graduate programs in security research
• Seeking internship opportunities in penetration testing or applied cryptography

[email protected] • LinkedIn • Discord

I'm open to discussions and collaboration :)