Yorktown Heights, New York, United States
Hi~ I'm Ryan, a sophomore at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations! I'm interested in the intersection of business, law, and public policy, particularly mergers & acquisitions and antitrust law. Feel free to reach out at [email protected]!
- Supervised and engaged groups of children in age-appropriate games, crafts, and sporting activities, building clear routines and using positive reinforcement to maintain a safe, structured, and welcoming environment for children, families, and staff - Managed check-ins/check-outs, parent handoffs, and real-time updates, communicating calmly and clearly to build trust, prevent confusion, and keep transitions smooth and organized during high-traffic periods - Monitored behavior, safety, and minor incidents, de-escalating conflicts, redirecting attention, and supporting daily operations by sanitizing/resetting play areas, organizing supplies, and coordinating coverage to keep programs running on schedule
- Conceived and led a three-year independent research project (500+ hours) under the mentorship of three Ph.D. IBM cybersecurity researchers, designing, training, and evaluating a lightweight Convolutional Neural Network for malware detection - Optimized model performance for scalability across devices with varying computational capacity, refining architecture and classification thresholds to maintain strong detection accuracy while reducing compute and resource demands for more efficient cybersecurity applications - Earned two research awards recognizing academic excellence and research contributions, underscoring the project’s impact on applied cybersecurity and broader computer science work on computationally efficient malware detection across varying device capacities Awards: 2nd Place Somers Science Fair Leason Ellis Team Project Award at Regeneron WESEF