A selection of academic and independent projects spanning OSINT research, data privacy compliance, security tooling analysis, and design thinking.
Independent research into how Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) reshaped cybersecurity and national security during major global events, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukrainian War. I looked at how governments use OSINT for surveillance and intelligence gathering, and why legal frameworks haven't kept pace with how the practice is actually used.
I wrote a full privacy policy from scratch, covering data protection risks, policy scope, and how data should be stored, used, and secured. Alongside it, I put together a consulting proposal for a large medical institution outlining concrete steps to comply with GDPR and CCPA while protecting personally identifiable information (PII).
A side-by-side comparison of three major Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms: Splunk, IBM QRadar, and LogRhythm. I focused on how each one handles threat detection, incident response, and data analytics, since that's usually where the real differences show up in day-to-day use.
Working through the full design thinking process (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test), I built a high-fidelity prototype aimed at making technology genuinely usable for elderly users, not just accessible on paper. The goal was something intuitive enough that comfort with tech wasn't a prerequisite.
A capstone-style bundle from my Digital Communication, Information & Media coursework: leadership competencies, a personal leadership development plan, an eBook project, and a course website. It's less a single project and more a snapshot of where my communication and media skills stood by the end of that program.