Brian Hornak
Details
Supported IC exploitation lab practices by means of software development for various tools and technologies used in lab.
2019 : Present
Battelle
Research Associate - Cybersecurity
I am an engineering ambassador for the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland.
I act as a representative for the school and serve as a beacon of information for prospective students and their families.
My job includes leading tours of engineering facilities, hosting information sessions for prospective students and their families, and performing outreach events at local schools and community colleges.
2017 : 2019
University of Maryland College Park
A. James Clark Engineering Ambassador
I am a mentor for the TI Peer Mentor Fellowship program in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Maryland.
My job is to serve as a mentor to underclassmen in the ECE department and provide them with the wisdom, insight, and experience that I have gained during my studies at the university.
2017 : 2018
University of Maryland College Park
TI Peer Mentor Fellowship Mentor
I supported the development and testing of an LF device designed to emulate an embedded sensor for the purpose of bypassing RF authentication procedures.
My work was mainly focused on debugging and refactoring the firmware of the embedded device, and determining hardware configuration improvements for the device's components. I implemented a solution that addressed a timing issue with the authentication procedure that resulted in success for all sets of emulated devices.
2018 : 2018
Battelle
Cyber Security Intern
I formerly worked as a computer programming tutor for Coder Kids. My job is to teach computer programming and computer science to children between the ages of 6-14.
I taught a Roblox class using Lua at a local school in Maryland.
2018 : 2018
Coder Kids, Inc.
Tutor
About
Current MS student in Electrical Engineering at George Washington University with a focus in Signals/Image Processing.
A graduate of the University of Maryland - B.S. Electrical Engineering with an interest in embedded systems, firmware/hardware security, and related topics. I am also a graduate of the QUEST (Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams) honors program at the University of Maryland.
Specialties
-Python
-Reverse engineering (hardware/firmware)
-Cybersecurity
-Vulnerability Research
-Object Oriented Programming
-Agile development
-Firmware development and security
-Device security
-RF authentication
Familiarity/Experience with:
-IDA and x86, ARM, MIPS, C166 assembly languages
-Neural Nets and Machine Learning
-Network stack
-Hardware Trust and Verification
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