Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Notre Dame, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Researching secure, interpretable, and resilient IoT ecosystems, including privacy-preserving communication, network traffic analysis, threat detection, and LLM-augmented operational intelligence.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Notre Dame, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Supported instruction for Special Topics in Advanced and Secure Networks, Computer Networks, and Systems Programming.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Supported Foundations of Cryptography and Multimedia Technology and Applications.

Teaching and Research Assistant

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Department of Computer Engineering

Led tutorial and laboratory sessions and supported research on distributed denial-of-service attacks on networks.

Course Instructor

Huawei Certified ICT Associate

Delivered instructor-led training for HCIA routing, switching, and networking modules.

Intern

Ghana Police Service

Supported software development, hardware integration, and network troubleshooting tasks.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering

University of Notre Dame

Advisor: Prof. Nitesh Chawla. Committee: Dr. Spyridon Mastorakis, Dr. Aaron Striegel, Dr. Meng Jiang, Dr. Fanxin Kong, and Dr. Susmit Shannigrahi.

M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering

University of Notre Dame

Advisor: Prof. Spyridon Mastorakis.

M.E. in Computer Science and Technology

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Advisor: Prof. Qi Xia. UESTC Academic Achievement Award, Master’s Category, First Prize.

B.S. in Computer Engineering

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Skills
Programming
Python
C/C++
JavaScript
MATLAB
PHP
Machine Learning and Data
PyTorch
Keras
scikit-learn
Pandas
Networking and Security
Wireshark
Scapy
Zeek
eNSP
Awards and Honors
Summer Research Fellowship
University of Notre Dame ∙ June 2023
Awarded $3,000 in summer research support.
Academic Achievement Award, Master’s Category, First Prize
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China ∙ December 2021
Recognized with the UESTC Academic Achievement Award.
Full University Scholarship
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China ∙ September 2021
Full university scholarship for graduate studies, 2021–2023.
Languages
100%
English Fluent
100%
Twi Native