hello world, I'm Ethan.

Senior at Columbia studying Computer Science and Mathematics, with a Philosophy minor. I'm interested in security, complex systems, and the intersection of AI/ML with both. This site documents the work — projects, writing, and whatever else accumulates over time. Site guide: projects = stuff done for the love of the game, largely on github experience = stuff done for employers, I will share high level details but not source code or confidential business info

Currently interning at a credit union, working within the IT department under the CTO, working on AI chatbot fullstack development and integration with the company site, and legacy system migration. My longer-term focus is ICS/OT security and applied ML safety.

selected projects

• LLM jailbreak resistance — LORA finetuning against adversarial prompt evaluation framework
• Garden SCADA — ICS monitoring with Ignition + ESP32
• AI chatbot frontend and backend — deployed at credit union internship

ancient writing

I wrote a 160 page novel back in highscool, but never wrote the ending find the first chapter and my other work on my writing page