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
this is where the majority of the work I've done that's complex and makes a real impact is here, I'll make sanitized write ups
(eventually)

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, legacy system migration, scripting in proprietary languages to work with backend software, tooling.
My longer-term interest is applications of AI and ML to areas like cybersecurity, ICS/OT security, and integrating tooling
Near term emphasis is on integration.

selected projects

• LLM jailbreak resistance — LORA finetuning against adversarial prompt evaluation framework
• Garden SCADA — ESP32 project
• 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