Miles F is a research scientist and Ph.D. candidate in computer science with nine years of software engineering experience, now applying applied security research at Peraton Labs after a multi-year stint developing developer-friendly static analysis tooling at Virginia Tech. He has practical payments-industry Java experience from Worldpay/FIS and Vantiv internships, where he improved high-performance SOAP APIs and DevOps automation. Miles focuses on detecting and preventing cryptographic misuse, contributing to and packaging the open-source Cryptoguard project as Maven/Gradle plugins and live Jupyter demonstrations to make secure coding tools more accessible. A seasoned teaching assistant and mentor, he blends pedagogy with hands-on engineering and holds certifications in Java and ethical hacking, underscoring both his practical and academic strengths. Based in Plainfield, NJ, he combines rigorous research with production-focused delivery, often exploring build- and IDE-independent ways to bake security into developer workflows.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at University of Cincinnati
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Virginia Tech
n/a, n/a, Senior, n/a, n/a, Senior at Lebanon High School
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