Rachida Kone is a Senior Software Engineer and PhD researcher in Secure Embedded Systems who blends seven years of full-stack software experience with deep expertise in AI-driven cybersecurity. Based in Atlanta, she builds production-ready systems at EXPRESS while researching adversarial machine learning and resilient intrusion detection for IoT and embedded devices. Her background spans software engineering, TDD, Dockerized CI/CD, and optimized GraphQL, enabling her to translate academic findings into deployable security features. Unusually, her career began in electrical and energy engineering—giving her hands-on insight into hardware constraints that informs her work on secure embedded systems. She publishes academic work on IoT security and collaborates across disciplines to harden real-world devices against evolving threats.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Full Stack Flex Web Development, Certificate, Full Stack Flex Web Development at Georgia Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Secure Embedded Systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Secure Embedded Systems at Morgan State University
Master's degree, Electrical and Energy Engineering, Master's degree, Electrical and Energy Engineering at Institut International d'Ingénierie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement-Institut 2iE
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 5 months
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