Summary
Ryan Shivers is a cybersecurity researcher and Senior Member of Technical Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory with a decade of hands-on experience securing embedded systems, biometrics, and automation environments. He blends applied research and engineering—building kernel modules for memory forensics, Go microservices for data ingestion, and Python QA tools—to deliver reproducible, sponsor-facing evaluation pipelines. Ryan has led transitions and demos for government partners, deployed open-source LLMs and custom agents in air-gapped environments, and architected attack simulation testbeds that bridge research and operational use. His background in secure SSO, container orchestration, and PIV-enabled services complements deep expertise in biometric algorithm evaluation and secure LLM integration. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic, end-to-end solutions that move novel research into secure, production-ready systems.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Information Assurance & Security concentration, Master's degree, Computer Science, Information Assurance & Security concentration at Tennessee Technological University
English