Data Engineer & Software Developer with expertise in building scalable data pipelines, cloud-based applications, and machine learning systems. Currently pursuing an MS in Computer Science at Georgia Tech with a focus on Machine Learning.
Full implementation of RSA encryption/decryption with cryptographic attacks including weak key detection, broadcast attacks using Chinese Remainder Theorem, and parity oracle exploits.
Network security simulation demonstrating BGP route hijacking attacks in Mininet, implementing multi-router topologies with Quagga/Zebra and real-time attack visualization.
Large-scale network analysis processing BGP routing data to track internet routing dynamics, autonomous system growth, and prefix advertisement patterns using pybgpstream.
Software-Defined Networking firewall using POX controller and OpenFlow protocol for dynamic packet filtering with programmable security policies.
End-to-end ML pipeline for security threat detection including data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation on real-world security datasets.
Hands-on security assessment identifying and exploiting API vulnerabilities including authentication bypasses, injection flaws, and authorization issues.
Comprehensive web application penetration testing covering SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, and authentication bypass with detailed vulnerability analysis.
Reinforcement learning implementation using Q-learning and Dyna-Q for automated trading strategy development with experience replay and model-based planning.
Quantitative finance project implementing technical indicators (SMA, Bollinger Bands, RSI, MACD) and developing theoretically optimal trading strategies.
Deep learning model using PyTorch to predict branch overloads in electric power grids, implementing neural networks for critical infrastructure monitoring.
Industrial control system programming using IEC 61131-3 Structured Text for automated positioning systems with real-time control logic.
4+ years of professional experience building production data pipelines, cloud applications, and automation systems serving 100+ users across multiple laboratories. Strong academic foundation in Computer Science and Machine Learning.
Master of Science in Computer Science
2024 - April 2026
Tempus Labs
2021 - Present
Indiana University
2019 - 2021
Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science
2017 - 2021
Feel free to contact me at maxvaglica@gmail.com
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