Research Experience

Glacier Change Analysis Using Satellite Imagery

Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University

May 2021 – September 2021

  • Analyzed changes in US glaciers over time using satellite imagery and geospatial tools.
  • Downloaded and processed Sentinel-2A satellite images for September 2020.
  • Performed image resampling to adjust resolution and image stacking using Python.
  • Collected training samples from stacked images and extracted data points using ArcGIS.
  • Conducted image classification using the Random Forest classifier in R, achieving over 98% classification accuracy.

Semantic Segmentation of Point Cloud Data

Department of Building Construction Science, Mississippi State University

January 2021 – April 2021

  • Conducted a literature review on point cloud data to identify gaps in existing research.
  • Proposed and developed a methodology for semantic segmentation of point clouds.
  • Analyzed UAV-collected point cloud data containing 226 million points.
  • Implemented the PointNet algorithm for semantic segmentation of point clouds.

Information Security and Data Visualization

National Strategic Planning & Analysis Research Center (NSPARC), Mississippi State University

February 2020 – December 2020

  • Managed data access and monitored threats to critical assets using StealthAudit.
  • Monitored system and network operations for suspicious or detrimental activity.
  • Investigated information security incidents, determined root causes, and recommended mitigation strategies.
  • Planned and managed projects using Microsoft Project and Gantter.
  • Managed servers, identified risks, and optimized database server performance.
  • Built safes and platforms for centralized, tamper-proof audit records using CyberArk.
  • Created data visualizations in R to graphically communicate insights from large datasets.