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Eman Nelson

@emannelson

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Undergraduate computer scientist focused on cybersecurity, systems, and data analysis.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I want a role applying cybersecurity and systems engineering skills in collaborative teams, focusing on research-driven, real-time, and security-critical projects with opportunities for technical growth.

I am a computer science undergraduate with hands-on research and internship experience in cybersecurity, real-time systems, and data analysis. I have implemented and evaluated encryption algorithms for constrained hardware, engineered eye-tracking interfaces integrated with EEG and wearable sensors, and supported network architecture and system administration in a military research environment.

I produce reproducible experimental results, contribute to peer-reviewed work, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to optimize latency, accuracy, and security for real-time applications. I seek roles where I can apply applied cryptography, systems engineering, and data-driven problem solving to real-world challenges.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Undergraduate Cybersecurity Researcher

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Coastal Virginia Commonwealth Cyber Initiative

Sep 2025 - Present (0 months)

Investigating tradeoffs between encryption strength and streaming latency for secure real-time drone video; implemented AES, ChaCha20 and lightweight ciphers in Python and measured impact on throughput, jitter, packet loss, and processing overhead.

Python ChaCha20 Performance Profiling Throughput Embedded Systems

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Intramural Sports Referee

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Old Dominion University Wellness Center

Aug 2025 - Present (1 month)

Officiate intramural sports by managing game time, enforcing rules, ensuring participant safety, and assessing penalties to maintain fair and safe play.

Enforcement Conflict Resolution Communication Teamwork

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Undergrad Research Assistant

Current

Old Dominion University Research Foundation

Jan 2025 - Present (8 months)

Developed an eye-tracking interface in Unity and C# integrated with EEG and wearable sensors to map gaze to drone navigation, conducted system integration testing and co-authored a peer-reviewed paper.

Unity C++EEG Integration Eye Tracking System Integration

Data Analyst and Cyber Intern

Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona

May 2025 - Jul 2025 (2 months)

Applied data analytics and PowerShell scripting to assess readiness metrics; implemented VLAN segmentation, DHCP and firewall optimizations for the NCTE and performed system administration for secure military IT environments.

PowerShell VLAN DHCP)System Administration Network Security

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Old Dominion University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2024 -

Grade: 3.5

Activities and societies: Undergraduate research assistant; CoVA CCI cybersecurity researcher; ACM member; intramural sports referee; volunteer at Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia.

Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with relevant coursework in programming, computer architecture, cybersecurity, and calculus; maintained a 3.5 GPA.