Roy Shadmon

rshadmon@ucsc.edu

I am a Computer Science Master's student at the University of California, Santa Cruz. My interests include blockchain, security, and computer networks. This past summer I worked at Juniper Networks where I built a fully-automated platform that monitors AWS instances in real-time and alerts the data owner of security threats as they occur in real-time. In the fall, I plan on starting research in security with an emphasis on securing blockchain applications.

Some interesting papers surrounding blockchain include:

• Bitcoin: A peer-to-peer electronic cash system
• Ethereum: A Secure Decentralised Generalised Transaction Ledger
• BlockChain Technology Beyond Bitcoin
• Byzantine Generals Problem

Some of my skills include:

• Python
• Ruby
• ELK Stack
• Solidity
• Automation
• HTML

In my free time, I enjoy playing basketball, reading fiction, and spending time at the beach. Some of my favorite books include: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll, and The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.