Welcome
Salutations and welcome to the Lab. My name is Shamus Murphy and I am a third year student at University of Vermont studying Math and Computer Science.
This site is a compilation of my notes, projects, and research that I contribute to frequently. There is no strict organization or anywhich way you should go about reading it.
The work shown on this site will be from this semester and onward. Some of my previous projects can be found on my github but I want to focus on my current interests and build off of them.
My Focus
My primary academic interests lie in Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Mathematics, and Cryptography. With individuals submitting more and more of their data (knowingly and unknowingly) online, I want to be apart of the force that strives to protect users while making sure they understand what is happening to their data.
Current Research: Foundations of Secure Aggregation Using Pychor
Right now, my professor is overseeing another student and I implementing a secure aggregation protocol using Pychor. Our first variation was omitting Shamir’s Secret Sharing algorithm and dropouts. We are now working towards a functional protocol with both of these included.
Current Project: Intrusion Detection Analysis
In this project, my group and I are using the CIC-IDS2017 dataset to train a machine learning model to detect intrusions. We are using the parquet version off of Kaggle for an easier download and efficiency. Currently this is being treated as a binary classification problem, one-hot encoding our target column Label into 0’s for benign and 1 otherwise.
My Life Outside of Academia
Outside of my academic work, I am a ski bum. I try to go skiing anytime possible and most days, especially over breaks, you will find me skiing in Vermont. Reading is something I try to consistently do as much as possible. Whether it’s for enjoyment or education. During the semesters I usually slow down but right now I am reading The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. Music is also a huge part of my life and I can play the drums, piano, and guitar (in descending order of skill).