Brent Gregory Roth 3704 Tesla Dr. West Lafayette, In 47906 Home #: (765) 269.9663 Cell #: (615) 364.0425 broth@cs.purdue.edu http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/broth/ Objectives Current :: Remote/Freelance/Part-Time Work 2009 :: Winter Internship 2010 :: Summer Internship Right-to-Work Citizenship: United States of America Security Clearance: Standard Form 86 Education 2008 - Current :: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) Ph.D. Computer Science (expected 2013) 2004 - 2008 :: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS) B.S. Computer and Information Science Graduated Summa Cum Laude Graduated w/ Honors from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Research Experience 2009 - Current :: CERIAS and Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) Improving Digital Forensics Through System Improvements Independent Study advised by Dr. Eugene Spafford 2009 - Current :: CERIAS and Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) A Systematic Defensive Framework for Combating Botnets Research Assistantship under Dr. Eugene Spafford and Dr. Dongyan Xu 2009 :: Motorola, Advanced Research and Technology Center (Schaumberg, IL) Widget Engine Security Analysis Created a suite of over 100 security tests to analyze widget engine security of Webkit-based widget engines Performed a security comparison of Webkit-based engines against non-Webkit-based engines. Automated the security tests suite to increase the efficiency of the analysis Modified the suite to test multiple engines on multiple platforms Implemented tools to automate the creation and modification of the security tests for various environments 2009 :: CERIAS and Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) Preliminary Analysis of System Call Phases for Operating Systems Independent Study advised by Dr. Eugene Spafford Analyzed possible use of system call phases implementation for operating system security Evaluated the possible security gained by implementing these system call phases in the operating system Investigated derivatives from this research 2008 - 2009 :: CERIAS and Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) Poly^2 Network Computing Project Research Assistantship under Dr. Eugene Spafford Created Poly^2 Application Node Modified Poly^2 Kernel to run under VMware Fusion on Mac OS X Leopard 2007 :: Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (Orlando, FL) Common Distributed Mission Training System Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program Acquired Security Clearance (Standard Form 86) Aided in functionality and usability research Performed testing, debugging, and documentation for CDMTS Implemented self-generating automated forms that improved the research group’s efficiency Teaching Experience 2006 - 2008 :: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS) Computer and Information Science Department Tutor Performed as the sole tutor for the entire Computer and Information Science Department Tutored for all courses required for B.S. Computer and Information Science (e.g. CS, Math, EE, Physics, etc.) Collaborated with professors and graduate instructors to identify needs of and/or problem areas for students 2007 - 2008 :: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS) Computer Science Mentor, Ole Miss Engineering Mentor Society Society created in 2007 by the University of Mississippi for leaders of each department to aid students in building a strong foundation in their field Mentored 4 computer science undergraduate students each semester 2006 - 2007 :: Dr. Pamela Lawhead (Oxford, MS) Computer Science Course Engineer Created web-based computer science courses on subjects ranging from “Game Design” to “AI Development” Developed lectures, lecture reviews, assignments, and quizzes for each course Additional Work Experience 2006 - 2007 :: Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS) Assistant Network Administrator Maintained hardware and software on network servers, terminals, and printers Setup honors college students’ wireless connections to work on the LAN Fixed computer-related problems for honors college students 2006 :: Anchor High Bar and Grill (Hendersonville, TN) Waiter 2006 :: Ronald Moon (Nashville, TN) Typist Created publishing-quality electronic version of Mr. Ronald Moon’s hand-written autobiography Collaborated with Mr. Ronald Moon to add pictures to the layout of the autobiography 2005 :: SEARS (Madison, TN) Electronics Salesman 2003 - 2004 :: The Coffee Station (Hendersonville, TN) Restaurant Employee Opened, ran, and closed the restaurant with one other employee per shift 2002 :: Construction Company (Madison, TN) Construction Worker Worked on construction team on the wood framing of houses 1997 - 2001 :: Tennessee State Soccer Association (TN) State Certified Soccer Referee Refereed soccer games ranging in level from recreational to the Official Tennessee State Tournaments System Experience Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Redhat) UNIX (FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris) Mac OS X (Tiger, Leopard) Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, Mobile 6, Mobile CE) Virtualization (VMware, Parallels, Xen) XINU Language Experience Assembly (x86) C C++ Java Perl Python Ruby HTML/XHTML CSS Javascript PHP SQL Awards Whose Who Among Students In American Universities and Colleges (2008) National SMART Grant (2007, 2008) CSci SAP Scholarship (2007, 2008) Grove Award (2007, 2008) First and only student in the history of the University of Mississippi to receive the Grove Award multiple times One given per year based on academic merit and research Outstanding Computer and Information Science Achievement Award (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) One given per year per grade level based on academic merit and individual experiences of professors with the student Extracurricular Upsilon Pi Epsilon, University of Mississippi Chapter 2007 - 2008 :: Gamma (President) Association for Computing Machinery, University of Mississippi Chapter 2007 - 2008 :: President 2006 - 2007 :: Secretary University of Mississippi School of Engineering Academic Council 2007 - 2008 :: Computer and Information Science Representative University of Mississippi Programming Team Phi Kappa Phi National Society of Collegiate Scholars Certified Emergency Medical Responder 2004 - 2006 :: Active Volunteer Service Fraternity of Delta Psi - Phi Chapter Website Committee Dining Committee 2004 :: Pledge Class Vice President Husband to Kirsten Ciara Roth Father to Jack Taylor Roth Father to Jude Alexander Rot