Cyber Fellows Ambassadors
Speak with a Cyber Fellow
Our Ambassadors are here to answer your questions about the NYU Cyber Fellows program. Schedule a call with them to learn more about the student experience.
For questions about admissions, contact Tandon.Digital.Learning@nyu.edu


Omar Abdelaziz
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown City and State: Nairobi, Kenya
Degree Progress: 3rd Year
Job Title: Strategy and Technology CTO
Cybersecurity Specializations: Bridging the gap between Telecom and IT within the cybersecurity domain, with a strong focus on 5G and beyond
NYU Involvement: 2023 Academic Achievement Award

Rachel Alexander
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown City and State: Floral Park, NY
Degree Progress: 3rd Year
Job Title: Traction Power Systems Engineering Specialist
Cybersecurity Specializations: Penetration Testing, Cryptography, Network Security
NYU Involvement: Social Media Chairperson for WiCys NYU chapter

Kiran Chaudhry
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown City and State: Piscataway, NJ
Degree Progress: Alumni '22
Job Title: Technical Program Manager, Security Integration; Adjunct Professor
Cybersecurity Specializations: IAM, Cloud Security, Penetration Testing
NYU Involvement: Recipient of the 2022 Inclusive Excellence Award

Alon Hillel-Tuch
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown City and State: Brooklyn, NY
Degree Progress: 3rd Year
Job Title: Managing Partner
Cybersecurity Specializations: Memory management, hardware interface security, social engineering, AI/Machine Learning
NYU Involvement: TA (Bridge to Tandon, Internet Security & Privacy, Introduction to Operating Systems, Computer Networking)
Patrick Ho
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown City and State: Mclean, VA
Degree Progress: 3rd Year
Job Title: Director, Information Risk Management
Cybersecurity Specializations: Information risk management, governance and compliance
NYU Involvement: Academic Achievement Award 2021, Data Science Bootcamp 2021

Trishala Karmacharyara
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown City and State: Queens, NY
Degree Progress: 2nd Year
Job Title: Research Assistant
Cybersecurity Specializations: Cyber defense, Offensive security, Cloud Security and, Network security
NYU Involvement: WiCyS NYU Student Chapter - Vice President, Mastermind Mentorship - Lead Mentee, Active member of NYU Cyber Security club and Girls Who Code

Eric Lankford
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown City and State: Fort Worth, TX
Degree Progress: 3rd Year
Job Title: Cybersecurity Specialist
Cybersecurity Specializations: K-12 Education, Manufacturing, Secure by Design, Cryptography, Cybersecurity Capacity Building, Cybersecurity Transformation
NYU Involvement: Cyber Fellows Ambassador, NYU RSA Conference Security Scholar 2023

Jigyasa
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown City and State: Champaign, IL
Degree Progress: Alumni '22
Job Title: Quality Engineering Architect
Cybersecurity Specializations: Variety of interest areas
NYU Involvement: Bridgewater Scholarship recipient, Student speaker at 2022 Graduation Reception

Teeya Roberts
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown City and State: Nyack, NY
Degree Progress: Alumni '22
Job Title: Quality Automation Engineer
Cybersecurity Specializations: Privacy and Compliance
NYU Involvement: Bridgewater Scholarship recipient, Mastermind Mentorship participant

Mamadou Sall
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown City and State: Buffalo, NY
Degree Progress: 3rd Year
Job Title: Student
Cybersecurity Specializations: Cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence
NYU Involvement: Cyber Attack Challenge participant, AWS Jam participant

Ethan Sam
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown City and State: Ridgewood, NY
Degree Progress:2nd Year
Job Title: Cybersecurity Auditor
Cybersecurity Specializations: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), Reverse Engineering, Web Penetration Testing, Cybersecurity Engineering
NYU Involvement: Osiris Cybersecurity Club; CSAW Contributor (Developer); CSAW Qualifiers Best Challenge Award and scholarship to the Black Hat briefings; CSAW Finals

Tom Treibwasser
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown City and State: Rochester, NY
Degree Progress:Expected Graduation Spring 2025
Job Title: Principal Capture Manager
Cybersecurity Specializations: Cyber Defense, Cyber Operations
NYU Involvement: 2023 Cyber Fellows Academic Achievement Award