Hana Farid
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Master of Science graduate in Cybersecurity with interests in privacy, network security, and
AI safety. Looking for a full time position.
Education
EPFL & ETHZ, Joint MSc in Cybersecurity Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
◦ Master Thesis: Vulnerabilities in LLM-Generated Code
◦ Coursework: Network Security, Machine Learning, Privacy Enhancing Technologies, Reliable and Trustworthy
Artificial Intelligence, System Security
EPFL, BSc in Computer Science Sep 2020 to Aug 2023
◦ Bachelor Project: Implementing a secure, auditable and privacy preserving financial token network in the
context of a humanitarian-aid organization using Multi-Party Computation.
◦ Coursework: Computer Architecture, Algorithms, Operating Systems, Software Engineering
Experience
LLM Researcher
Cyber-Defense Campus, armasuisse
Lausanne, CH
Mar 2026 to Aug 2026
◦ Investigating how code vulnerabilities can be introduced and propagated across models, focusing on data poisoning
during fine-tuning. Work includes analyzing attack transferability across models and the impact of fine-tuning
parameters on adversarial behavior.
◦ Skills: Finetuning, Model Poisoning, Hugging Face
AI Optimization Intern
Exeon Analytics
Z¨urich, CH
Feb 2025 to Aug 2025
◦ Worked on various projects with the Pre-Sales and Deployment team to integrate AI solutions to exeon.ndr, a
network detection and response tool.
◦ Developed an agent to automate log data parsing and ingestion when deploying the tool to customers and developed
a RAG-based chatbot to facilitate the use of the tool.
◦ Selected to present at Microsoft AI conference after participating in the five-month Microsoft AI Tech Accelerator
Program for startups.
◦ Skills: LLMs, LangChain, Azure, Docker, Fluent Bit, ElasticSearch
Java Developer Intern
IBM
Cairo, EG
Jul 2022 to Sep 2022
◦ Worked on improving the back end of lighthouse, an internal learning website, using Rest API.
◦ Participated in software engineering workshops and talks.
◦ Skills: Agile Work, Consulting, Teamwork, DevOps
Projects
Android Library Application
◦ Developed a book library application to save, rate, and exchange books, including features such as geolocation and
discovering nearby users using bluetooth.
◦ Skills: Kotlin, Google Firebase, Google Auth, Figma
Privacy in Online Advertising
◦ Developed methods to assess privacy risks and potential harms, such as re-identification and discrimination, in
interest-based advertising and recommender systems, like Google Topics API. Used prompt engineering to simulate
different user profiles for testing.
◦ Skills: Web Scraping, Prompt Engineering
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Skills
Programming Languages: Java, C, Python, Scala, SQL, Kotlin, HTML/CSS, JavaScript
Frameworks/Tools: Git, Docker, Wireshark, Selenium, PyTorch, Linux, Bash scripting, Azure, Fluent Bit, LangChain
Languages: English(fluent), French(fluent), Spanish(intermediate)
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