About Me

Hi! I'm Ivy (they/she), an undergraduate student from Toronto, Ontario studying Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. I specialize in security research and engineering and am interested in theoretical computer science, electronics, mathematics, and music!

Sometimes I play CTFs with sillysec, Friendly Maltese Citizens, and idek and specialize in reverse engineering and forensics. Also a flute, piccolo, and piano player and enjoy sport climbing outside!

Random things I've done over the years:

Vulnerability Researcher at Trend Micro (May-Aug 2024)
Member of Team Canada 🇨🇦 for the European Cybersecurity Challenge 2024 (1st place in the guest teams) specializing in forensics, reverse engineering, hardware, and network traffic analysis
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701, December 2023) certification
Participated in CyberSci 2023-2024 Regionals and National Finals, leading to being selected for Team Canada for ECSC 2024
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-02, October 2023) certification
DevSecOps Engineer at Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (Sep-Dec 2023)
Security and Backend Software Engineer at Dropbase (Jan-Apr 2023)
3x CyberTitan Canadian National Finalist
- 2022 and 2021 Canadian National Champion (teams Unavailable for Legal Reasons & Teapot)
- 2020 3rd Place (team 404:Team_not_found)
2022 CyberPatriot American National Finalist - 5th place
2x picoCTF Top 10 Globally
- 2022: 1st in Canada, 3rd Globally (team Parity)
- 2021: 2nd in Canada, 7th Globally (team Severance)
Transport Canada Pilot Certificate - Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, VLOS - Basic Operations