# Adam Ben Hmida **Undergraduate Student Researcher** — Baton Rouge, LA, United States > Computer Science and Cybersecurity student at Louisiana State University with hands-on experience in malware analysis, penetration testing, and LLM security applications. Career Archetype: **Launchpad Navigator** (HS-DG) — One of the first Launchpad Navigators on Saywise ## Links - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/adambenhmida04 - GitHub: https://github.com/abenhm04 ## Experience ### Red Team Security Analyst, LSU Cybersecurity Clinic (2025-01 – present) Baton Rouge, LA · Conducted in-depth cybersecurity audits for three small businesses in Louisiana, performing penetration tests using industry-standard tools including Nmap, Metasploit, and Hashcat. Delivered seminars to small business owners on cybersecurity best practices and threat mitigation strategies. ### Undergraduate Research Assistant, Louisiana State University (2024-08 – 2025-05) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area · Co-authored "Obfuscation in the Wild", an empirical study of obfuscation techniques across 10,000 real-world malware samples using a static/dynamic dual-pipeline analysis (SSRN preprint, under review). Contributed to MARS, a CNN-based IoT malware classifier that reached 100% F1 (DFRWS USA 2024, peer-reviewed). Built an LLM-based malware obfuscator and a training pipeline to fine-tune LLaMA 3.1. ### LLM Contractor, Workday LSU (2024-08 – 2024-12) Baton Rouge, LA · Developed security features using Django Middleware to prevent OWASP10 vulnerabilities in web applications. Improved application scalability by implementing asynchronous processing to handle concurrent requests more efficiently. ### Systems Analyst Intern, McIlhenny Company (2024-06 – 2024-08) Avery Island, LA · Automated manufacturing processes using SQL and Unix scripting to improve operational efficiency. Managed company security infrastructure using Cisco security suite, Carbon Black, and ExtraHop. Configured and deployed approximately 200 machines for end users, managing BIOS settings and company policy compliance while conducting incident response activities to protect company assets. ### Co-Founder & COO, Geaux Rally, Inc. (2024-04 – 2026-05) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States · Co-founded a college-focused social media platform that secured partnerships with 20+ client organizations and is currently raising a $350K seed round. Implemented Firebase security rules and application security controls to protect user data while ensuring compliance with OWASP10 standards. ### Undergraduate Student Researcher, LSU CCT (2024-01 – present) Baton Rouge, LA · Developed an LLM Obfuscator prototype that obscures shellcode using XOR and base64 encoding to analyze malware behavior patterns. Built a malware dataset using Tigress and real-world samples from VirusTotal to train LLaMa 3.1 models. Analyzed IoT device memory dumps with CNN models achieving 100% F1 score for malicious activity detection. Research was peer-reviewed and published to DFRWS USA 2024. ### Worker, Red Lerille's Health & Racquet Club Inc. (2022-04 – 2022-08) Lafayette, Louisiane, États-Unis ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science with Cybersecurity concentration, Louisiana State University (2022-08 – 2026-05) GPA: 3.7/4.0, Major GPA: 4.0/4.0. LASpace GPS Scholar, LSU Academic Excellence Scholarship, Dean's List, Presidents Honor Roll, IBM AI/Security Bootcamp Certificate, DFRWS 2024 Participant. ## Projects ### IDS for General IoT Devices CNN-based intrusion detection system for IoT memory analysis · Developed CNN model using librosa to analyze memory dumps from IoT devices and classify them as malicious or benign. Paper titled MARS: The first line of defense was published to DFRWS 2024. Currently optimizing TCP server scripts to reduce latency in memory dump processing through router infrastructure. ## Skills Cyber Security Risk, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Local LLMs, Machine Learning, Business Development, Operations Management, Strategic Planning, Red Teaming, Collaborative Problem Solving, Cross-team Collaboration, Consulting, Large Language Models (LLM), LLaMA, Network Security Implementation, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Python (Programming Language), Internet of Things (IoT), Information Security, Java, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Communication, Network Security, Problem Solving, Microsoft Office, Software Development, Data Structures, C, SQL, Dart, Ghidra, IDA Pro, BurpSuite, Jira, Git, Kali Linux, Carbon Black, ExtraHop, Wireshark, Malware Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Penetration Testing, Django, Firebase, OWASP10, Incident Response, Unix Scripting ## AI Fluency - **Codex** — Use for software develpment (https://developers.openai.com) - **Claude** — Use Cowork scheduled tasks to automate daily tasks, claude code for software development, and have a system that develops skills for productivity (https://claude.ai) ## Q&A ### [What are your biggest strengths?](https://saywise.com/q/16458e492490) - I am a great people person and do really well in customer facing roles as well as dealing with stakeholders, in a role where I can break down technical topics for stakeholders or clients I would thrive (https://saywise.com/s/04385806e09a) ### [What AI tools do you use the most?](https://saywise.com/q/10c2b363a976) - I use claude the most by far, I have an enormous obsidian vault with everything needed to run my day to day tasks via cowork and use claude code and design to ship products for my design agency Suada (https://saywise.com/s/d81349e6e5c1) --- Source: https://saywise.com/member5708 (last modified 2026-10-05T20:15:57.233Z)