Sienna

Sienna

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security and privacy enthusiast, researcher, AMC A-lister

Sienna
PicoCTF
I am trying something new. Well the topic and idea isn’t new, but my way of thinking about it and trying it is. I am trying some of the General Skills problems from PicoCTF. This program was recommended to me by my partner who has had his fair shares of participating and creating a lot of CTF challenges as a good place to get started. I have participated in a few CTF’s at smaller conferences in the past but never in a serious sense where that is where I spend all of my time during said conference. ...
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2025-02-10 19:38:24 -0800 -0800 10 Feb 2025
#Ctf #Security #Professional Development
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PhD Application Rejection
Unfortunately this past week has been rather rough. On Monday I heard back from UC Berkeley about my application to the School of Information’s PhD program. They are unable to offer me a slot for the upcoming school year beginning in Fall 2025. I am pretty disheartened by the news as I really thought I had a good chance and was doing all the right things to make myself an ideal candidate. I know it is a competitive program and they only take a few people every year, sometimes under 5 but never more than 10 and they get hundreds of applicants every year for that program. ...
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2025-02-09 19:38:24 -0800 -0800 9 Feb 2025
#Academia #Research #Professional Development