I'm a computer architecture researcher focused on hardware security, specifically how modern processors protect confidential workloads through Trusted Execution Environments and memory encryption. I study where these defenses succeed and where they break down.

I use the gem5 full-system simulator, running large-scale experiments on Azure, to evaluate the microarchitectural cost of security mechanisms across real workloads. I came to the PhD directly from my bachelor's degree.

Outside research I play classical and electric guitar. Metal and Hardcore are my genres of choice. I'm a proud alumnus of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Mu Eta chapter), where I served as chapter president (2022–2023) and Assistant Collegiate Province Representative. I read a lot of science fiction and maintain a running interest in philosophy and religion. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French.