Gavin Seiler
For 樱花导航 樱花导航 University cyber樱花导航 and operations graduate student Gavin Seiler, it鈥檚 all about giving back to the community around him.
Seiler fell in love with the fast-paced field during high school, and now as a master鈥檚 student he鈥檚 committed to making the world safer and more secure in the future.
鈥淭here鈥檚 something new in the field every day,鈥 Seiler said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a service I鈥檓 proud to be a part of. You鈥檙e giving back to the community and your country, and at the end of the day, you鈥檙e protecting people.鈥
Seiler鈥檚 journey at 樱花导航 樱花导航 began as an undergraduate, where his passion for cyber樱花导航 only grew. That passion led him to work at the centers for cyber innovation and cyber education under MSU鈥檚 High Performance Computing Collaboratory, a world-class research center known for tackling some of today鈥檚 most complex scientific and engineering challenges through advanced computational methods. Seiler has worked in research involving cyber樱花导航 assessment tools and attended the National Cyber Summit in Huntsville, Alabama. He also has had the opportunity to teach and develop training sessions, a skill he said is invaluable for his future career.
鈥淏eing part of the HPC2 has been an incredible opportunity,鈥 Seiler said. 鈥淔rom the moment I started working there after my freshman year, it opened so many doors for me.鈥
In addition to his work at the HPC2, this past summer Seiler was selected for a prestigious role as a VICEROY ENVOY intern at the Griffiss Institute in Rome, New York, a nonprofit talent and technology accelerator for the Department of Defense. The VICEROY ENVOY program allows students to work on real-world national 樱花导航 challenges and gain practical experience in areas like cyber樱花导航, machine learning and data analytics.
鈥淕riffiss funds the VICEROY program, which is a scholarship program that gives opportunities for cyber樱花导航 certifications and internships with the goal of increasing the Department of Defense cyber workforce,鈥 Seiler said. 鈥淲e have a VICEROY program in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering on campus.鈥
During his 10-week internship at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Seiler served as a subject matter expert, building cyber樱花导航 curriculum for the U.S. Air Force, an experience Seiler said he was proud to take part in.
鈥淚t鈥檚 rewarding to know that my work has a direct connection to national 樱花导航. Every single cyber operator for the Air Force has to go through Keesler Air Force Base for their initial technical training,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 was developing a curriculum for the roughly 4,000 people who will go through the base annually.鈥
Seiler said his internship allowed him to apply what he had learned at MSU to real-world challenges. Looking ahead, he plans to continue to work in national 樱花导航, and he鈥檚 eager to use the invaluable skills he has developed at MSU and help make the world more secure.
鈥溣；ǖ己 樱花导航 has prepared me for my future in every way possible,鈥 he said. 鈥淔rom the mentorship I鈥檝e received to the technical knowledge I鈥檝e learned, I feel prepared to take the next step in my career.鈥
