Waleed Hayat

Graduate Researcher Cybersecurity Engineer Intern @New York University - Polytechnic School Of Engineering

Brooklyn, NY, US

Pursuing M.S. in Cybersecurity Engineering with specialization in AI Governance, Machine Learning Security, Network Architecture, and NSA CAE Cyber Defense & Cyber Operations.Developing and testing secure systems, including malware simulators, SOC automation, and SCADA/ICS vulnerability research.Performing threat detection, incident response, and log analysis using Splunk, CrowdStrike, Metasploit, Wireshark, and Azure Sentinel.Applying engineering principles to design resilient systems, implement security policies, and support Red/Blue team simulations.Gaining hands-on expertise through courses in networking, OS, penetration testing, applied cryptography, application security, mobile security, and offensive security.

NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Master of Science - MS

University at Albany

Bachelor of Science - BS