Thesis: ML tool for detecting brand imitation on social media, achieving 91 % accuracy on unseen data.

Ethical Hacking, Network & Communications Security, Digital Business Development

• Built mobile and web app to discover events in Malta; 7 000+ users; topped local charts at launch.
• Won Best Digital Disruptor and a €20,000 accelerator grant.

• Prep2PlaySports — Built data-driven funnel and automations; This resulted in revenue of over $30k and tripled qualified leads.
• Developed and maintain a new plaform (Next JS Frontend, Node JS Backend), aimed at easing one-to-many sessions for mentors and water polo high school players.
• Bracket ML — Implemented a Heteregenous graph-transformer based model for compatibility recommendation for new employees and cross team compatibility based on OCEAN personality scores (AUC ↑ 8 %).

• Implemented Microsoft/Azure stack (Sentinel, Defender XDR, Purview) and automation for improved detection/response.
• Productized ML brand-impersonation detection tool developed as part of my thesis for Instagram and Facebook. (91 %+ accuracy).
• Built cyber labs for the Ethical Hacking Masters delivered at the University of Malta and developed and delivered training for the National Cybersecurity Council which was delivered to 100+ participants.