AI Security / Cybersecurity Engineering

Roman Beames

Portrait of Roman Beames

I recently graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Oklahoma. This fall, I will begin an M.S. in Cybersecurity Engineering at Auburn University. War Eagle!

My work explores how intelligent systems can be evaluated, secured, and safely deployed within complex technical environments, with interests spanning machine learning security, autonomous systems, and resilient cyber infrastructure, especially as these systems become increasingly embedded in everyday life.

Research and engineering projects

Research AI + Binary Analysis

LLM-Based Binary Similarity Research

Investigating whether large language models can evaluate similarity between binaries using HLIL generated from Binary Ninja.

  • HLIL Analysis
  • LLM Similarity Scoring
  • Cross-Architecture Comparison
  • Evaluation Pipelines
Security Applied Cryptography

Secure Peer-to-Peer Messaging Tool

Developed a secure messaging prototype pairing encrypted socket transport with peer authentication, key exchange, and plaintext-versus-ciphertext analysis.

  • PyNaCl Encryption
  • Signed Public Keys
  • Socket Transport
  • Tkinter GUI

Beyond the lab

My large-scale leadership roles and extracurricular experiences helped develop my strongest soft skills in leadership and communication, as well as my people-first mindset.