Ilya Yatsenko
PhD student
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Fun fact!
In 2019, a Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded for the invention of lithium-ion batteries.
Makes sense. That is an amazing achievement. And extremely useful.
John B. Goodenough was one of the recipients.
A job well done.
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role PhD student, Khoury College, Northeastern University
focus Evades me
previously Around 5 years in industry as a penetration tester, red teamer, and vulnerability researcher
interests Offensive security, attacks on various surfaces: from web and userspace to kernel and hardware. Recently - I've been interested in security of OS-integrated AI components. And I am always interested in questionable engineering decisions
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city Boston, MA.
offline No, thank you
personality Trying to be more like Ted Lasso, but the best I can do are very specific puns
movies Mostly rewatching my comfort shows and cartoons, occasionally visit a theater and discover recently popular animes around 2-3 years after they peak if not later
reading Sometimes. Working on that
coffee Filter - light roast / lattes - medium roast. Opinions available on request
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Recent
- Sep 2026First day of the PhD program!
Experience
Academia
- 2026-presentPhD in Cybersecurity Northeastern University
- 2024-2026MEng in Cybersecurity University of Maryland, College Park
- 2016-2022Specialist in Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Bauman University
Industry
- 2026-presentResearch Assistant / Security Researcher Northeastern University
- 2025Security Engineer Intern Praetorian
- 2021-2023Penetration Tester PT SWARM
- 2019-2021Junior Penetration Tester Informzaschita
- 2017-2018Junior Security Analyst Group-IB, Threat Intelligence