Allyson
Morris

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About

A bit more
about me

I am a senior at William & Mary pursuing dual degrees in Computer Science and History, interested in building software and understanding the context in which technology develops.

Currently interning at General Atomics as a Software Engineer Intern. I also serve as ACM Chapter Chair, where I lead technical workshops, run community initiatives, and co-organize a 250-person annual hackathon.

Double Major Computer Science & History
5+ roles and internships
15+ personal projects
1 published paper
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Experience
Nov 2025 · May 2026
Artificial Intelligence Intern
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
  • Leveraged generative AI and agentic workflows to create AI-assisted historical visualizations for exhibits and educational programming
  • Developed image rendering approaches to help reconstruct 1600s environments and support volunteer/interpreter training
Nov 2025 · 1 mo
Cybersecurity Externship
Cisco
  • Explored cybersecurity concepts through Cisco's externship program, gaining exposure to cyberlaw principles, penetration testing methodologies, and ethical hacking practices
Cyberlaw Penetration Testing
Aug 2025 · Present
Web Dev Student Assistant
Integrative Conservation Clinic, W&M
  • Maintain Drupal-based site with HTML, CSS, JS and SQL
  • Redesign efforts improving usability and performance
May · Aug 2025
React Developer Intern
Software Testing Solutions
  • Built interactive features with React.js and Bootstrap
  • SQL, Postman, Azure deployment, Agile sprints
Dec 2024 · Present
Chapter President
William & Mary ACM
  • Weekly technical workshops for 30+ students
  • Organize student initatives that expand the CS community
  • Founded ACM Project Team
May · Aug 2024
QA and Automation Engineer
Software Testing Solutions
  • Automated testing with Katalon Studios and Groovy
  • Built Postman scripts and full regression suite
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Skills
// full-stack and devops
Software Engineering
Java Python C++ JavaScript SQL Bash HTML / CSS React.js Tailwind Bootstrap Drupal REST APIs Git / GitHub Docker Kubernetes Helm Azure Kafka NiFi Grafana Postman Katalon Visual Studio DDEV LaTeX DevOps / Agile Linux
// machine learning and generative ai
AI/ML
Machine Learning Neural Networks Generative AI Agentic Workflows LLMs Prompt Engineering RAG MCP Fine-Tuning NumPy Pandas Data Analysis Data Visualization Statistical Modeling Behavioral Detection Image Rendering
// offensive security and research
Cybersecurity
Kali Linux Metasploit Nmap Burp Suite Wireshark OWASP Top 10 SQL Injection XSS Testing OSINT Privilege Escalation Penetration Testing Ethical Hacking Vulnerability Assessment Network Security Digital Forensics Cyberlaw Virtual Reality Security Immersive Threat Modeling
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Research & Awards
Published · Fall 2025

Detecting Generative-AI-Enabled Polymorphic Malware: A Semantic-Behavior Approach

Proposed a novel semantic-behavioral detection architecture to counter AI-powered malware that mutates its own code to evade traditional signature-based detection. Published as an independent undergraduate research contribution at William and Mary.

DOI: 10.25776/dtg4-4v41
2nd Place
Virginia Women in HPC Conference
April 2026

Awarded for a perceptron implementation in C, presented at the VA-WHPC Student Lightning Talk Conference.

Winner
Cyber Innovate Challenge
Dec 2025 · May 2026
COVA CCI Innovative Cyber Cohort Research

Developed a community-focused cybersecurity project proposing methods to improve public awareness of cyber threats, with an emphasis on virtual reality security and immersive threat modeling.

Virtual Reality Security Immersive Threat Modeling
Winner
Northrop Grumman Corporation Award for Excellence in Scholarship in the Natural and Computational Sciences
Fall 2026
William & Mary · Computer Science

Recognized for excellence in scholarship among computational sciences students at William & Mary.

// I'd love to chat

Let's
connect.

ammorris02@wm.edu LinkedIn a11ysonmorris 434-960-3439