Joseph Gear

Resume

Experience

• PhD Candidate

  Queensland University of Technology

  2021 — Present

  Deep Learning for Source Code Vulnerability Detection using Code Graphs

  • Designed and implemented multiple deep learning models

  • Pre-processed and managed datasets of vulnerable C/C++ code

  • Writing academic papers and a thesis based on results

• Sessional Academic

  Queensland University of Technology

  2020 — Present

  • Conducted in-person and online tutorials for undergraduate and masters students

  • Wrote, prepared, and marked exams

  • Taught courses on Networks (CAB222), Network and System Administration (CAB440), and Object Oriented Design (IFN563)

• Honours Research Project

  Queensland University of Technology

  2020

  • Researched security for the Smart Grid

  • Developed experimental testbed for a Smart Home using Arduinos

  • Implemented mandatory access controls on testbed

• Capstone Project

  Economic Development Queensland and Queensland University of Technology

  2019

  • Developed IoT end-device for pedestrian counting

  • Used Raspberry Pi and Long Range Wide Area Network to communicate with database

  • Implemented computer vision to detect pedestrians

Education

• Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)

  Queensland University of Technology

  2017 — 2020

  • GPA: 6.75, First-Class Honours

  • Major: Computer Science

  • Minors: Networks and Security, Spanish

Technical Skills

Publications

Community Involvement