As an undergrad researcher and published academic author, I am primarily interested in the evolving intersection of cybersecurity and AI/ML and branching into quantum research. My involvements in the ISC2 Capital District NY Chapter, Rensselaer Cybersecurity Collaboratory (RCC), and RPI Association for Computing Machinery - Women (ACM-W) reflect my passion for CS and IT and my commitment to staying at the forefront of technology.

Research

Ethics of Generative AI through Cybersecurity Training

• Conducted experiments to determine which of prompt engineers or cybersecurity experts (or dual experts) could better use AI models to develop cybersecurity awareness trainings for the RPI community. Reseach involved giving the trainings to RPI students and running paired t-tests and Shapiro-Wilk normality tests on the data to reveal tentative evidence that generative AI can be a worthwhile tool to help develop cybersecurity awareness training.

Augmented Reality Cybersecurity CTF Pedagogy

• Teaching community members about cybersecurity through an augmented-reality (AR) web application - researched and developed CTF challenges on steganography, jump boxes, DNS poisoning, MFA bypass attacks, and spanning tree attacks.

Projects:

I specialize in creating vibrant and captivating paintings of any subject. I love experimenting with color using primarily acrylic and water-soluable oil paints, especially with human and animal portraits. Each piece is crafted with love and careful attention to detail based on the provided reference image(s).

Commission Info

• 8"x10" canvas, 0.75" depth (custom sizing available--see below)
• $70 starting price
• Choice of oil, acrylic, or mixed media

The client may request a custom canvas size. Price will depend on said size and complexity of the piece. Large works require a 25% upfront fee.

Please contact marycotrupi@gmail.com for additional questions or more info!

Hi!

I'm Mary Cotrupi - a rising junior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) pursuing a dual degree in Computer Science and Information Technology & Web Science.

This website is for both my passions in computer science and art. For more information on my work and research experience in CS and IT, please visit the work tab on the home page. For art or commission-related inquries, please see the art tab. The code for my website can be viewed at https://github.com/cotrum.