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Christopher Salas

Bradenton,United States

Summary

Undergraduate background in business and leadership. Post-graduation knowledge of the fundamentals of computer science and cybersecurity.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Assistant

Clemson University
05.2025 - Current

I am currently a Research Assistant working on Clemson University's VIPR-GS Project under the guidance of Dr. Cheng

Teaching Assistant

Clemson University
01.2025 - 04.2025
  • Working as the lead TA for an undergraduate course on Microsoft Excel. Duties include teaching labs and managing student grades.

Bartender

Township
08.2018 - 03.2024
  • I maintained full-time employment as a bartender while attending Florida State University as a full-time student.

Server

Gulf Drive Cafe
12.2017 - 08.2018
  • Responsibilities included serving tables, taking drink and food orders for customers, recommending different locally brewed beers for tourists, helping run food, prepping food, and bussing tables as needed.

Server

Fire and Stone Pizza
01.2017 - 08.2017
  • I was responsible for serving customers, bussing tables, seating customers, helping with general stocking items, and cleaning the restaurant.

Busser

Island Time
02.2016 - 01.2017
  • I was responsible for cleaning tables, seating customers when needed, helping with restaurant maintenance, and assisting servers as needed.

Busser/ Server

Judy's Restaurant
08.2013 - 08.2016
  • My job entailed bussing tables, serving customers, answering phones, and working the cash register as needed.

Host

Fire and Stone Pizza
08.2015 - 02.2016
  • I was responsible for seating customers, using customer service skills, and making sure tables were cleaned.

Education

Ph.D. - Computer Science - Cybersecurity

Clemson University
Clemson, SC
05-2028

Master's - Computer Science

Clemson University
08.2025

Non-Degree Seeking Student - undefined

Florida State University
03.2024

Bachelor of Science - Retail Entrepreneurship

Florida State University
04.2022

Diploma - undefined

Manatee High School
Bradenton, FL
04.2017

Skills

  • Proficient in C
  • Ability to Work in a Team
  • Communication Skills
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Leadership Skills
  • Adobe Illustrator

Publications

Ma Jin, Mohammed Aldeen, Christopher Michael Salas, Luo Feng, Mashrur Chowdhury, Pesé Mert, Cheng Long, “”DisPatch: Disarming Adversarial Patches in Object Detection with Diffusion Models, Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC 2025), Under review.

Timeline

Research Assistant

Clemson University
05.2025 - Current

Teaching Assistant

Clemson University
01.2025 - 04.2025

Bartender

Township
08.2018 - 03.2024

Server

Gulf Drive Cafe
12.2017 - 08.2018

Server

Fire and Stone Pizza
01.2017 - 08.2017

Busser

Island Time
02.2016 - 01.2017

Host

Fire and Stone Pizza
08.2015 - 02.2016

Busser/ Server

Judy's Restaurant
08.2013 - 08.2016

Non-Degree Seeking Student - undefined

Florida State University

Bachelor of Science - Retail Entrepreneurship

Florida State University

Diploma - undefined

Manatee High School

Ph.D. - Computer Science - Cybersecurity

Clemson University

Master's - Computer Science

Clemson University