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RISC: The Summer Institute for Hard Security Problems

The ARLIS-run Research for Intelligence & Security Challenges (RISC) Initiative internship is a 10-week program pairing students with mentors from the UMD campus and the Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence Community (IC) community. Students are introduced to career opportunities with the DoD and IC as they develop their technical capabilities and subject matter expertise through hands-on real-world problems posed by government operators and supported with realistic data sets and other materials.

Bios for 2021, 2022, and 2023 RISC Interns ("RISCers") can be found below.

Alam Amber
Amber Alam
2023 RISC Intern
Nour Ali Ahmed
Nour Ali Ahmed
2023 RISC Intern, 2022 RISC Intern
Ananya Amirthalingam
Ananya Amirthalingam
2023 RISC Intern
Arndt
Donna Elizabeth Arndt
2023 RISC Intern
Ian Atkinson
Ian Atkinson
2023 RISC Intern
Awasum headshot
Adams Awasum
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Isabella Battish
Isabella Battish
2023 RISC Intern
Jonah Benjamin
Jonah Benjamin
2023 RISC Intern
Lily Bistline
Lily Bistline
2023 RISC Intern
Adelaide Brooks
Adelaide Brooks
2023 RISC Intern
Jaime Cantwell
Jaime Cantwell
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Kyser Daniels-Baessler
Kyser Daniels-Baessler
2023 RISC Intern
Zachariah Davis
Zachariah Davis
2023 RISC Intern
Elizabeth Dobbs
Elizabeth Dobbs
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Zach Einolf
Zach Einolf
2023 RISC Intern
Ryan Essem
Ryan Essem
2023 RISC Intern
Morgan Evans
Morgan Evans
2023 RISC Intern
Madeline Field
Madeline Field
2023 RISC Intern
Evan Finnessy
Evan Finnessy
2023 RISC Intern
Will Foster
Will Foster
2023 RISC Intern
Olivia Galván Unzueta
Olivia Galván Unzueta
2023 RISC Intern
Caroline Gish
Caroline Gish
2023 RISC Intern
Médérick Grivel
Médérick Grivel
2023 RISC Intern
Corinne Guerrero
Corinne Guerrero
2023 RISC Intern
Michelle Gutierrez
Michelle Gutierrez
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Eliav Hamburger
Eliav Hamburger
2023 RISC Intern
Thomas Hamori
Thomas Hamori
2023 RISC Intern
NH
Noah Hibbler
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Will Horton
Will Horton
2023 RISC Intern
Tyler Houser
Tyler Houser
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Mouhamadou M. Hoyeck
Mouhamadou M. Hoyeck
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Ethan
Ethan Ingram
2023 RISC Intern
James Jenkins
James Jenkins
2023 RISC Intern
Summer Johnson
Summer Johnson
2023 RISC Intern
Laurie Jones
Laurie Jones
2023 RISC Intern
Edmund Kargbo
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Jin Tae Kim
Jin Tae Kim
2023 RISC Intern
Ryan Knapick
Ryan Knapick
2023 RISC Intern
Pradyumna Kotla
2023 RISC Intern
Lamb
Daniel Lamb
2023 RISC Intern
Andrew Lee
Andrew Lee
2023 RISC Intern
Lauren Liberati
Lauren Liberati
2023 RISC Intern
Alan Luner i
Alan Luner
2023 RISC Intern
Phillip Ly
Phillip Ly
2023 RISC Intern
James Maher
James Maher
2023 RISC Intern
 Massarini
Emily Massarini
2023 RISC Intern
Mercer
Paul Mercer
2023 RISC Intern
Ethan Morrow
Ethan Morrow
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Lailah Mozaffar
Lailah Mozaffar
2023 RISC Intern
Alex Nulman
Alex Nulman
2023 RISC Intern
Daniel O'Malley
Daniel O'Malley
2023 RISC Intern
Tejasri Pavuluri
Tejasri Pavuluri
2023 RISC Intern
Gabriel  Paz
Gabriel Paz
2023 RISC Intern
 Parthav Poudel
Parthav Poudel
2023 RISC Intern
Vishweshwar Ramanakuma
Vishweshwar Ramanakuma
2023 RISC Intern
Emilie Reitinger
Emilie Reitinger
2023 RISC Intern
Rachel Rodriguez Spradley
Rachel Rodriguez Spradley
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Jonathan Rotman
Jonathan Rotman
2023 RISC Intern
GS
Gianfranco Secondi
2023 RISC Intern
Charlie Sharp
Charlie Sharp
2023 RISC Intern
Jonathan Sharp
Jonathan Sharp
2023 RISC Intern
Morgan Smith
Morgan Smith
2023 RISC Intern
Joel Stern
Joel Stern
2023 RISC Intern
Rachel Stoneking
Rachel Stoneking
2023 RISC Intern
 Stout
Lillian Stout
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
CT
Cecilia Taylor
2023 RISC Intern
thenhaus
Ryan Thenhaus
2022 RISC Intern, 2023 RISC Intern
Joble Thomas
Joble Thomas
2023 RISC Intern
Ellie Tyler
Ellie Tyler
2023 RISC Intern
Varun Unnithan
Varun Unnithan
2023 RISC Intern
Mychala Walker
Mychala Walker
2023 RISC Intern
Rachel Wang
Rachel Wang
2023 RISC Intern
Tak Yeung
Andy Yeung
2023 RISC Intern
David Zhao
David Zhao
2023 RISC Intern