Hope Stylios is the recipient of a Walker Graduate Assistantship from the Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State.
宾州大学公园. — The Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State has awarded a Walker Graduate Assistantship to Hope Stylios, a graduate student majoring in cybersecurity analytics and operations in the College of Information Systems and Technology (IST).
As an integrated undergraduate-graduate student, Stylios earned her bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity analytics and operations, 重点是法律和政策, 5月4日. She expects to graduate with her master’s degree in May 2025. The one-year fellowship will enable Stylios to complete her graduate degree while continuing her research at ARL, where she has completed multiple internships.
All College of IST students must complete at least one internship to graduate. Stylios interned as a cybersecurity analyst at ARL in summer 2022; a cyber risk and financial advisory summer scholar at Deloitte in summer 2023; and a research and development engineering intern at ARL in fall 2023 and spring 2024.
Stylios has received multiple scholarships at 大学公园 and at 宾州州立大学白兰地酒, where she completed the first two years of her undergraduate studies. 在白兰地酒, she was undecided about her major but had an interest in international relations and a desire to travel. Her first IST course helped her to begin charting her path forward in cybersecurity.
“I began to learn about the technology that I use every day,”她说。. “那, I took cyber classes that taught me about data privacy and enabled me to envision a career in which I work to protect consumer data. Our personal information is out there, and not enough is being done to ensure it remains private and secure.”
I discovered that there are so many ways to be engaged at 大学公园.—Hope Stylios , graduate student in the College of IST
Stylios moved from Brandywine to 大学公园 — where she “fell in love with Westgate Building” — to finish her undergraduate degree and explore her options.
“I transitioned to 大学公园 to grow my independence, to step out of my comfort zone academically and personally,”她说。. “And I discovered that there are so many ways to be engaged at 大学公园.”
Stylios has been actively involved in IST student organizations, including the Penn State Association of Women in Computing, the IST Undergraduate Student Council and the Change of Campus Advisory Board. 她是 就职队列 of the Order of the Sword and Shield National Honor Society Penn State Chapter. And she was the sole undergraduate student to serve on the search committee to select the IST学院的新院长.
Beyond Penn State and cybersecurity, Stylios likes to give back to her community. She volunteers with her neighborhood's civics association, doing park cleanups and planning events. 她喜欢足球比赛。, concerts and exploring the different events and experiences that Penn State and State College have to offer.
“I am so happy to be a member of this college and community,” Stylios said. “在这里, 我的信心增强了, made amazing friends and laid the foundation, 希望, 为了在政府工作, implementing data privacy protection at any level.”
