Articles, mentions, and features.
2025
Hacking Agents Hackathon NYC Winners Showcase
Langflow / LinkedIn
Won “Best Use of DigitalOcean” at the Hacking with Agents Hackathon NYC for TwelveSocial—an AI-powered social media video post generator that transforms long videos into engaging clips.
2015
ShmooCon Hacker Convention — Shmooze-a-Student Scholarship
Pace University Seidenberg News
Attended ShmooCon, the annual East Coast hacker convention, on a Shmooze-a-Student Scholarship. Featured in photo with Bruce Potter (conference founder). (Note: Name misspelled as “Nolan Hsu” in article)
City Tech Honors Scholars
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Featured on Page 10 as Vice President of the Computer Information Association (CIA). The article highlights my journey through security conferences (ShmooCon, BlackHat, DEFCON, HOPE X), the Wi-Fi Protected Setup Exploit honors project, CSAW competitions, and growing the club from a handful of members to over 100 students.
2014
NBC Comcast Universal Hackathon — Beamly Challenge Winner
Comcast Corporate
Won the Beamly Challenge at the NBC Comcast Universal Hackathon with a Chrome extension. The 24-hour hackathon was themed “New Forms of Storytelling Driven by Technology.”
CSAW Cyber Security Awareness Week — DHS Quiz 3rd Place
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Team Catbug placed 3rd in the Department of Homeland Security Quiz at CSAW, the world’s largest student-run cybersecurity competition. After competing in 2013 and making it to the finals, we practiced for a year and came back to place.
