Research & Publications

A Domain Shift Evaluation Protocol for Fake Satellite Image Detection: CNN Superiority and the Enhanced Model Paradox

Accepted: IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity (ICAIC), Houston, 2026

  • Proposed a domain-shift evaluation protocol addressing failures of lab-trained detectors in real-world deployment
  • Demonstrated CNN robustness and generalization failures in Vision Transformer and CLIP-based models
  • Formalized the Enhanced Model Paradox and filed a patent pending

Quad-Stream Deepfake Detection: Combining Spatial and Frequency Domain Analysis for Robust Video Authentication

Accepted: IEEE ICAIC, Houston, 2026

  • Proposed a quad-stream architecture across spatial and frequency cues
  • Improved robustness of video deepfake detection under real-world domain shift

GAN-Based Detection of Synthetically Generated Satellite Imagery

Accepted: MIT IEEE Undergraduate Research Technology Conference (URTC), 2025 | To be published in IEEE Xplore

  • Conducted geospatial deepfake detection using 700,000+ real and synthetic satellite images
  • Presented at the ESRI International User Conference and recognized by Jack Dangermond
  • Invited to present at King's College, University of Cambridge before Nobel Laureate Thomas Cech

Entrepreneurship

Founder; Lead Developer | DeepTrust (AITruthCheck / FakeCheck) | August 2024 - Present

  • Built a multi-modal trust and safety platform for synthetic video, audio, image, and satellite media
  • Integrated peer-reviewed IEEE research into deployable systems; patent pending

Co-Founder; Lead Developer | Atremo Streetwear (now Hathor) | February 2022 - Present

Built and scaled a Gen-Z streetwear brand with 1,000+ products sold while leading branding, design, and full-stack e-commerce development.

Authorship

Author | Tech Demystified Series | January 2024 - Present

  • Published Cybersecurity Demystified, adopted by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation
  • Used across 35 districts serving 5,000+ students
  • Partnering with high schools including Enochs High School cybersecurity program and the Magnolia Cybersecurity Institute

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