Web Security Exploitation

This serves as a documentation of my assignment. These six challenges cover core web security vulnerabilities and demonstrate how attackers exploit misconfigurations, weak authentication, and flawed security mechanisms. Below is a brief summary of each flag, including what the challenge required and how it was solved. Flag 1: Web Intro Challenge Goal: Solution: Flag 2:Continue reading “Web Security Exploitation”

Aerospace Engineering Report: Predicting Remaining Useful Life (RUL) for Engines

Affiliation: Rocket Science Center1. Introduction 1.1 Motivation In the aerospace industry, the failure of a critical engine component can have catastrophic consequences, both financially and operationally. Predictive maintenance enables engineers to anticipate component failures and schedule maintenance before failures occur, reducing unplanned downtimes, repair costs, and improving safety. Given my work at the Rocket ScienceContinue reading “Aerospace Engineering Report: Predicting Remaining Useful Life (RUL) for Engines”

Building a Cloud with AWS: A Hands-On Project

In my journey to deepen my cloud and DevOps skills, I set out to build a project using AWS. Leveraging S3 for storage, RDS for database management, EKS for deploying containerized apps, and the AWS CLI for automation, I created a cloud-native setup that showcases practical skills in AWS. This blog covers the setup process,Continue reading “Building a Cloud with AWS: A Hands-On Project”

Negative: The World Is Beautiful

translated from “Above Flames” by Yu, Ming-Yi Occasionally, when students enter my office, they ask about that photo’s backstory. I have to rewind time to my younger days, back when I was as old as they are now. During that time, I was deeply enamored with solitary, free-spirited wanderings and the idea of “seeing.” IContinue reading “Negative: The World Is Beautiful”

Positive: THe World Is Beautiful

translated from “Above Flames” by Wu, Ming-Yi When the old man was near death, his eyesight had almost completely failed. He knew it was due to the aging process. His lens had clouded over, and his macula had degenerated, leaving his view of the world hazy and distorted over the years. Aging is an irreversibleContinue reading “Positive: THe World Is Beautiful”

Reading list for October 2024

I love reading, and these are the books I’m keeping close this month. Some I’ve finished; others have just arrived. 1. Missoula by Jon Krakauer(the same author as “Into the Wild”). Why this book? A friend gave it to me, and its haunting and truth-revealed honest content has stayed with me. 2. Une Brève histoireContinue reading “Reading list for October 2024”

Negative: In Response to Place

translated from the chapter in “Above Flames” :「負片:對場所的回應」 I’ve had two experiences of encountering my own home in movies. We all tend to have nostalgic memories of certain places — the alley where we played hopscotch as children, the storage room where winter quilts were kept, or the space under the bed filled with cobwebs. TheseContinue reading “Negative: In Response to Place”

Positive: In Response to Place

translated from the chapter in “Above Flames” :「正片:對場所的回應」 I tour the high mountains, low valleys, and pine forests with my eyes, just like waves undulating over rice paddies. The sunlight, like ripples, spreads across the valleys, passing over one ridge after another, stirring a glistening mass of leaves wherever the winds sweep through. This reflected waveContinue reading “Positive: In Response to Place”