Philip Marinov
2027
My name is Philip Marinov, and I am currently a junior. I have a passion for software engineering, specifically in the cybersecurity realm of reverse engineering and operating systems development. I’ve been coding for as long as I can remember, beginning at the ripe age of seven with a humble analog clock from scratch in HTML and JavaScript using basic trigonometric functions. Since then I’ve worked on automation projects using Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, and various micro controllers, and moved more presently into the realm of cybersecurity. In 2020, I was primarily focused on website PEN testing, and impressing my friends with botting social media followers. Today I primarily work with lower level systems, primarily in C, C++, Rust, and Assembly, working on projects aiming to tackle local Windows system security, and publishing my findings on my blog.
In school I participate in Robotics, where I lead the software engineering side of the competition team. I participated in our school level competition, using PID to control our robotics arm to drop balls into designated bins. I then contributed parts of code to our Berkeley competition robot, which got second place. In the coming year, I plan to participate further in the program, and compete at larger scale competitions like FIRST robotics. I’m also apart of the swim team, which roots back to my love for water since I was young. I hope to also pursue this further this year.
