Nathaniel Salazar

Nathaniel Salazar

Personal website detailing my academic and professional experience in computer science.

About Me

I'm a computer science student at Virginia Tech class of 2021 with my main interests in algorithms, systems, cryptography, cybersecurity, chicken alfredo. I've always been in the market for interesting solutions and efficient implementations and the field of computer science provides this humble engineer with countless hours of joy, learning, and debugging (lots of it).

As I continue onto full-time at the Department of Defense, participating in the Cryptanalytic Computer Network Operations Development Program (C2DP), I aspire to use my skills for the safety of others while working with complex systems and tools

My main hobbies involve playing video games, performing music on my viola or ukulele, and listening to podcasts

List of Favorite Quotes:

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15)
"When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up" (C.S. Lewis)
"My mother said I could be anything I wanted - but I chose to live." (Ocean Vuong, Night Sky with Exit Wounds)
"Whenever there is a meeting, a parting is sure to follow. However, that parting needs not last forever. Whether a parting be forever or merely for a short time... that is up to you." (Happy Mask Salesman from Legend of Zelda)