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What campus are you from?
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Asher Zwickel, Junior Jacob Burdge, Sophomore
Lead Presenter's Name
Asher Zwickel
Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. Grzegorzewski
Abstract
This project started when the Strategic Studies and International Affairs (SSIA) department decided to recycle their unused Chromebooks. We decided to find creative uses for Chromebooks to help reduce E-Waste by turning them into a cost-effective computational network capable of supporting research into cyber intrusions by foreign malign actors. The research system leverages computational power of 17 Chromebook 14s and 10 Virtual Machines powered by a Dell Nuc. We named the virtual systems “Nucnode#” and the physical systems as “chromebook#” to process and evaluate large quantities of strategic-level data. By combining these Chromebooks in a sustainable, and technologically innovative way, this project demonstrates how underutilized hardware can be repurposed for National Security research. The research tool will find correlations in and predictive indicators in the data of foreign malign actors targeting U.S. assets The concept is to utilize unclassified data to explore digital behaviors, geopolitical factors, and potential sectoral vulnerabilities to provide a foundation for future intelligence and defense-related studies. At this stage, the tool is still under development but has achieved basic functionality. It has a projected completion date of May 2026. As we work, the system has and will undergo strenuous iterative testing and revisions to validate functionality, accuracy, and usability. Input from both students and faculty will play a key role in evaluating the usability and most effective methods for future data integration and modeling. Ultimately, the project serves as a model for sustainable, low-cost research infrastructure. It demonstrates how Embry-Riddle can address e-waste, expand research capability, and help foster interdisciplinary cooperation between computer science, cybersecurity, and engineering.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
No
Chromebook Cluster Project
This project started when the Strategic Studies and International Affairs (SSIA) department decided to recycle their unused Chromebooks. We decided to find creative uses for Chromebooks to help reduce E-Waste by turning them into a cost-effective computational network capable of supporting research into cyber intrusions by foreign malign actors. The research system leverages computational power of 17 Chromebook 14s and 10 Virtual Machines powered by a Dell Nuc. We named the virtual systems “Nucnode#” and the physical systems as “chromebook#” to process and evaluate large quantities of strategic-level data. By combining these Chromebooks in a sustainable, and technologically innovative way, this project demonstrates how underutilized hardware can be repurposed for National Security research. The research tool will find correlations in and predictive indicators in the data of foreign malign actors targeting U.S. assets The concept is to utilize unclassified data to explore digital behaviors, geopolitical factors, and potential sectoral vulnerabilities to provide a foundation for future intelligence and defense-related studies. At this stage, the tool is still under development but has achieved basic functionality. It has a projected completion date of May 2026. As we work, the system has and will undergo strenuous iterative testing and revisions to validate functionality, accuracy, and usability. Input from both students and faculty will play a key role in evaluating the usability and most effective methods for future data integration and modeling. Ultimately, the project serves as a model for sustainable, low-cost research infrastructure. It demonstrates how Embry-Riddle can address e-waste, expand research capability, and help foster interdisciplinary cooperation between computer science, cybersecurity, and engineering.