Henry
Nwagwu

Studying CS + Math @ the University of Kansas. Building economic-conflict simulations at the Trade War Lab

01Selected Projects6 entries
PROJ_01 · securityresearch

ECHIDNA

Ring-3 Linux kernel rootkit integrating with the Mythic C2 framework. Implements LPE, dynamic-library hijacking, file/process/network hiding and persistence mechanisms for adversarial red-team simulation. Unfortunately not public yet

CLinux KernelMythic C2
PROJ_02 · web3hack-a-thon

TERRANOVA

On-chain commodity trading platform enabling tokenization of real-world assets on the XRP Ledger.

Next.jsXRPLSolidityTailwindCSS
★ Best Business Analysis · Best Use of XRPL
PROJ_03 · systemspersonal

VBRCC

From-scratch C compiler written in Rust targeting x86-64 Intel style assembly. Custom lexer, recursive-descent parser, codegen, and a custom assembler that encodes Intel mnemonics into raw machine bytes.

Rustx86-64CompilersC
PROJ_04 · economics / political scienceresearch

TRADE WAR LAB SIMULATION PLATFORM

Web-based classroom simulation platform for U.S.–China trade negotiation scenarios. Supports instructor-managed phases, team briefings, real-time proposal voting, and multi-round bilateral negotiation, with structured data collection on negotiation behavior for research.

Next.jsSupabaseTypeScriptFull-Stack Web Development
PROJ_05 · web3hack-a-thon

Campus Shield

On-chain emergency fund for university students, powered by USDC on Base

BaseUSDCSolidityNext.js
PROJ_06 · financepersonal

Black-Scholes implementation

Small project that implements the Black–Scholes option pricing model and helpers to fetch/compute inputs (historical volatility, current stock price, and an approximate USD risk-free rate). Only requires stock ticker and time to maturity

PythonNumPyPandas
02Experience
05/2026 - 08/2026

SelectQuote

Software Engineering Intern (FinTech)
Overland Park, KS
  • Developed full-stack internal financial tooling in Flask and SQL to automate tracking and recovery of ~$27m in missing capital through the corporate appeals process, improving reconciliation workflows across accounting operations.
  • Built an AWS-hosted internal LLM assistant featuring RAG, S3-backed document retrieval, semantic caching, rate limiting, and conversational search capabilities for finance teams.
01/2025 - Present

Institute for Information Sciences (I2S) / VICEROY Program

Undergraduate Research Assistant
Lawrence, KS
  • Currently researching prompt injection attacks and defenses, and their application in government/military workflows
  • Built a Ring-3 (userspace) rootkit 'Echidna' targeting the Linux kernel (tested on 6.14), with network/process/file hiding, privilege escalation, and removal prevention
  • Completed training in 5G/6G network security and cyber operations (recon., penetration testing, persistence techniques)
  • Placed 7th/50 teams in the national Viceroy Cyber Competition (advanced CTF)
10/2025 - Present

the Trade War Lab

Research Assistant / Lead Developer
Lawrence, KS
  • Built a fullstack web-based classroom simulation platform for U.S.–China trade negotiation scenarios, using NextJS, Typescript, and Supabase
  • The simulation supports instructor-managed phases, team briefings, real-time proposal voting, and multi-round bilateral negotiation, with structured data collection on negotiation behavior for research.
  • Wrote articles for the lab Substack page synthesizing current events and the latest academic research for a nontechnical audience
05/2025 - 11/2025

University of Kansas IT

Student IT Technician
Lawrence, KS
  • Processed inbound support requests via phone, email, chat, and in-person, ensuring efficient response and resolution times
  • Maintained security and confidentiality standards in compliance with FERPA and departmental policies when handling user data and account access
09/2023 - 05/2024

Sardius Media

Software Engineering Intern
Kansas City, MO
  • Engineered frontend features and interactive UI components using React and responsive design principles
  • Utilized Agile methodologies like sprint planning, and team design sessions to optimize user interfaces
03Education & Skills
University of Kansas
B.S. Computer Science, Minor in Math | GPA 3.72/4.00
Expected May 2028 · Lawrence, KS
Digital Logic Design, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering, Discrete Structures, Operating Systems, DSA, Computer Architecture, Machine Learning, Theory of Computing, Modern Algebra, Linear Algebra, SDR Attacks & Defenses, EMS Security
// certifications
CompTIA Security+
GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies (GFACT)
// Languages
PythonJavaScript/TypeScriptC/C++RustSoliditySQL
// Frameworks / Libraries
ReactNext.jsAstroSvelteTailwindCSSFlask
// Tools
GitPostmanDockerNodeLinuxWindowsSSMSAWSSupabaseJupyter Notebook