I’m an Honours Cybersecurity student at Deakin University with a WAM of 93 and a 2024 grade average of 96.8. My research focuses on developing a mathematical framework for optical x-haul networks to support reconfigurable 6G networks using O-RAN technology.
🎓 Awards and Achievements
- Deakin Scholarship for Excellence for both my Bachelors and my Honours
- Associate Dean Summer Research Scholarship (2023/2024 and in 2024/2025)
- First dual-feature in the Deakin Maths Yearbook for Cryptography and Quantum Computing reports. First to feature 2 years in a row with my third report on optical xhaul networks.
- Perfect grades in Capstone A and B for leadership in SplashKit tutorials.
- Accepted paper at OFC 2025 on optical xhaul network design.
💻 Key Projects
- Research on O-RAN and 6G resource allocation.
- Created guides on cryptography, quantum cryptography, and computer networks with tutorials and Python examples.
- Core contributions to SplashKit and Thoth Tech.
📚 Skills
- Programming: Python, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, LaTeX
- Tools: Git, Visual Studio, Eclipse, Raspberry Pi, Linux (Ubuntu, Arch)
- Research: Telecommunications, computational mathematics, discrete mathematics
I’m currently:
- Preparing a survey paper on reconfigurable RAN for Beyond 5G for IEEE.
- Working on my honours thesis on optical x-haul network design for 6G networks.
- Preparing new papers on my research in telecommunication networks.
- Refining a network optimisation framework to solve large-scale telecommunication problems.
- LinkedIn: Brianna Laird
- Portfolio: Breezy Codes