Griffiss Institute
Lauren Fossel has a range of work experience in various roles and organizations. In 2019, they worked as an iOS Developer at StarLingo, where they taught herself Swift and created and published an iOS app. In the same year, they also worked as a Summer Astrophysics Research Student at Middlebury College, where they researched the radio properties of quasars and presented their findings at a research symposium. In 2020, Lauren worked as a Cyber Security Intern at the Air Force Research Laboratory, conducting cybersecurity research and solving weekly challenge problems. Lauren also worked as a Graduate Assistant at Assured Information Security (AIS) and an Astronomy Teaching Assistant at Williams College during this time. Lastly, in 2022, Lauren joined Griffiss Institute as an ACE Program Operations Analyst.
Lauren Fossel completed their high school education at Colorado Academy from 2014 to 2018, earning their High School Diploma. During their high school years, they also participated in a Summer Science Program at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in 2017, where they focused on Astrophysics.
After completing high school, Lauren attended Williams College from 2018 to 2022, where they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Astrophysics.
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Griffiss Institute
The Griffiss Institute (GI) was established in 2002 as an independent 501(c)(3) entity governed by a Board of Directors. The primary role of the GI is to advocate and facilitate the co-operation of private industry, academia and government in developing solutions to critical cyber security problems. Another prime role is to build upontechnologies under development at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Information Directorate to further strengthen the security of our nation's cyber infrastructure.By partnering AFRL with private industry and academia the Griffiss Institute is able to facilitate and grow the technology base of the Upstate NY region. We are focused on providing an environment conducive to the growth of technology and ideas by creating a collaborative research environment accessible to AFRL, local business and academia with the expressed goals of fostering research leading to new solutions in information assurance and spinning out new business opportunities.Member of the Business Incubation Association of New York State.