MS Computer Science · CSUSM · Graduated 2026

Andres
Hinojosa

Software Engineer

First-gen CS grad with experience in blockchain and network security research. I am building toward software engineering roles where I can learn quickly, contribute, and keep growing.

Publications

3.60

MS GPA

3.73

BS GPA

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Background

About Me

I'm a first-generation college graduate from Escondido, California. I was raised on curiosity and a lot of figuring things out on my own.

I went to CSUSM for my BS, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 3.73 GPA, and kept going. I completed my MS in Computer Science in May 2026, working under Dr. Nahid Ebrahimi Majd on a thesis about delegating cyber threat intelligence on the Sui blockchain.

My research has been funded by DHS and the U.S. Department of Education through programs including LAEP. I've published four papers and I'm eager to learn and contribute more.

Location San Diego, CA · New York, NY

Degree MS Computer Science, CSUSM (May 2026)

Thesis CTI Delegation Framework on the Sui Blockchain

Advisor Dr. Nahid Ebrahimi Majd

Email andres@hinoj.com

Work History

Experience

May 2025 – Aug 2025

New York Life

Software Engineer Intern — Corporate Technology

Designed and implemented SAP CPI iFlows to transform SuccessFactors reports into automated data pipelines using Groovy scripts.
Co-developed an internal PowerApps decision-tree application using Dataverse and Power Automate, extracting and documenting 30+ logic paths from a POC.
Built a generative AI chatbot side project using AWS Bedrock, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, and React to enhance customer experience during peak hours.

SAP CPI Groovy PowerApps AWS Bedrock React Power Automate

Feb 2024 – Dec 2025

CSUSM

Instructional Student Assistant — CS436 Networking

Assist professor with grading across two sections totaling 60+ students for Introduction to Networking.

Networking Grading

Jun 2024 – Aug 2024

CSUSM / DHS

Blockchain Research Assistant

Developed optimized gas patterns in Move smart contracts for Sui and Aptos blockchains.
Analyzed performance of Sui Move's object-centric models, resulting in two publications.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Sui Move Aptos Gas Optimization DoE Funded

Nov 2023 – May 2024

CSUSM

Deep Learning Research Assistant

Built CNN-based and BiLSTM-CNN models for IoT network intrusion detection, achieving 93.8% F1-score — a 24% improvement over state-of-the-art on the CICIoT2023 dataset.
Presented findings at ICCCN 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Funded by CSUSM's Learning-Aligned Employment Program (LAEP).

Deep Learning 1D-CNN Python LAEP Funded

Publications

Research

SERA 2025 · May 31, 2025

"A Study on The Performances of Sui Move Object-Centric Models"

N. E. Majd, A. Hinojosa, C. Fisher, F. Landeros, F. Baldimtsi

IEEE ICBC 2025 · Poster

"An Analytical Performance Evaluation on Sui Move Object-Centric Models"

N. E. Majd, A. Hinojosa, C. Fisher, F. Landeros, F. Baldimtsi

WETSEB @ ICSE 2025

"A Study on Gas Optimization and Performance Evaluation of Sui and Aptos Blockchains"

N. E. Majd, A. Hinojosa, C. Fisher, F. Landeros, F. Baldimtsi

BDMLN @ ICCCN 2024 · July 31, 2024

"Edge Computing Network Intrusion Detection in IoT Using Deep Learning"

A. Hinojosa, N. E. Majd

Work

Projects

Full Stack · Flask · BrainBit SDK

Hot Brain

Brainwave-driven matchmaking app. Users are matched based on real-time EEG data captured through the BrainBit headset, processed with a Flask backend.

GitHub Live Demo

CTI Delegation Framework

Thesis · Sui Move · Python · IPFS

CTI Delegation on Sui Blockchain

13-step cyber threat intelligence delegation protocol implemented as a Move smart contract with RSA-2048 encryption, SHA-256 hashing, and concurrent delegate threading.

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