Interested In Joining?
Are you interested in helping make Slug Security better? Join our administrative team! We’re always looking for new members to help us grow and improve. Keep an eye on our Discord server for announcements about officer applications—it’s your opportunity to contribute! If you have any questions about how to apply or what being an officer involves, don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Discord.
Executive
President & Founder
Nancy Lau
@rose
Undergraduate computer engineering student, interested in cybersecurity, hardware, and AI
Vice President & Founder
Ex Taranenko
@fbad
Dual undergraduate computer engineering and cybersecurity student. Interested in vulnerability analysis, reverse engineering, and cybersecurity education.
Founding Faculty Advisor
Alvaro A. Cardenas
@chibchachum
Alvaro A. Cardenas is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Operations
Operations & Infrastructure
Brian Mak
@asian.eggroll
Undergraduate computer science student, interested in cybersecurity and systems programming, with a proven track record in numerous cybersecurity competitions. Led the '23 & '24 UCSC eCTF team.
Operations
Jaden P. Maxwell-Comfort
@maxwell
Undergraduate Computer Science student, Cybersecurity Researcher, and Programmer. Main focuses include malware analysis, incident response, and Emacs.
Outreach & Finance
Outreach
Ian Phan
@heythatsillegal
Current Psychology/Cognitive science student, interested in applied cognitive psychology, HCI, human factors engineering, and social engineering. Busy teaching new hackers at the moment!!
Outreach
Rudy Chavez
@rudy.chavez
Interested in social engineering and cryptography, feel free to talk to me about project ideas and software.
Finance
Kevin Sun
@risingsuntzu
Computer Science and Bioinformatics student, interested in cybersecurity, biotechnology, and data science. Passionate tutor, and loves a good philosophical question.
Alumni
Operations
Jeffrey Zhang
@ferns.1115
not fish. UCSC '23.
Finance
Jackson Kohls
@jdkohls
Math/Econ double major who fell into the joys of cybersecurity and CTFs. UCSC '23.