How do models behave in adversarial situations?
I am interested in evaluations that expose bargaining failures, escalation, deception, and brittle judgment instead of measuring only task completion.
AI evaluation / cybersecurity / digital trust
Cybersecurity research and teaching
I direct the Computer Science Division at Northeast Alabama Community College, where I also teach computer science and cybersecurity. My research interests include evaluating AI systems and using AI to support cybersecurity decisions.
Open to research collaboration and evaluation projects
ROLERESEARCHER + EDUCATOR
01 / Questions
What I want to understand
My background is in cybersecurity. The next set of questions sits where security, model behavior, and human judgment meet.
When should people trust an AI-assisted security decision?
That question requires more than an accuracy score. It involves uncertainty, explanation, abuse resistance, and the cost of being wrong.
Where can AI improve conventional security testing?
AI may help find weak assumptions and overlooked attack paths. It can also create new ones. I want to test both sides of that tradeoff.
02 / Selected work
Work in progress and work in print
New AI evaluation work is labeled by status. Published research links to the journal or DOI.
Prototype development paused
The Third Chair
An AI evaluation prototype for studying mediation in simulated crises. The project received an award in ChinaTalk’s 2026 Evals for the Situation Room contest. Development is currently paused.
Explore Third ChairFour Foreign Forces: A CTI Analysis of APTs Targeting the U.S.
Bryon Miller
A cyber threat intelligence study of twelve APT groups attributed to China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, followed by six defensive priorities.
Read publication (opens in a new tab)Best Paper Award, Research Category, IACIS 2020
A Multi-Layer Approach to Detecting and Preventing IoT-Based Botnet Attacks
Bryon Miller and Xihui Zhang
A review of 21 studies that organizes IoT botnet defenses across ISP architecture, technical detection and mitigation, and user behavior.
Read publication (opens in a new tab)Prevention of Phishing Attacks: A Three-Pillared Approach
Bryon Miller, Katelin Miller, Xihui Zhang, and Mark G. Terwilliger
A literature-based prevention strategy combining one-time passwords, multi-level desktop barriers, and behavior change.
Read publication (opens in a new tab)3peer-reviewed cybersecurity publications
2020Best Paper Award, IACIS
MS + MBAcybersecurity and information systems
03 / Current roles
Research, teaching, and program leadership
Director, Computer Science Division and Computer Science Instructor
Northeast Alabama Community College
Leads the division, teaches cybersecurity and computer science, develops programs, and works with regional employers and university partners.
Allied Faculty Instructor and Cybersecurity SME
University of Mount Olive
Develops and teaches online courses in cybersecurity, cloud computing, networking, ethical hacking, and server administration.
On-call Research Engineer
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Creates and reviews cyber curriculum, labs, assessments, and instructional support materials.