EUAN SMITH
Aspiring BSc Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics · Technological University Dublin
Building systems, analyzing complexity, securing infrastructure. View CV
// about
I'm an aspiring cybersecurity student at Technological University Dublin with a background spanning AI automation, hardware systems, and digital forensics. I build things that work: automation tools that generate real returns, AI agents that explore emergent behaviour, and home lab infrastructure that mirrors production environments. I'm drawn to complex systems: understanding how they fail, how they can be exploited, and how to make them resilient. My thinking is neurodivergent by nature: I follow threads others overlook, sit with problems until patterns emerge, and rarely accept “that’s just how it works” as an answer.
// current activity
What I'm working on
// timeline
The journey so far
First Code
CoderDojo: Scratch game development, first exposure to programming logic
STEM Camp
Trinity College Dublin STEM camp: Python fundamentals, physics simulations, algorithmic thinking
Hardware Era
Built custom PC during COVID, game modding, console repair, hardware modification
AI Experiments
First AI automation experiments, exploring generative tools and scripting
Systems Depth
Linux home lab, virtualization, advanced AI projects, cybersecurity self-study
EDMO & Research
Counter-disinformation research with EDMO Ireland; built fact-check automation pipeline; research project shared at DCU MA level
First Code
CoderDojo: Scratch game development, first exposure to programming logic
STEM Camp
Trinity College Dublin STEM camp: Python fundamentals, physics simulations, algorithmic thinking
Hardware Era
Built custom PC during COVID, game modding, console repair, hardware modification
AI Experiments
First AI automation experiments, exploring generative tools and scripting
Systems Depth
Linux home lab, virtualization, advanced AI projects, cybersecurity self-study
EDMO & Research
Counter-disinformation research with EDMO Ireland; built fact-check automation pipeline; research project shared at DCU MA level
European Commission Initiative
Host Institution
// experience
European Digital Media Observatory
Dublin City University · European Commission
EDMO operates under direct mandate from the European Commission as part of the European Democracy Action Plan. Bringing together fact-checkers, academics, and technology experts across all EU member states, it coordinates a network of independent researchers providing policy intelligence to the European Parliament and national governments on disinformation threats and information ecosystem integrity.
- →Conducted original counter-disinformation research: ran a controlled two-account social media experiment to empirically document algorithmic radicalisation, and interviewed EDMO Ireland's lead researcher on radical recruitment tactics, Digital Services Act enforcement gaps, and Big Tech's Dublin-based accountability failures. Presented findings to ~60 students.
- →Research project shared by EDMO Ireland with Dr Eileen Culloty and Dr Jane Suitor at DCU — being considered for adaptation into an MA journalism module in 2027, cited as an example of the practical research skills aspiring journalists and researchers should have.
- →Built a fortnightly automation pipeline as a freelance contributor: scrapes TheJournal.ie fact-checks, generates AI-assisted summaries, and publishes to edmohub.ie via the WordPress REST API.
- →Applied to the TEPSA Media Literacy Incubator (ChangingTIDE/DCU, EU co-funded) — a programme developing practical media literacy and counter-disinformation skills, with a Brussels intensive for a selected cohort of participants.
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What I've built
Marketplace Intelligence System
Autonomous system that identifies resale opportunities across online marketplaces using computer vision and pricing intelligence. Incorporates ROI calculation, risk scoring, and human-in-the-loop decision gates. Has generated measurable financial returns.
Multi-Agent AI Sandbox
A controlled research environment running inside a fully sandboxed virtual machine. Autonomous agents interact with browser environments and simulated platforms to study emergent communication, coordination, and system-level behaviour dynamics. Designed as an experimental laboratory for AI interaction research.
RadicalMap
A research instrument for detecting, classifying, and mapping extremist content networks on short-form video platforms using only publicly accessible metadata. Flags coded language, numerical dog whistles, and hidden capitalisation sequences that evade automated moderation, then visualises the results as an interactive network graph. Grounded in DSA Article 40 researcher-access provisions and the GDPR Article 89 research exemption.
— More underway —
// credentials
Certifications & Learning
SAP
Learning Journey: Security and Compliance
EarnedSAP
Business Integrity Screening Fundamentals
EarnedSAP
System Security Foundations
EarnedISC2
Candidate Member
MemberMicrosoft
AI Skills Fest 2026
Earned// currently studying
Google Cybersecurity Certificate
Let's Defend
SOC Analyst Path
GRC Mastery
GRC Mastery Programme
CompTIA
CompTIA Security+
Hack The Box
Active HTB Player
// personal
Outside the terminal
Interests
Chess Club
Competitive play
Student Council
Class representative
Academic Awards
Spirit of the Class, Stealth Award & Attendance Award
D&D Player
Gimbo the Wizard (homebrew campaign)
Bouldering
Indoor and outdoor rock climbing
Currently reading
The Web Application Hacker's Handbook
Stuttard & Pinto
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
Thinking in Systems
Donella H. Meadows
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
Nicole Perlroth
Finished reading
Atomic Habits
James Clear
1984
George Orwell
Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert Kiyosaki
The Art of Speaking Made Simple
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
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