Nick Merlino

Nick Merlino is a Part-Time Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Cyber Mobile Research Engineer at the MITRE Corporation since 2016. His primary affiliation with the university’s Computer Science department includes teaching and academic engagement, while his MITRE role focuses on network security and mobile device security for government agencies. He holds both a BS and MS in Computer Science from UMass Amherst, with a concentration in cybersecurity.

His research interests center on cybersecurity domains, including network security protocols, mobile device vulnerability analysis, and distributed systems security. His work at MITRE involves low-level to high-level technical projects for governmental clients, emphasizing practical applications in secure systems design.

No academic awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the profile. His advisory board membership and part-time lecturing suggest involvement in academic-industrial collaboration, though specific labs or teams are not detailed here.