Biography

Ronald “Ronnie” Scarpa is a cybersecurity researcher and engineer who earned his B.S. in Cybersecurity and Networks (2025) and M.S. in Cybersecurity with a concentration in AI/ML (2026) from the University of New Haven. His research interests include offensive cyber operations, reverse engineering, software obfuscation, cyber deception, and the application of artificial intelligence to cybersecurity. He previously worked as a research assistant at the SAIL Lab, contributing to the Adversary Engagement Ontology project in collaboration with MITRE. He has co-authored research published at IEEE MILCOM 2024 and CATA 2026. Beyond his research, Scarpa founded CTF@CIT and served as president of Cyber@CIT, the University of New Haven’s hacking club, and captain of its competitive hacking team.