Portfolio | Aleknorris

My Portfolio

This portfolio features a selection of personal, academic, and professional projects. It’s an ongoing showcase of my skills and experiences, and I’ll continue to update it as I complete new work. Please feel free to explore and check back for future updates.

HackTheBox: Code (code.htb) Writeup

Now that Code is retired, I finally had the chance to publish my write-up. This box holds a special place for me, as it was one of the...

Alek Norris

Aug 223 min read

Capturing and Breaking WPA2 Wi-Fi Passwords Via 4-way-handshake

As a kid, and even as I’ve gotten older, I’ve always been fascinated by movies—especially the ones that make it seem so easy to break...

Alek Norris

Dec 18, 20244 min read

Building the Stars: A PostgreSQL-Powered Database with NLP and Interactive UI

Figure 1: Binary Stars - Two stars interacting with each other Project Story As I approach the final days of my academic journey, I've...

Alek Norris

Dec 17, 20244 min read

Manually Configured Private Network with DNS, UFW Rules, and Splunk for Intrusion Detection and Log Analysis

In this project, we configured a private network with a focus on both external and internal services, using pfSense for firewall and...

Alek Norris

Oct 18, 20242 min read

Creating a Custom Linux Shell: Command-Line Interface Development in C

For this project, I designed and implemented a custom shell program for a Linux environment Written in C, this shell replicates core...

Alek Norris

Oct 18, 20242 min read

Building CyBot: Autonomous and Manual Navigation in C on a Repurposed Roomba with a M4 Cortex Microcontroller

As part of small group effort, we developed a CyBot—a robotic platform programmed entirely in C and utilizing UART for communication. Our...

Alek Norris

Oct 18, 20242 min read

Designing a MIPS Processor: From Single-Cycle to Pipelined Multi-Stage Architecture

Designing: As part of my coursework in Computer Organization and Design, I and a partner developed a fully synthesized single-cycle MIPS...

Alek Norris

Aug 28, 20242 min read