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At-Large Statement of Interest (SOI) Form

1) Please enter your Name:


Eduardo Melendez

2) Picture/Image:
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3) Are you participating in the At-Large advisory process (including email and real-time discussions) as a representative of:


a) ALAC (if so, detail the region and term):


b) A Regional At-Large Organization (RALO) (if so, please detail the region, position and term):


c) An ICANN-accredited At-Large Structure (if so, which one):


Internet Society of Puerto Rico Global Encryption Coalition

d) Any ICANN Committee, Constituency or Stakeholder Group (if so, which one(s))?


e) Any other company or organization, whether commercial or nonprofit (if so, please detail the organization and your position):


National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C), CAE Community: NCAE-C Scholar National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCYTE) Speaker Polytechnic University of Puerto RIco: Professor and PhD Student Popular Inc.: Quant IEEE Membership IEEE R9-Latin America, Puerto Rico & Caribbean Section IEEE-HKN, MU GAMMA Chapter (PUPR) IEEE Young Professionals IEEE Circuits and Systems Society Membership IEEE Communications Society Membership IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Membership IEEE Computer Society Membership IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Membership IEEE Young Professionals IEEE Consumer Technology Society Membership IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Membership IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Membership IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society Membership IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Membership NASIG 2024 InfraGard: Member Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

4) Please identify your current employer(s):


Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Popular Inc

5) Please identify your current position(s):


Professor, Researcher, Student, Quant

6) Please identify the type(s) of work performed:


Carry on researching, teaching, and perform quantitative analysis

7) Please identify your declared country of primary residence:


Puerto Rico

8) Please list any financial relationship beyond de minimus stock ownership you may have with any company that to your knowledge has a financial relationship or contract with ICANN:


9) Please identify any other relevant arrangements, interests, or benefits as requested in the following two questions:


a) Do you, your employer, and/or sponsor have any type of material or financial interest in the At-Large advisory process and its outcomes?


No

If the answer is “Yes,” please describe the interest:


b) Are there any arrangements/agreements between you and any other group, constituency or person(s) regarding your participation as a work team member?


No

If the answer is “Yes,” please describe the arrangements/agreements and the name of the group, constituency, or person(s):


10) Please identify any Working Groups or other chartered teams in which you are participating (include acronyms, if applicable):


Current/Past Positions

  • NCYTE: Speaker (June, 2024)
  • PUPR: Professor and Student (June, 2024 to present)
  • NCAE-C, CAE Community: NCAE-C Scholar (July, 2022 to present)
  • IEEE: Member (2002)
  • IEEE-HKN MU GAMMA: Member (2024)
  • ISOCPR, Member of Board of Directors (2022)
  • ACM: Member (2012)
  • BPPR: Quant (May, 2018 to present)
  • GEC: Speaker (2022 to present)
  • NASIG2024: Moderator and Speaker (Feb-Mar, 2024)
  • NARALO: Individual Member (May, 2024)
  • InfraGard: Member (2022 to present)
  • Academy of Actuaries of Puerto Rico: Member (2001-2002)

11) Additional information (optional):


Certifications/Awards

  • IEEE-HKN, MU GAMMA
  • NCAE-C PhD Scholar via an NCAE-C Grant through the PUPR
  • Premio Conecta, Popular Inc
  • Certificates from Coursera in Machine Learning
  • Cybersecurity (several) LinkedIn
  • Machine Learning (several) LinkedIn
  • Internet Governance Certification, Virtual School of Governance Internet
  • BS, MS, PhD (in progress), Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Cryptography, Steganography, Internet Governance, Risk Management, Model Validations to mention a few.


12) Page last revised:


08-May-2024


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At-Large SOI Template v3 (Feb 2014)