CristiánColón
Hey! I'm Cristián, I currently work as a Machine Learning Engineer at Palo Alto Networks in the SF Bay Area. I graduated from MIT with a degree in Computer Science, and I love building things that involve ML, cybersecurity, graphics, or statistics.
My Projects

ThreatWarden: Security Vulnerability Aggregator and LLM Query Engine
February 2026
A continuously-running, self-hosted vulnerability intelligence CLI tool that aggregates CVE and exploit data from six authoritative sources, stores it in PostgreSQL, and exposes it through a conversational LLM interface with self-critique verification.

Particle Simulation Engine
August 2025
Developed a GPU-accelerated particle simulation visualizing emergent behaviors and ecosystem dynamics among thousands of species.

Formlabs Hackathon: Sales & Services AI Agents
August 2025
Dual AI agents (Rhys for Sales, Pete for Services) built with Streamlit and Gemini. Supports RAG via Vertex AI, Google Search fallback, Zapier lead/case creation, and BigQuery-powered printer log lookups.

UFC Match Outcome Predictor with Random Forest
March 2025
A data-driven system that collects and integrates UFC match statistics, engineers rich historical and contextual features, and trains Random Forest models to predict match outcomes with calibrated confidence.
BluffBot: Poker Bot with CFR and Reinforcement Learning
January 2025
Developed iterative Bounty Hold'em agents culminating in a neural policy that uses card/bet embeddings and action masking; includes a local engine to pit bots against each other.

Reinforcement Learning / LSTM Stock Predictor
May 2024
End-to-end ML/RL project that aggregates MSFT 60‑minute price data and StockGeist sentiment, trains an LSTM price predictor, and evaluates trading strategies including a risk-aware rules engine and PPO reinforcement learning.
About Me
Experience
Machine Learning Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks
2026-Present - IoT, OT & Device Security ML Research
Engineering Consultant @ Stealth Startup
2026 - Real-Time Data Ingestion Pipelines
Software Engineering Intern @ Nasdaq
2026 - GenAI Platform Team
ML & Cybersecurity Researcher @ MIT CSAIL
2024-2026 - ALFA Group
Software Engineering Intern @ Formlabs
2024 & 2025 - PreForm 3D Print Preparation Software
Course Staff Assistant
2025 - MIT 6.C01 Machine Learning
VR Researcher @ MIT Media Lab
2024 - Responsive Environments
Education
B.S. Computer Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • 2026