Michaela El Rif

SOC Analyst Intern at Potech

I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Systems and Networks with a concentration in Information Security at Saint Joseph University of Beirut, where I also completed my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

My interests revolve around malware analysis, digital forensics, applied cryptography, and AI in cybersecurity.

Education

Sep. 2025 – Present

Master in Systems and Networks, Concentration: Information Security

Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Sep. 2022 - May 2025

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Experience

Feb. 2026 – Present

SOC Analyst Intern

Potech

Feb. 2026 - Present

Web Developer

Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Apr. 2025 - May 2025

Security Automation Intern

BMB Group

Jun. 2024 - Aug. 2024

Software Developer Intern

Monty Mobile

Projects

Assessment of Suricata Under DoS Attacks

Evaluating Suricata against multi-layer DoS attacks.

Andrew Zgheib, Michaela El Rif Apr. 2026 - May 2026
Linux Suricata Wireshark

RAG Security Analysis

Building and testing a RAG system using OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications framework.

Michaela El Rif Apr. 2026 - May. 2026
Python LangChain

Sign Language Interpreter

A real-time sign language recognition system.

Michaela El Rif Nov. 2024 - Dec. 2024
Python OpenCV MediaPipe

Tic-Tac-Toe CLI

A terminal-based Tic-Tac-Toe game where a human player competes against an AI opponent.

Michaela El Rif Apr. 2024
Python

Awards

2025

Magis M Grant

Saint Joseph University of Beirut

2022

Magis L Grant

Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Certifications

Jun. 2024

Enterprise Networking, Security and Automation

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Jan. 2024

Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Jun. 2023

Introduction to Networks

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Service

Sep. 2024– Present

Vice-President (previously Board Member)

Computer Science Club USJ

Sep. 2025 – Present

Class Representative

Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Apr. 2024

Cybersecurity Awareness Workshop

Wadi Chahrour Public School