Curriculum vitae
Rita Sabri, Washington, DC. sabri@ritacyber.com, ritacyber.com
Education
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2023
Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT)
Coursework in machine learning, artificial intelligence, algorithms, software engineering, operating systems, and data analysis.
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2022
B.A. in Mathematics, cum laude
Positions
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2024–present
Lead Computer Science and Cybersecurity Educator; District Computer Science Chair
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2022–2024
Coordinator and Event Planner; FIFE After-School Program Leader and Instructor
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2022–2023
Human-Centered AI Product Developer, “Interpret Me”
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2022–2023
Teaching Assistant, CIS 160 and CIS 1951
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2022
Software Developer Intern
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2021
Software Developer Intern
Research
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2025–present
Stop Pressing 1: oversight fidelity in AI agent supervision
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2024–present
The Curriculum Patch: constraint-driven AI security curriculum
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2026–present
High school to community college cybersecurity pathway
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2022–2023
Interpret Me
Publications and works in progress
- Sabri, R. (2026, August). Stop Pressing 1: Measuring human rubber-stamping in agent oversight [Poster]. DEF CON 34 AI Village, Las Vegas, NV, United States.
- Sabri, R. The Curriculum Patch: Constraint-driven design for teaching cloud and GenAI security in under-resourced K-12 schools [Preprint]. In preparation.
- Practitioner white paper on a K-12 to community college cybersecurity pathway, with faculty at Prince George’s Community College, for the Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice. In preparation.
Talks
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Mar 2027
Cybersecurity in Every Classroom: 20 Ways to Embed NICE Work Roles Without Adding a Class
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Nov 2026
Threat-Modeling Vision-and-Action AI Through the OWASP Agentic Top 10
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Sep 2026
Stop Pressing 1: Comprehension Gates for AI Agent Oversight
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Sep 2026
Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Cyber Careers
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Aug 2026
Stop Pressing 1: Measuring Human Rubber-Stamping in Agent Oversight
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Jun 2026
From Python to Prompt Engineering: Modernizing Curricula for GenAI Security
Honors and grants
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2026
Decibel Scholarship, [un]prompted AI security practitioner conference
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2026
NAF Distinguished status, Cardozo computer science academy (academy lead)
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2026
Boolean Girl teacher grant
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2022
First place, PennTor hackathon, University of Pennsylvania
Service and affiliations
- NIST NICE Cybersecurity Career Ambassador, Washington, DC
- Member, NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education and Cyber Careers Communities of Interest
- Contributor, OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications and OWASP Agentic Security Initiative; member, OWASP Washington, DC chapter
- District Computer Science Chair, DC Public Schools
Credentials
- DC OSSE Standard Teaching Credential, Computer Science
- Praxis Computer Science (passed)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Python Institute PCEP, Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer
Skills and languages
- Research methods: signal detection measures, experimental design, evidence-centered assessment design, design-based research
- Security: OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, OWASP Agentic Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, NIST NICE Framework, GenAI red-teaming, threat modeling
- Engineering: Python, JavaScript, React, SQL, Git, Docker, AWS (S3, Lambda), Linux, LaTeX
- Languages: English, French, Arabic