Noah Wong

(click a drink to explore)

About

Computer Science at UT Austin · Systems Security Researcher · Co-Founder at Behuve

Hi! I'm Noah, and I love [building], [researching], [writing], and [talking] to people about how to use technology to make a positive impact on the world.

Right now, I'm a student at UT Austin studying Computer Science with a minor in Core Texts and Ideas.

I'm building at [behuve.io], doing undergraduate research at UT, and training as a SOC Analyst at UT's Information Security Office.

Long term, I'd love to contribute to the next layer of defense as we build new computer systems and AI infrastructure.

Here's a little timeline of what I've been up to, most recent first.

TIMELINE

2026

Security Research

Researching OS sandboxing techniques at UT Austin.

2026

Co-Founder

Started Behuve with Arnav Tripathy. Research first, then build what's missing.

2026

Security Operations

Working toward my CSDA Certification at UT's Information Security Office.

2025

Software Engineer

Building an app to help the UT community with Longhorn Developers.

2025

Software Engineer

Building embedded software on autonomous robotics systems with ECLAIR.

The world is changing fast, and so am I. In general, I want to use my { integrity, curiosity, creativity, adaptability } for the benefit of { humanity, community, freedom }.

I'm into tech because I love learning, and I want to evolve fast in the face of cutting edge breakthroughs.

In no particular order, these are my other current obsessions.

Interests

Digital circuits
Internet privacy
Cryptography
Quantum computing
AI safety
Interstellar travel
Nanotechnology
Malware
Agentic frameworks
Free software
Binary exploitation
Security architecture
Hardware
Human intelligence
Formal verification
Turnip cake
Cybersecurity research
The GNU Project
Learning full OLL
3-2-3 edge pairing
Operating systems
Storytelling
Wonton soup
Reverse engineering

If anything above resonated with you, don't hesitate to [connect]. And if you're all the way down here, thank you so much for reading.

peace,
noah

Writing

Review of Control-Flow Integrity Solutions for Agents

June 16, 2026 • Can control-flow integrity techniques be adapted to secure agentic systems? • ↗ behuve.io

Architectural Separation of Instruction and Data States in Agent Frameworks

June 9, 2026 • What would a Harvard-style separation of instructions and data look like for agents? • ↗ behuve.io

ARM Pipeline: Reference Diagram

May 29, 2026 • A reference diagram for the ARM Pipeline emulator project

Mitigating Post-Exploitation Scope Through Syscall Filtering

May 25, 2026 • How do you limit an attacker's reach after a program's already been exploited? • ↗ behuve.io

Chrome's Security Architecture: Renderer Trust and the Same-Origin Policy

May 17, 2026 • What happens when a compromised renderer asks the browser for another site's data? • ↗ behuve.io

Esoterify: Cryptographic Composition Toolkit

March 23, 2026 • What are the tradeoffs of each encryption method? • 3201 words

Success Without Comparison: A Framework for What We Actually Strive For

February 17, 2026 • What should we strive for? • 1280 words

The Full Adder: A Logical Deep Dive Into Binary Addition

February 9, 2026 • Why does the full adder work? • 661 words

What Makes Us Human: Rethinking Identity in the Post-AI World

January 31, 2026 • What makes us human? • 554 words

Binary Exploitation & AI Safety: It Doesn't Matter How You Say It

January 23, 2026 • Does tone make LLMs more dangerous? • 975 words

Projects

(click to flip)

Agent Sleuth

Catches prompt injection before your agent acts on it. Wraps existing agent tool calls in three lines and tracks tainted data through each step. Audit mode logs what would be blocked; enforce mode blocks it for real.

pypi see code

ARM Pipeline

Cycle-accurate 5-stage ARM pipeline emulator in C. Handles data forwarding, load-use stalls, and branch-prediction recovery. Includes a configurable L1 cache with LRU replacement and write-back policies.

OrcaStrike

The forensics layer for agentic AI cybersecurity. Traces tainted data across agent handoffs, generates a forensic report, and suggests fixes. IBM Track at Hook 'Em Hacks.

devpost see code

Memory Allocator

Dynamic heap memory allocator in C. Uses a binned free-list with six size-class bins and first-fit placement. Minimizes fragmentation with 32-byte minimum blocks and remainder-based splitting.

Esoterify

Cryptographic Chaining Toolkit. I combined RSA, AES, ChaCha20, and Caesar ciphers to explore their tradeoffs. Compared efficiency and security benefits.

see writeup see code

ASML Parser & Interpreter

Parser and interpreter for an abstract state machine language, built in C. Uses recursive descent to handle the full pipeline from source to output.

Penny

Penny makes financial advice cuter than ever! Uses Gemini API to analyze your data and generate personalized tips. Built for HackTX with Heather Kim, Avery Allen, and Isaac Fleitas.

see code

Echoes

The Ephemeral Social Media Site. Built with Supabase, SQL, Google Auth, and vanilla JS. Includes a multi-layered hate speech filter and auto-deletion function. Over 1200 posts and 40 users!

try it out!

Babble

Custom language models from scratch. Built on Andrej Karpathy's self-attention tutorial. Feed in any dataset and get a model that writes in your style.

Eco Empire

Manage a virtual power plant through rounds of tough decisions. Balance economic growth against environmental impact and try not to melt the planet.

try it out! see code

Brainrot Button

Take control of your brainrot. Tired of dopamine hits from infinite scroll? Click the button instead. Built with Node, Express, and MongoDB.

try it out! see code

Lucky App

What are the chances? Flip a coin, roll dice, or fetch live weather via API. My first Android app. Built from scratch with Android Studio, Java, and XML.

Dino App

Prehistoric info, modern interface. My first Swift/iOS project, built in Xcode following a Sean Allen tutorial. Then added my own prehistoric twist with real dino facts.

Connect

→ Email noaheverestwong@gmail.com → LinkedIn neverwong → GitHub happytatoes → X happytatoes