About

Dr. Allgood has over 15 years of industry experience in many aspects of technology. Nick has worked as a federal contractor focusing on classical computer networking and cloud computing, leading a multitude of efforts enabling federal agencies to leverage cloud computing resources. Nick has also worked as a network and software engineer focusing on reliable and scalable systems. When Nick has free time, he enjoys spending it with his family which includes his three wonderful cats. Nick also enjoys swimming and fishing, and blacksmithing.

Research interests

Quantum computing, Quantum information

Teaching interests

Quantum computing, Quantum information

Education

  • Ph D, Computer ScienceUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County (2023)
    A Quantum Algorithm For Optimal Calculation of Cluster Centroids
  • MS, Computer ScienceUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County (2020)
    A QUANTUM ALGORITHM TO LOCATE UNKNOWN HASHES FOR KNOWN N-GRAMS WITHIN A LARGE MALWARE CORPUS
  • BS, Computer ScienceRobert Morris University (2006)