Jovonni
Jovonni Pharr

About

Originally from the Bronx, New York, Jovonni is the Cofounder of the Georgia Cyber Warfare Range, a publicly accessible Data Center dedicated to creating & destroying technology for educational purposes. He is a software/hardware engineer with a focus on Research & Development (R&D) in emerging technologies. His research focuses on areas in Computer Science, Distributed Computing, Data Science, and Cyber Security. He Graduated from Gordon State College with a degree in Finance & from Georgia State University with a degree in Computer Information Systems, and has been engineering solutions for 17 years. In 2019, he started his PhD at Georgia State University in theoretical computer science, with a focus on privacy-preserving computations at the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS).

Associated Organizations

Startup ExchangeNuracodeSpriteGeorgia State UniversitySayRoom

Education

  • Georgia State University
    PhD in Theoretical Computer Science (2019–present), with a concentration on privacy-preserving computations at the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS).
  • Georgia State University
    Degree in Computer Information Systems.
  • Gordon State College
    Degree in Finance.

Research Areas

Computer ScienceDistributed ComputingData ScienceCyber SecurityBlockchain Technology

Work

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OpenUBA

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openuba.org

A robust, flexible open-source User & Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) framework for security analytics — K8s-native, with a pluggable model registry and real-time anomaly detection.

PythonTypeScript
OpenUBAopenuba-model-hubouba-paper

OpenModelStudio

openmodel.studio

An agentic AI laboratory for the full ML lifecycle — build, train, deploy, and monitor models on Kubernetes. Rust API, Python SDK, in-browser model editor.

RustTypeScriptPython
OpenModelStudioopen-model-registry

Layman

layman.build

A programming language from deterministic English. No brackets, no semicolons — just sentences. Compiled and interpreted, with its own package manager.

Rust
laymanhello-layman

Contributions

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Agoric/dapp-orchestration-basicsOrchestration sample dApp — asynchronous, cross-chain smart contracts Agoric/documentationAgoric developer documentation ceramicnetwork/js-ceramicTypeScript implementation of the Ceramic protocol ceramicnetwork/ceramic-anchor-serviceL2 anchoring service for the Ceramic network constructive-io/supabase-test-suiteSupabase Row-Level Security (RLS) test suite

Undergraduate Projects

Research notes & concepts (c. 2011) — idea sketches from undergrad. A few grew into real work, like the Manned vs Robotted essay.

Dynamic Data Transmission via Concurrent Ultrasonic Frequencies using Consumer Facing HardwareReal Time Environment Listening Using Audio Analysis with a Neuro-Fuzzy NetworkObject Oriented Electrical CircuitryProspect Theory Furthered: An analysis of disappointment & regretFormulaic Combat: the mechanics of a fistfightTemperature vs EmotionAn approach to a self-programming systemPerceived frequency fallacy based on double occurencesReal Time Response Capture DeviceLoss Aversion Positioning vs Gain Positioningn vs SUM(N): Crowd Sourcing Customer FeedbackSystem One Capture: The Real Voice of the CustomerWhy should I study Startup Engineering?Real-Time Environment Reconstruction in Virtual Worlds using SFMAudio-Emotional Analysis of Customer FeedbackWhat is a Cognitive Illusion?

Work with me

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