Kate Aizpuru is a Bachelor of Cyber Security student at Macquarie University with experience in both industry and research. She recently completed an internship with PwC in their Cybersecurity and Privacy team, where she was involved in governance, risk, and compliance work. She is currently contributing to a research project focused on converting machine learning models for FPGA acceleration, and will soon begin a cybersecurity internship with FTI Consulting. Kate is interested in how technical and compliance skills come together in practical settings.