Khon Kaen:Dr. Shane recently visited Khon Kaen University to extend encouragement to "Nong Pond," a first-year student in the Cybersecurity program at the College of Computing.
According to Thai News Agency, the visit was documented on the Facebook page of Prof. Dr. Yotsanun Wongsawat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. Prof. Dr. Yotsanun, along with Dr. Im, visited the university during a meeting of the Chairpersons of University Faculty Councils of Thailand and decided to support Nong Pond, who had gained recognition for receiving a thank-you letter from NASA.
The letter was in response to Pond's discovery and reporting of a system vulnerability, part of a global initiative inviting public participation in cybersecurity verification. Inspired by a challenge from a senior, Nong Pond dedicated a month to manually checking for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, without the aid of AI, demonstrating exceptional dedication and potential as a future researcher.