Lambries turns curiosity into cybersecurity innovation
As a student assistant at ACEP, Kylie Lambries works on securing older power plant computer control systems with little built-in security.
April 22, 2026
By Yuri Bult-Ito
I love learning about anything and everything, said Kylie Lambries. Her boundless curiosity clearly informs her cybersecurity work at ACEP.
Since joining ACEP as a student assistant in September 2025, Lambries has focused on securing older power plant computer control systems that have very little built-in security. She applies zero trust principles the idea that users and devices should not be trusted by default to ensure that the system verifies the identity of each user before granting access or allowing any actions.
Kylie has done a great job learning a bunch of new and complex concepts during her master's project with ACEP, said Dayne Broderson, who works closely with Lambries.
Hailing from North Pole, Alaska, Lambries is enrolled in an accelerated masters program in computer science at UAF, where she is earning both her bachelors and masters degrees in just five years.
Lambries originally worked with Broderson in January 2025 for her capstone project, creating a digital twin of microgrid systems. This interactive computer model allows engineers to monitor, control and safely test electricity generation and usage in real time, providing invaluable insights into small power systems.
Beyond her work with ACEP, Lambries has gained diverse experience at UAF. She has contributed to projects at the Geophysical Institutes Light Detection and Ranging system, interned at the Alaska Satellite Facility and is currently engaged in cybersecurity work with ASF.
Lambries is set to graduate this May and already has a cyber-related position lined up at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks.
Kylie will be leaving us with expanded capabilities in our lab to continue exploring how to create a learning platform for development, testing and research into zero trust principles for operational environments like utilities, Broderson said.
Even outside her professional life, Lambries continues to follow her passion for knowledge reading about, you guessed it, anything and everything from music to psychology, and beyond.