1. Phillip Mak
Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering Department
2 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201
pmak@nyu.edu
May 7, 2015
To Whom It May Concern:
Please consider this letter as a recommendation for Navjot Singh due to his high technical ability and
outstanding problem solving skills. Navjot Singh was a student in my Network Security class at NYU-Poly
in Spring 2014, and then as my Teaching Assistant. Network Security is a 2nd
year Graduate class geared
towards students studying towards a M.S. in Cybersecurity where students gain experience of the
method and tools for performing information security assessments of systems and to learn how to
defend against attacks. Additionally, students have hands on experience with security tools using a
closed virtualized environment that contains network penetration tools and vulnerable systems to target.
Navjot was the #1 student in the class by weighted score, and thus I asked him to be my teaching
assistant for the following two subsequent semesters. Navjot is responsible holding weekly office hours
to assist students with assignments and to discuss tricky topics with students, grading assignments in a
timely manner, and identifying areas of improvements in the class.
As a student, Navjot was an active participant in all classes, routinely asked through provoking question
on the course material, and often stayed late behind class for further discussion. Each of his assignments
were submitted on-time and were of really high quality. As a TA, he demonstrates that he is extremely
responsible, has a great attention to detail, and works hard to enable students achieve in this course.
I’m certain that Navjot will be a great contributor to any organization that he joins. Please don’t hesitate to
contact me for further details. You can call my cell phone at 917-415-2730, or email me at
pmak@nyu.edu at any time.
Sincerely,
Phillip Mak
Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity
NYU-Poly
CSE Department