About Me
I grew up in the redwood forest of Santa Cruz, California. My undergraduate education was at Princeton University, where I studied mathematics and minored in creative writing and dance. I then received my M.A. in mathematics from UC Santa Barbara. I worked at LevelBlue for several years as a senior cyber security consultant/penetration tester. Now, I design autonomous offensive security software at Horizon3.
My debut poetry collection, Here We Were Happy, won the Wayfarer Book’s 2025 Homebound Poetry Prize and was in published October 2026.
Feel free to explore my research and writing, and please contact me if you have any questions or ideas for collaboration!
Email: coopergyoung ‘at’ gmail.com