Isaiah Morales is currently pursuing a master of science degree in computer science and cybersecurity at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He is working with the Cyber Security Center for Business to write the US Department of Defense’s upcoming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification training courses for small businesses. Mr. Morales has been a researcher, investor, and proponent of blockchain-enabled digital sovereignties since 2017, and has consulted on healthcare, environmental, and manufacturing businesses in their incorporation of distributive technologies. His research has focused on developing an isolated, autonomous device to improve the security of participating in blockchain technologies. Mr. Morales has assisted municipalities throughout the US Midwest in writing Department of Natural Resources grant proposals to improve the technology used to track, maintain, and forecast the health of aquatic environments autonomously. He earned a bachelor of science degree in physics from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and has participated in both the National Conference for Undergraduate Research and the CEO Global Quick Pitch Competition. He can be reached at moralesir17@uww.edu.