Cameron is an nontraditional student studying philosophy (BA) and political science (BS) at The University of Southern Mississippi. At USM, Cameron has been awarded the Forrest Wood Philosophy Endowment Scholarship, the William Colmer Political Science Scholarship, departmental recognition for best papers in his classes, and the
EAGLE SPUR Research Grant for his research on tension in democratic systems. Cameron presented his research at the
Mississippi Philosophical Association's
2024 annual conference, and related research at the Concerned Philosophers for Peace 2024 annual conference. He contributed his software skills to the USM
Center for Digital Humanities'
Riot Acts Project, served as
co-editor for the
Concerned Philosophers for Peace, and participated in an internship at Northwestern University focused on
Ethics Dumping. Cameron was also selected as a fellow for the
Hertog Foundation's Fall 2024 Humanities seminar on the life and work of Benjamin Franklin. He is also building a
YouTube channel where he explores concepts in logic, political philosophy, philosophy of law, and computer programming.
Throughout these ventures, Cameron has maintained a 4.0 GPA in both majors.
Cameron served as an infantryman in the Indiana Army National Guard through his first bachelors degree in physics from Indiana University, Bloomington. Upon graduation from Indiana University, Cameron taught himself computer programming with the help of Harvard University's
free online classes. As a software engineer, he contributed to various space and defense projects at NASA's Stennis Space Center, The National Air and Space Intelligence Center, and DARPA through
Radiance Technologies. He
also contributed to engineering efforts at
Northrop Grumman's Xetron. On leaving space and defense, Cameron focused on computer graphics and performance. He taught himself the fundamentals of computer graphics and secured positions as a senior software engineer focusing on optimization and performance with Advanced Micro Devices and, later, Intel Corporation. While working full time at Intel Corporation, Cameron completed three semesters of masters coursework in economics from Southern New Hampshire University with a 4.0 GPA.
Cameron left Intel Corporation and his economics studies following the events of January 6th, 2021 to study philosophy.
Cameron's main interests are in philosophy, physics, and computer science. He aims to further study philosophy and/or quantum computing after graduating from The University of Southern Mississippi.
