Cadet Spencer Drakontaidis is currently a Firstie (senior) at the United States Military Academy, and was born and raised in Saugerties, NY. He studies Computer Science and focuses on security and data analysis. Cadet Drakontaidis currently works on two research projects, one of which is the Real Time Smart Grid project, where he works along side several other Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Information Technology cadets.