Alan was a professional computer programmer in his canon, specializing in digital security systems. He also wrote a couple of programs for the MIDs in Arc I and has been researching AI since mid-Arc II, so he has some knowledge of "futuristic" technology. He'll probably be sticking to general structuring rather than security, however. He's still uncomfortable with the prospect of coding security programs after he found out that the ones he coded earlier were literally actually killing people OTL