Killian is active in the security research community. He authored an article on The Importance of Innovation in Network Monitoring for TechSpective. He also frequently presents at information security conferences. He spoke on auralizing network traffic at multiple conferences including HushCon East, CarolinaCON, BloomCON, and BSides Indy. He presented on “A Good Shell is Hard to Choose” at BSides SLC and Quad Cities Security Conference.