Experience

Experience & Leadership

Internships, chapter leadership, and recognitions from my work in cybersecurity and threat investigation.

Work

Internships

2026Jun – Jul

eSecForte Technologies

Cloud Security Intern

Jun 2026 – Jul 2026

  • Contributed to 5+ cloud security assessment engagements, evaluating 20+ AWS resources to identify security misconfigurations, IAM and access-control weaknesses, and compliance gaps.
AWSIAMCloud Security AssessmentCompliance

2025Jun – Aug

I4C - Ministry of Home Affairs

Security Intern

Jun 2025 – Aug 2025

  • Reverse-engineered 20+ malicious Android APKs using MobSF, JADX, APKTool, and Frida; uncovered payload droppers, boot-receiver persistence, and C2 infrastructure disguised as Google API endpoints.
  • Discovered a USSD call-forwarding injection technique where malware used Firebase RTDB as a C2 channel to push TelephonyManager.sendUssdRequest() commands; findings were presented in a technical review with Jio.
  • Traced a counterfeit banking APK to an exposed Firebase database leaking victim card data, and mapped a GitHub repository distributing apps impersonating the financial banking system of India.
  • Ran an authorized DoS simulation against a fraudulent banking-impersonation site hosted on a public domain; the site was suspended by the hosting provider as a direct result.
  • Categorized 600+ NCRP cybercrime complaints; conducted OSINT recon using Nmap, ffuf, and dirb on fraudulent infrastructure; interacted with 10+ victims and 5+ suspected fraudsters during active investigations.
MobSFJADXAPKToolFridaNmapffufdirbOSINT

2024Jun – Jul

Godfrey Phillips India

Summer Intern

Jun 2024 – Jul 2024

  • Performed vulnerability assessments using Nmap and Nessus; completed PortSwigger hands-on labs in Burp Suite covering SQL injection, SSRF, path traversal, file upload vulnerabilities, and OS command injection.
  • Studied OWASP Top 10 and practised exploit enumeration using Exploit DB and Searchsploit against identified CVEs.
  • Completed AWS Cloud Practitioner coursework covering EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, CloudFront, and IAM with hands-on AWS Console and CLI usage.
  • Gained hands-on exposure to enterprise networking: DHCP, subnetting, static/dynamic routing, firewall and proxy policies, NAT/PAT, and VLAN configuration.
NmapNessusBurp SuiteExploit DBSearchsploitAWS

Research

Research & Publications

Work presented at ICAAV 2026, the International Conference on Autonomous Aerial Vehicles (ADE-DRDO & AeSI).

ICAAV2026 · DRDO

SHAKTI-IFF: Swarm Hardened Autonomous Kinematic-Trust Identification Framework

Presented at ICAAV 2026, DRDO

  • A three-layer Byzantine-resilient Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) framework for UAV swarm networks, combining RF and kinematic fingerprinting, Bayesian trust consensus, and ephemeral key re-authentication, with a formal resilience bound as a swarm-sizing constraint.
UAV Swarm SecurityByzantine ResilienceRF FingerprintingBayesian Trust

ICAAV2026 · DRDO

Physics-Informed Digital Twin for Degradation Modeling and Remaining Useful Life Prediction in UAV Propulsion Systems

Presented at ICAAV 2026, DRDO

Leadership

Chapter & Community

OWASPChapter

OWASP TIET Chapter

Joint Secretary
  • As Joint Secretary, delivered and contributed to 25+ cybersecurity sessions over the past year, pairing technical concepts with hands-on demonstrations.
  • Hosted a Podium cybersecurity workshop series for 400+ attendees.
  • Designed CTF challenges and co-managed an event with 1800+ registrations.
  • Organised hybrid security sessions and speaker events on Zero Trust and CISSP domains.

MLSCMember

Microsoft Learn Student Chapter

Member
  • Delivered a Podium cybersecurity workshop series with 400+ attendees, including a session at TechMeet 2024.
  • Led a 10-member development team during Makethon 7.

Education

Academic Background

2023– 2027

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

B.Tech Computer Science & Engineering

2023 – 2027 · Patiala, Punjab

Patiala, Punjab. Relevant coursework: Data Structures, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Database Systems, Machine Learning.
Data StructuresOperating SystemsComputer NetworksDatabase SystemsMachine Learning

Recognition

Achievements & Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services (SAA-C03).
Letter of Appreciation
From Roopa M, IPS, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), Ministry of Home Affairs.
Ethical Hacker
Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad).
Network Defense
Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad).
Top 100 Finalist
Youth Ideathon India @75, Space Tech track, 2021.