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Dr. T.M.A. Pai Endowment Chair
Undergraduate Researcher • September 2025 - Present
Working under Senior Professor Dr. Manohara Pai and Schneider Electric on AI-enabled security analysis and testcase generation. Developing a novel framework leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to automatically parse CVE, CWE and MITRE ATT&CK databases to generate comprehensive security test cases for embedded systems.
Dhwani RIS via Code for GovTech
Developed a FastAPI-based backend parser and Angular frontend for real-time Excel-to-JSON surveys. Achieved batch processing speeds of 2.16s for 9 forms and created CI/CD pipelines.
Team Cryptonite
Digital Forensics Head • Jan 2024 - Present
Leading the forensics division, achieved #3 national ranking in 2024. Played 200+ CTFs, trained 11 junior members, and created the 'DFIR Gita' training repository.
ACM Student Chapter, MIT Manipal
Core Committee Member • Nov 2023 - Oct 2024
Worked on ML workshops and contests.
achievements
Jan 2026
National-level CTF hackathon organized by ISEA and ISAP
Aug 2025
Astronomy-themed hackathon hosted by the Astronomy Club at Manipal
May 2025
Capture The Flag competition organized by GIT Belagavi and IIT Bombay
Apr 2025
Fintech-focused hackathon at MIT Manipal Innovation Centre
Feb 2025
Capture The Flag cybersecurity competition
Dec 2024
National-level hackathon organized by the Government of India
projects
Jan 2026
A high-performance, cross-platform C++ NTFS forensic parser and CLI for MFT and other core system artifacts. Implements full metadata extraction and deleted file recovery for forensic workflows.
Dec 2025
A native macOS port of a plaintext based presentation tool using Cocoa/AppKit, eliminating XQuartz and X11 dependencies. Implements plaintext-based slide rendering with automatic text scaling and native image support.
Aug 2025
Real-time orbital collision prediction for 12,000+ satellites using ensemble ML, LSTM/GRU networks, and Three.js 3D viz.
May 2025
AI travel assistant with Gemini API, IRCTC integration, and backtracking route optimization.
Mar - Apr 2025
DES cryptosystem with 16-round Feistel network and optimized combinational logic for FPGA.
Oct 2024 - Jul 2025
NiteWatch
Btrfs/XFS file recovery tool with low-level parsing, PyQt GUI, and AI-driven DFIR analysis.
Aug 2024
React Native meditation app with ConvaAI integration and semantic journal analysis.
Jul - Dec 2024
8-bit VM in C with NOR gate-based XOR encryption for NiteCTF 2024 reverse engineering challenges.
Apr 2024
CookieSnatcher
Penetration-testing browser extension for cookie extraction and webhook-based logging.
education & skills
Manipal Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Technology — Electronics Engineering (VLSI Design & Technology)
Expected July 2027
Kendriya Vidyalaya JNU Campus
CBSE - PCM with CS
June 2022
Languages
PythonCC++JavaScriptTypeScriptBashHTML/CSSVerilogAssemblyLaTeXSQL
Frameworks & Libraries
ReactNext.jsReact NativeFlaskFastAPIAngularPyQtThree.jsNode.jsExpress.jsExpoMaterial UITailwind CSS
Technologies & Domains
GitDockerMongoDBREST APIsJSONFPGAMachine LearningPyTorchXGBoostLightGBMCatBoostLSTM/GRUMake/CMake
Relevant Coursework
Computer ArchitectureFPGA DesignVerilogMicrocontrollersEmbedded SystemsSignal Processing
Security
IDA ProGhidraWiresharkVolatilityGDBEnCaseSleuthkitFTK ImagerBTRFSXFSReverse EngineeringCryptography
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