Experience

Cyber Security Intern @ Gurugram Police Department
Jun 2024   - Jul 2024

- Developed an OSINT framework in a Telegram Bot using Selenium and Beautiful Soup, integrating 10+ data sources and employing Google Dorking for rapid threat profiling, bolstering cyber threat detection capabilities.
- Engineered a secure evidence transfer system with Python, utilizing steganographic and encryption techniques (RSA, LSB, ZWC) to safeguard digital evidence during transmission. Created a user-friendly interface using Tkinter, tailored for law enforcement use.
- Created a Python-based desktop application to process large-scale IP Address Detail Record (IPDR) files, performing concurrent reverse DNS lookups, and generating detailed CSV reports. Implemented a Tkinter interface for streamlined network analysis and reporting efficiency.

Software Engineering Intern @ HCLTech
May 2024   - Jun 2024

- Developed a C++ service using Curlcpp to efficiently retrieve real-time financial market data for major cryptocurrencies, achieving a 30% increase in data retrieval efficiency.
- Engineered a Docker-based deployment solution for MongoDB and Mongo Express, reducing setup time by 50% and facilitating seamless data querying via a web admin interface.
- Demonstrated expertise in optimizing data retrieval and deployment processes, enhancing operational efficiency and scalability in financial market data management.

Software Engineer (Research Focus) Intern @ Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC)
Apr 2022   - Mar 2024

- Developed a Python-based framework utilizing Microsoft Presidio to automate the identification and anonymization of large-scale system logs, encompassing over 10,000 lines, ensuring secure data handling for scientific research, including failure detection and diagnosis.
- Learned and performed High-Performance Linpack (HPL) and Stream benchmarks using SLURM, producing a detailed guide on HPL benchmarking to optimize performance assessment and cluster resource allocation.
- Researched SQL queries for efficiently executing standard actions from 10+ TB data collected using XALT, a tool to track usage of a High-Performance Computing (HPC) Cluster.

Software Developer @ Webee (Data Mine Learning Community)
Aug 2022   - Dec 2022

- Collaborated with Webee, using Agile and Scrum methodologies, to develop high-resolution beacon-based software for indoor asset tracking.
- Utilized Python to analyze and process over 50 GB of datasets, enabling accurate triangulation and trilateration for precise asset localization.
- Developed Python parsers for CSV and JSON formats, optimizing data extraction and manipulation to enhance integration and analysis in the asset tracking software.

Security Researcher @ Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Prof. Aravind Machiry (PurS3 Labs)
May 2022   - Aug 2022

- Developed and implemented bash scripts and 5+ GitHub workflows to facilitate the evaluation of a pioneering security education framework utilizing AFL (American Fuzzy Lop).
- Enhanced YAML configuration files to optimize testing procedures and produced comprehensive guides detailing the operational aspects of diverse framework components.
- Created and executed fuzzing-based test cases in bash scripts, identifying vulnerabilities in 80% of student submissions that had previously passed conventional testing methods, highlighting the framework's effectiveness in enhancing security practices.