Cybersecurity Engineer • Cryptography Researcher
Securing Digital &
Industrial Frontiers
Hi, I’m Bharath. I specialize in OT security, incident response, and applied cryptography. I build tools to defend critical infrastructure and secure data.
About Me
I am a Cybersecurity Engineer currently pursuing a Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity at the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park.
With a strong foundation in Electronics and practical experience securing manufacturing environments at AB InBev, I bridge the gap between IT and OT worlds. I am a Certified Cyber Defender (CCD) with a passion for malware analysis.
Work Experience
Cybersecurity Operations Analyst
AB InBev
Monitored OT assets using Claroty and managed endpoint threats using SentinelOne EDR. Supported network segmentation and conducted root cause analysis.
Research Intern
TIFAC-CORE
Conducted cryptographic research on image encryption and digital signatures. Proposed novel hybrid encryption using ECC and PRNG.
CTF Team Analyst
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Performed network traffic analysis, intrusion detection, and forensic investigations. Strengthened adversary detection skills.
Projects
Gemini Volatility Analyzer
AI-assisted memory forensics automation tool. Combines Volatility with LLMs to automate IOC extraction.
IoT Crypto Benchmarking
Research publication evaluating lightweight cryptographic algorithms for constrained IoT/OT environments.
Secure Image Encryption
Developed a hybrid cryptographic model using Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) and PRNG.
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