CYBER SECURITY • SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      CRYPTOGRAPHY • NETWORK SECURITY

Cyber Security undergraduate student at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, focusing on secure software engineering, applied cryptography, network security architecture, and web application security.

• Education: BS Cyber Security | University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore
• Core Domains: Secure Software Engineering, Applied Cryptography, Network Security, Web Security
• Target Roles: Software Engineering Internships, Cyber Security Internships, Entry-Level Engineering Roles

BS Cyber Security
BS Cyber Security (2025–Present)

University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore

• 10 Public Technical Repositories: Independent open-source implementations spanning cryptographic algorithm suites, campus network simulations, web security demonstrations, and C++/Java database utilities.
• NIST Standard Cryptographic Suite: Built and verified Python implementations for RSA-2048, AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption, Diffie-Hellman key exchange, RSA-PSS digital signatures, and X.509 certificates.
• Enterprise Network Architecture: Designed campus-wide dynamic routing networks with Cisco Packet Tracer, configuring OSPF dynamic routing, VLSM IP allocation, VLAN segmentation, and ACLs validated using Wireshark packet capture.
• Industry Technical Certifications: Earned credentials in Cybersecurity Specialization modules from Google, AI Fundamentals from IBM SkillsBuild, and Generative AI from Microsoft & LinkedIn Learning.

Currently Working On

• Expanding cryptographic protocol implementations and test vector validation
• Enterprise network security topology design and access control policy enforcement
• High-performance memory management and data structure optimization in C++

Currently Learning

• Penetration testing methodologies & OWASP Web Application Defense
• Cloud security architecture & access control governance
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) integration into CI/CD build pipelines

Programming & Query Languages

Frameworks & Developer Tools

Networking & Security Engineering

Cyber Security Domains

Python implementation of core cryptographic algorithms verified against NIST reference specifications.

• Key Features: RSA-2048 keypair generation, AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption, Diffie-Hellman key exchange, RSA-PSS digital signatures, X.509 certificate parsing, and hybrid encryption workflows.
• Technologies: Python, Cryptography, PKI, AES-GCM, RSA-PSS
• Repository: nist-cryptographic-standards-suite

Multi-building campus network architecture built and validated via packet trace analysis.

• Key Features: Dynamic OSPF routing, VLSM IP planning, logical VLAN segmentation, centralized DHCP/DNS services, and named Access Control Lists (ACLs).
• Technologies: Cisco Packet Tracer, OSPF, VLANs, VLSM, Wireshark, ACLs
• Repository: hospital-network-simulation

Web security application demonstrating attack execution alongside defensive sanitization controls.

• Key Features: Interactive execution of stored and reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack vectors paired with contextual output encoding and HTML escaping defenses.
• Technologies: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Web Security, Contextual Encoding
• Repository: xss-vulnerability-prevention-demo

Desktop banking software for account lifecycle management and transactional operations.

• Key Features: Account creation, balance management, transaction logging, and relational data persistence via JDBC targeting a MySQL backend.
• Technologies: Java, Java Swing, JDBC, MySQL, SQL
• Repository: bank-management-system-java

Research project evaluating metadata privacy risks and automated file sanitization mechanisms.

• Key Features: EXIF metadata payload extraction from media assets, privacy exposure assessment, and automated metadata scrubbing using MAT2.
• Technologies: Python, Metadata Privacy, EXIF Analysis, MAT2
• Repository: digital-exhaust-analysis

Patient record indexing and emergency room triage management system built using core data structures.

• Key Features: Patient record indexing via Binary Search Trees, priority queue triage scheduling, and min-heap priority sorting.
• Technologies: C++, Data Structures & Algorithms, Binary Search Trees, Priority Queues
• Repository: hospital-patient-management-system-dsa

Algorithmic utility that converts and evaluates mathematical expressions using stack data structures.

• Key Features: Infix-to-postfix expression parsing (Shunting-yard algorithm) and stack-based mathematical evaluation.
• Technologies: C++, Data Structures & Algorithms, Stacks
• Repository: infix-postfix-expression-evaluator

Interactive desktop examination tool featuring automated question navigation and score logging.

• Key Features: Dynamic question navigation, response validation, real-time score tracking, and persistent file output.
• Technologies: C++, Application Development, File I/O
• Repository: aict-mcq-quiz-system

Command-line text processing utility for character frequency computation and distribution mapping.

• Key Features: File stream parsing, character frequency computation, and ASCII distribution mapping across text inputs.
• Technologies: C++, String Parsing, File Handling
• Repository: text-analysis-ascii-counter

Combinational and sequential circuit design projects implementing digital logic foundations.

• Key Features: Multiplexer, decoder, counter, and finite state machine circuit implementations.
• Technologies: Digital Logic Design, Boolean Algebra, Circuit Simulation
• Repository: digital-logic-design

• Foundations of Cybersecurity
• Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks
• Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security

• AI Fundamentals: Foundations for Understanding AI

• Career Essentials in Generative AI

Actively seeking target internship and entry-level positions in:

• Software Engineering Internships
• Cyber Security Internships
• Secure Software Development Roles
• Network Security Engineering Roles
• Entry-Level Software Engineering

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