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Securing Tomorrow's
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Cybersecurity researcher exploring the intersection of machine learning and network security. Building practical solutions for real-world threats through rigorous academic research.

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💻 5 Projects 🔬 3 Research 🎓 8.82 CGPA
Karthik Varanasi
Sai Srinivasa Karthik Varanasi Cybersecurity Researcher
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What I Do

Expertise in Security Research

From academic research to practical implementation, I work across the full spectrum of cybersecurity challenges.

Security Research

Cybersecurity Research

Conducting rigorous academic research in ML-based intrusion detection, adversarial machine learning, and post-quantum cryptography.

  • 3 papers under review at top venues
  • 94.7% accuracy in MANET IDS
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Applied Security

Security Engineering

Building practical security solutions from network simulation to cryptographic implementations on constrained devices.

  • X.509 certificate debugging at Hitachi
  • NS-3 network simulations
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Community Impact

Security Education

Making cybersecurity accessible through bilingual community education and academic leadership roles.

  • Founded Project SAHAYAM
  • TA for Computer Networks
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My Work

Research & Projects

Academic research publications and practical security projects demonstrating expertise in cybersecurity.

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MANET Intrusion Detection System

Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks

ML-based IDS for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks using XGBoost. Achieved 94.7% accuracy after correcting data leakage issues.

XGBoost NS-3 Python
94.7%
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Adversarial ML Evaluation

IEEE TIFS

Constraint-aware analysis of adversarial attacks on network IDS. Found 73-89% of attacks violate network constraints.

PyTorch ART ML Security
73-89%
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Under Review

Post-Quantum Cryptography for IoT

IEEE TIFS

Performance analysis of NIST PQC algorithms on constrained devices. Identified NTRU-Prime-hrss701 as optimal.

PQC IoT liboqs
4,608 configs
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Personal Portfolio

varanasikarthik.in

Modern, interactive portfolio with premium animations, gold particle effects, and expandable content sections.

JavaScript CSS3 Chart.js
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Project SAHAYAM

Bilingual Cybersecurity Education

Community initiative teaching cybersecurity to elderly in Telugu/Hindi. Weekly park sessions and campus seminars.

Education Telugu Hindi
320+ reached
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ML

University Recommendation

ML-Powered Grad School Matching

TF-IDF based recommendation system matching student profiles to 470+ universities.

Python Flask TF-IDF
470+ Unis
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IoT

IoT Smart Lighting

Energy Efficient Automation

Arduino-based smart lighting with PIR motion detection. Achieved 40% energy savings.

Arduino C++ Sensors
40% Savings
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Desktop

Wealth Management

Java Portfolio Tracker

Full-featured portfolio management with risk assessment and performance visualization.

Java MySQL Swing
MVC Pattern
Experience

Professional Journey

Industry internships and academic leadership roles that shaped my expertise.

Hitachi Systems India

Cybersecurity Research Intern

Hyderabad May - June 2024

Deployed Palo Alto firewalls across 3 sites. Analyzed 1,000+ VPN sessions. Debugged X.509 certificate chain issues. Mentored by Vishal Kalla.

Palo Alto Firewall VPN X.509
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GITAM University

Strategic Wealth Internship

Hyderabad Academic

Academic internship focused on strategic wealth management and financial analysis methodologies.

Finance Analysis Research
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GITAM University

Teaching Assistant - Computer Networks

Hyderabad Jan - May 2024

Led lab sessions for 120+ students covering subnetting to packet analysis. Redesigned DNS tunneling lab with curated packet captures.

Teaching Networks Wireshark
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GITAM University

Department Student Assistant

Hyderabad Jul 2023 - Jan 2025

Led 15-day cyber safety campaign across 4 departments. Established monthly security seminars with industry speakers.

Leadership Security Events
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Education

Academic Foundation

Building expertise through rigorous academic training in computer science and cybersecurity.

GITAM University

B.Tech Computer Science (Cybersecurity)

Hyderabad, India 2021 - 2025
8.82 CGPA / 10

First Class with Distinction. Ranked 4th in B.Tech Cyber Security. Final semesters achieved 9.47 and 9.50 SGPA - first in batch. Conducted research and took leadership roles.

First Class with Distinction
3 Research Papers
Teaching Assistant
Ranked 4th in Batch
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