Viknesh Pathmarajah

Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Master of Science in Information Security

Expected 2026

GPA: 4.0/4.0
Relevant Courses: Introduction to Computer Systems, Applied Information Assurance

Vellore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering

Specialization in Cyber Physical Systems

Graduated 2024

Graduated with University Rank 1; CGPA 9.54/10
Relevant Courses: Cryptography and Network Security, Computer Networks, Software Engineering, Operating Systems

🏆 University Rank 1

Work Experience

Python Instructor

Code in Place By Stanford University (Online)

Taught Python programming to a diverse group of students globally, fostering a collaborative learning environment and enhancing coding skills through interactive sessions and hands-on projects

Software Engineering & IoT Developer Intern

Tunga Aerospace Industries Pvt Ltd

Engineered a problem solving PCB fixture to computerize wiring verification and slashed miswiring issues by 70%
Guided development of a company-wide Component Organization and Classification Software leveraging HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with backend database; is still deployed across organization for efficient parts classification

SOC Analyst Intern

AGS Health

Mitigated security risks by leading phishing investigations and executing automated firewall checks, safeguarding sensitive company data and reducing manual workload for senior staff by 33%
Applied technical knowledge of SAST and DAST frameworks for a mobile application leveraged by company employees and found 2 medium risk vulnerabilities and reported
Performed analysis of endpoints in compliance with client's security requirements as a part of 8-person team

Academic Projects

Project 1

AI-Driven Honeypot System with Automated Incident Response

Legal data from the AI-driven honeypot architecture simulating real-world services to capture and analyze attacker TTPs
Guided development of RNN models for anomaly detection and automated response, validating system performance against simulated DDoS and brute-force attacks

AI/ML Python RNN Cybersecurity

Project 2

Multi-Agent System for Railway Track Inspection

Engineered a multi-agent rover system for autonomous railway inspection, leading a team of 3
Spearheaded development of real-time, YOLO-based computer vision pipeline for crack detection and implemented MQTT protocols for reliable inter-rover communication and adaptive task coordination

Computer Vision YOLO MQTT IoT

Project 3

Auto-Reactive HoneyBeet – Automated Deception & Response Lab

Designed a proof-of-concept defense system integrating deception, centralized logging, and computerized orchestration to contain attackers in real time
Configured syslog clients and Python detection scripts to forward and monitor honeytoken access across production and honeypot
Built Ansible playbooks to update Linux iptables and transparently redirect malicious traffic into a honeypot

Honeypot Ansible Python Linux

Certifications

CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

CompTIA

Issued: October 2025

Certified Ethical Hacker v12 (CEH v12)

EC-Council

Issued: August 2024

Google Cybersecurity Certificate

Google

Issued: June 2024