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PIYUSHKUMAR SAHOO

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Aspiring cybersecurity professional with expertise in network security, SIEM, DFIR, and AI-driven threat detection. Building secure, intelligent systems — one exploit at a time.

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About

Defending the Digital Frontier

I'm Piyush Kumar Sahoo, a final-year B.Tech student specializing in Computer Science & Cybersecurity at Sri Sri University, Odisha. I bridge the gap between offensive security research and defensive engineering.

My work spans vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, digital forensics, SIEM deployment, and building AI-powered security tools. I've earned Gold Medals at back-to-back CyberDojo CyberFests and hold a Google Cybersecurity Certificate.

When I'm not hunting vulnerabilities, I'm training ML models on network traffic or building DFIR toolkits that actually work in the real world. Fluent in both Python and the language of 0days.

8.45CGPA / 10
2×Gold Medalist
4×Internships
7+Major Projects
Skills

Technical Arsenal

Python
Linux
Burp Suite
Wireshark
Wazuh SIEM
Nmap
Metasploit
PyTorch
Splunk
Docker
OpenCV
SQL
Scapy
Volatility3
pfSense
Scikit-learn
// Security Expertise
Web App Pentesting85%
SIEM & Log Analysis88%
Digital Forensics (DFIR)80%
Network Security82%
Incident Response78%
// AI / ML Proficiency
Python & Scripting92%
Computer Vision (YOLO)84%
Machine Learning80%
Deep Learning (PyTorch)75%
Data Analysis (Pandas)82%
Experience

Work History

Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
CyberDojo
VAPT Intern — The School of Cyberdefense (Remote)
  • Performed web application vulnerability assessments identifying IDOR, XSS, SQL Injection, broken authentication, and privilege escalation across a simulated banking environment.
  • Monitored security logs and investigated low-to-medium complexity incidents, performing root cause analysis aligned with structured incident response procedures.
  • Automated reporting pipelines in Python for risk scoring, mitigation tracking, and audit documentation aligned with ISO 27001 controls.
PythonBurp SuiteKali LinuxWazuhNmapWiresharkMetasploit
Aug 2024 – Jan 2025
Infosys Springboard
Artificial Intelligence Intern (Remote)
  • Built real-time object tracking system for surveillance videos using YOLOv3 and YOLOv4 with unique ID assignment and frame-by-frame video processing pipelines.
  • Applied Dense Optical Flow (Farneback) and Sparse Optical Flow (Lucas-Kanade) for motion analysis; implemented MOG2 background subtraction for contour-based object tracking.
PythonOpenCVYOLOv4PyTorchGradioNumPy
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
CyberDojo
Summer Intern — Research Analyst, The School of Cyberdefense (Remote)
  • Conducted in-depth research on ISO 27001 & 27002, strengthening information security management systems (ISMS) and organizational defenses.
  • Analyzed the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, enhancing threat detection by understanding attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures.
  • Explored container security best practices and investigated digital forensics & post-exploitation techniques using Metasploit for penetration testing.
ISO 27001/27002MITRE ATT&CKMetasploitDigital ForensicsContainer Security
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
IBM
Summer Intern — Front-End Web Development, IBM SkillsBuild (Remote)
  • Contributed to front-end web development projects, enhancing user experiences and interface designs using industry-standard tools and technologies.
  • Gained hands-on experience with modern web development workflows, collaborating with experienced developers on real-world projects.
  • Refined technical skills through IBM's structured learning pathways, earning the IBM SkillsBuild Front-End Web Development Certificate.
HTML/CSSJavaScriptUI/UX DesignWeb DevelopmentIBM SkillsBuild
Projects

Featured Work

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⬡ GitHub
IntrusionIQ
ML-based network intrusion detection system classifying 2.8M+ traffic records across 15 attack categories (CICIDS2017). SMOTE balancing, Random Forest feature engineering, multi-model training with full evaluation metrics.
PythonScikit-learnPandasSQLiteStreamlit
2026✓ COMPLETED
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⬡ GitHub
TraceForge v2 — DFIR Toolkit
Complete rebuild of the DFIR toolkit — now production-grade. Memory forensics via Volatility3 API, disk analysis via dfVFS, log correlation with brute-force detection, and PCAP analysis via Scapy. SHA-256 chain-of-custody ledger, cross-module correlation engine, unified IOC timeline, JSON/HTML/PDF reports, Flask dashboard, Docker deployment. 36 tests passing.
Python 3.11Volatility3ScapyFlaskdfVFSDockerSQLiteWeasyPrint
2025⭐ V2 RELEASED
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⬡ GitHub
SIEM Lab — Wazuh Environment
Deployed Wazuh SIEM to monitor security events and correlate alerts across log sources. Python automation for log parsing, alert filtering, and event correlation with anomaly trend dashboards.
PythonWazuhSplunkSQLBash
2024SECURITY OPS
🦊
⬡ GitHub
RHPA — Roadkill Hotspot Detection
AI-powered system combining YOLOv5xu and Dense Optical Flow for animal detection and risk classification. GPU/CUDA acceleration with frame skipping and 50% resolution downscaling reduced processing time by 60%.
PythonPyTorchYOLOv5OpenCVGradio
2025COMPUTER VISION
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⬡ GitHub
Object Tracking in Surveillance
Real-time multi-object tracking for surveillance footage using YOLOv3/v4 with unique ID assignment. Farneback & Lucas-Kanade Optical Flow and MOG2 background subtraction for robust motion analysis.
PythonYOLOv4OpenCVPyTorchNumPy
2024⭐ STARRED
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⬡ GitHub
Password Strength Analyzer
Python utility analyzing password strength via entropy calculation, pattern detection, and dictionary matching. Provides a detailed risk score with contextual security recommendations and actionable feedback.
PythonCryptographySecurity
2024SECURITY TOOL
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⬡ GitHub
Banking Network Architecture
Designed and simulated a secure banking network architecture covering segmentation, firewall rules, DMZ setup, and intrusion prevention. Demonstrates enterprise-grade network security design principles.
pfSenseNetworkingFirewallDMZ
2024NETWORK SEC
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Education

Academic Background

B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering
Specialization: Cyber Security & Cyber Defense
🏛 Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha 📅 2022 – 2026 ⭐ CGPA: 8.45 / 10
Relevant Coursework: Operating Systems · Computer Networks · Information Security · Cryptography · Network Security · Machine Learning · Data Structures & Algorithms · Linux Administration · Database Systems
Recognition

Awards & Certificates

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CREAPER 2.0 CyberFest 2025 — Gold Medal
CyberDojo – The School of Cyberdefense
Won Gold Medal at the Corporate Games of CyberWeek CREAPER 2.0 event, representing Sri Sri University.
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CREAPER CyberFest 2024 — Gold Medal
CyberDojo – The School of Cyberdefense
Won Gold across Digi Hunt, Corporate Games, Capture the Flag, and Poster Wars events at CyberFest 2024.
Google
Google Cybersecurity Certificate
Google Career Certificates
Completed certification covering security operations, incident detection, threat monitoring, and SIEM-based log analysis.
// Open to opportunities

Let's Connect

I'm actively looking for cybersecurity roles, internships, and research collaborations. Whether you're building a SOC, hunting bugs, or need an ML security researcher — let's talk.

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Live Intelligence

Threat Terminal

Real-time simulation of active threat detection — attacks intercepted, probes identified, and intrusions blocked as they happen.

pks@cyberlab:~$ ./threat_monitor --live
── LIVE COUNTERS ──
⚠ ATTACKS 0
◎ PROBES 0
✓ BLOCKED 0
── THREAT BREAKDOWN ──
SSH Brute Force0%
Port Scan0%
SQL Injection0%
DoS / DDoS0%
Blocked / Clean0%
── SYSTEM STATUS ──
IDS Engine● ACTIVE
Firewall● ACTIVE
SIEM Feed● ACTIVE
Threat Intel● SYNCING