Cybersecurity Researcher · CCNA & CEH Certified · ML/AI Engineer · Published Author
Software Engineer transitioning into Cybersecurity with 2 years of professional development experience and a Professional Masters in Information & Cyber Security from the University of Dhaka. Certified CCNA and CEH, with hands-on experience in network security analysis, SIEM operations, threat detection, and Python-based security tool development.
- 🔐 Research Assistant at University of Dhaka - working on AI-driven phishing detection
- 📄 3 research publications including 2 in IEEE Xplore
- 🎓 M.Sc. in Cyber Security (DU, CGPA: 3.79/4.00) · B.Tech in CSE (DTU, CGPA: 8.24/10))
- 🏆 ICCR Full Scholarship from the Government of India for B.Tech
- 🎯 Seeking SOC Analyst / Cyber Security Analyst / Network Engineer roles
Production-quality security tools built from scratch:
| # | Project | What It Does | Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔗 | LinkForensics | Browser extension for real-time protection users from phishing links, scam messages, and unsafe websites | Python |
| 🔍 | Network Packet Analyzer | Real-time packet capture with ARP spoofing, port scan, and DNS tunneling detection | Python, Scapy |
| 🛡️ | Vulnerability Scanner | Port scanning, banner grabbing, SSL/TLS auditing, DNS recon with HTML reports | Python, Sockets |
| 🔑 | Password Security Toolkit | Password strength analysis, hash cracking, secure generation, HIBP breach checking | Python |
| 🛡️ | PhishGuard 2.0 | Browser extension for real-time phishing detection using URL heuristics + entropy analysis | JS, Chrome MV3 |
| # | Project | Approach | Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🤟 | Sign Language Detection (YOLOv5) | Real-time object detection with webcam + bounding boxes | PyTorch, YOLOv5, OpenCV |
| 🤟 | Sign Language Detection (ANN vs CNN) | Comparative study on Sign MNIST (24 ASL classes) | TensorFlow, Keras |
| 😷 | Face Mask Recognition | ResNet50/101 transfer learning + Pygame alarm | PyTorch, OpenCV |
| 🧠 | Alzheimer Detection | MRI classification (AD/CI/CN) using MobileNet, VGG, InceptionV3 | TensorFlow, Keras |
| 🩺 | Diabetic Detection | Feedforward NN on Pima Indians dataset | Keras, NumPy |
| # | Project | Description | Tech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔗 | LetsConnect | Pinterest-inspired social media app with Google OAuth | React 18, Tailwind, Sanity CMS |
| 🚌 | Bus Ticket Reservation | Android app with OTP auth, booking, history, cancellation | Java, Firebase |
| 🎓 | Student Database System | Full CRUD with Singleton DB pattern and admin dashboard | PHP, MySQL, Bootstrap |
| 🍕 | Food Ordering System | Console-based OOP project with 28-item menu and file I/O | C++ |
| 💼 | Portfolio Website | Responsive SPA with AOS, Typed.js, and PHP contact form | HTML, CSS, JS, Bootstrap |
| 🔐 Security | Wireshark · Wazuh · Suricata · Burp Suite · Nmap · Metasploit · Autopsy · Kali Linux |
| 📊 SIEM | Elasticsearch · Kibana · Filebeat · Splunk |
| 🌐 Networking | TCP/IP · DNS · HTTP/S · ARP · ICMP · GNS3 · Packet Analysis |
| 🧠 ML / AI | Scikit-learn · LightGBM · SHAP · YOLO · TensorFlow · PyTorch · OpenCV · NLP · BERT |
| 💻 Languages | Python · C · C++ · Java · Bash · LaTeX |
| 🌐 Web & DB | React · HTML · CSS · Tailwind · Bootstrap · MySQL · MongoDB |
| 🔧 DevOps | Git · GitHub · Linux · Docker · Virtualization · Jupyter · Google Colab |
| # | Title | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malicious URL Detection Using Hybrid Lexical and TF-IDF Feature Fusion with a Deployable Browser Extension Z. Sarker, M. R. Karim, A. A. Ferdaus |
DUJASE 📝 Manuscript submitted |
2025 |
| 2 | Multifactor Asymmetric Key Encryption (MAKE) for Mutual Authentication in IoMT | IEEE Xplore | 2023 |
| 3 | A Comprehensive Review on Compilers in Neural Networks | 2023 IEEE Int'l Conference on Contemporary Computing IEEE Xplore |
2023 |
| 4 | Comparative Analysis on Usability and Quality Assurance of Agile Methodology | International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (IJRTI) | 2022 |
🏅 ICCR Full Scholarship - Awarded by the Government of India to pursue B.Tech at DTU (2019)
🌍 Global Rank 6 - International Planetary Aerial Systems Challenge among 27 teams (2021)
🥉 2nd Runner Up - Indian Rover Design Challenge (IRDC) among 30 teams from 8 countries (2020)
🤖 ML Lead - Inferno DTU Mars Rover Team, participated in URC and international robotics competitions
Python Developer · Marive (Remote) · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Software Engineer · Marive (Remote) · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
SDE Intern · SARV Tracking (India) · May 2022 – Jul 2022
Research Assistant · University of Dhaka · Aug 2024 – Present
I maintain a comprehensive B.Tech CSE Course Archive - 25+ courses of notes, labs, and assignments organized by subject for fellow CS students.
"Building security tools today to protect systems tomorrow."