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KAUSHIK KANNA.

maker & breaker of things

Hey! I'm a security engineer who loves finding creative ways to break (and fix) things. Right now, I'm on Microsoft's SERPENT team (Services Pentest), working on fascinating challenges at the intersection of AI and security. I focus on discovering vulnerabilities in LLM/AI systems and developing AI-powered tools to enhance our security testing capabilities.

Outside of work, I'm a maker and tinkerer at heart. My projects span across robotics, VR/AR, IoT, blockchain, and AI/LLMs - I love diving deep into emerging tech and finding unique ways to combine them. Whether it's building VR ergonomics research tools, crafting IoT monitoring systems, or exploring the security implications of AI, I'm always excited to learn and create across different domains.

In my free time, I make electronic music and digital art. Recently,I've been experimenting with AI tools for both music production and visual art - you can check out some of my work on Instagram @leskitiit.

Contact

kaushikpa@gmail.com

Links

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Experience

[+]MICROSOFT

2023 → ???

$Software Security Engineer @ SERPENT (Services Pentest Team)

$Conducted security pentests + AppSec reviews on 6+ Microsoft services (internal & external), including 3 new Copilot/LLM services

$Discovered critical AI vulnerabilities: insecure LLM output encoding, plugin abuse, cross-plugin attacks

$Built autonomous security analysis system using LangChain, AutoGen, and CrewAI agents to validate SAST findings

$Developed containerized LLM agents that explore codebases to generate basic threat models and identify vulnerabilities

$Red teamed LLMs using various jailbreak techniques and automated tools like PyRIT

$Created and led LLM security workshops at BlueHat 2023/2024 and internal forums, training 100+ participants

[+]MICROSOFT

2022 → 2022

$Software Engineer Intern

$Designed Semgrep rulesets to detect code-level vulnerabilities

$Eventually got integrated into automated security checks in CI/CD pipelines

[+]AMAZON MIDDLE MILE

2021 → 2021

$Software Development Engineer Intern @ Middle Mile

$Developed a multithreaded job queue processor for managing logistics in Amazon's middle-mile transportation network

$Improved efficiency and reliability by optimizing job distribution and processing logic

$Built with Java, focusing on concurrency and system optimization

[+]PARTICLE CONCENTRATION MONITORING

2021

$Developed a centralized IoT hub for real-time particle dispersion monitoring

$Built dashboard using MQTT, Node.js, SQL, and React to visualize data from distributed IoT sensors

$Published research paper in Aerosol and Air Quality Research journal

$Research Paper: View Publication ↗

[+]REALSHOT

2020 → 2021

$First Engineer at AR Sports Startup (Part-time during college)

$Collaborated with ML team to fine-tune YOLO models for basketball shot detection

$Built web portal and companion app from scratch using React, Node.js, and MongoDB

$Worked with Unity team on XR implementation for XReal glasses

$Part of Deutsche Telekom's incubator program

$Watch Demo Video

[+]NIU VR ERGONOMICS RESEARCH

2018

$Research Assistant at Northern Illinois University Ergonomics Lab

$Designed VR application for Oculus Rift and Leap Motion using Unity

$Conducted study on user reaction times and engagement with various GUI designs

$Provided recommendations for optimized VR interfaces based on research findings

Projects

[+]INTERVIEW AGENT [↗]

2024

$Built an AI-powered interview simulation system using ElevenLabs and Mistral OCR

$Simulates phone screening interviews based on uploaded resumes and job descriptions

$Provides realistic interview experience with voice interaction

$View Live Demo

[+]INSTA ROASTER [↗]

2023

$Created a playful app that generates humorous 'roasts' of Instagram profiles

$Built custom Instagram OSINT library with Playwright for web scraping

$Integrated multimodal AI model for analyzing profile content and generating responses

$View Live Demo

[+]AI SECURITY TOOL

2023

$Built an autonomous security analysis system using LangChain, AutoGen, and CrewAI agents

$Agents run in isolated Docker containers with CLI access to validate SAST findings and perform deeper analysis

$LLMs explore codebases autonomously to generate threat models and identify potential security vulnerabilities

$Integrated with security tools (Semgrep, CodeQL) for comprehensive vulnerability assessment

[+]SPOTIFY WALLPAPER GENERATOR

2022

$Built a web app that generates AI phone wallpapers based on users' Spotify listening history

$Integrated React, Node.js, Python with HuggingFace diffusion models

$Implemented Spotify OAuth for seamless user authentication and data retrieval

[+]ALGORITHMIC TRADING PROJECTS

2020

$Designed and backtested stock trading strategies using Python, Pandas, SQL, and financial APIs

$Created cryptocurrency trading bots for automated trading on Binance Smart Chain

$Implemented profit/loss thresholds and technical analysis indicators

$Built Telegram bot to parse pump-and-dump schemes for trend analysis

[+]CHEGGBOT

2019

$Developed a Telegram chatbot to retrieve educational content from Chegg

$Used by over 200 users globally during the pandemic

$Built with Python, Beautiful Soup, and Selenium for efficient content scraping

[+]YEAR 8080 [↗]

2018

$Created a first-person shooter survival game in Unity and C#

$Developed all aspects solo: 3D models (Blender), textures (Photoshop), game logic, level design, music

$Won 2nd place in Illinois SkillsUSA video game design competition

$Watch Demo Video