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General Information
Full Name | Gokulkrishna Praveen Menon |
Date of Birth | 1st August 1996 |
Languages | English, Malayalam |
Education
- 2019 - Present
Masters in Computer Science
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
- 2014-2018
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
Amrita University, Kerala, India
Work Experience
- 2023 to Present
Product Security Engineer
Lucid Motors
- Vulnerability Researcher at Lucid Motors
- 2018 - 2023
Security Researcher at SEFCOM
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
- Developed a new fuzzing technique involving dynamic patching that resulted in a significant increase in bug discovery on Linux Binaries.
- 2018 - Present
International Capture The Flag(CTF) player with Shellphish
Arizona State University
- Actively participates in Capture the Flag hacking contest with focus on security challenges in the area of Reverse Engineering and Web Security.
- 2015 - Present
International Capture The Flag(CTF) player with Team Bi0s
Amrita University, Kerala, India
- Actively participated in Capture the Flag hacking contest with focus on security challenges in the area of Reverse Engineering and Web Security.
Teaching Experience
- 2023 - Present
Teaching Assistant for CSE 365
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
- Introduction to Information Assurance course, assisting Dr. Fish Wang in lectures, grading, and mentoring over 100 students, while improving course content with fellow TAs.
- 2019
Teaching Assistant for CSE 365
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
- Conducted sessions, graded assignments, and provided mentoring and support to students for Introduction to Information Assurance course.
- 2019
Teaching Assistant for CSE 598
Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
- {"Took sessions and graded assignments as a teaching assistant for Dr. Tiffany Bao in CSE 598 - Computer Security"=>"Techniques and Tactics course."}
Open Source Projects
- 2019-now
Patcherex
- Shellphish's automated patching engine, originally created for the Cyber Grand Challenge.
Honors and Awards
- 2019
- Multiple CVE's in Backdrop CMS.
- CVE 2019-14769, 2019-14770, 2019-14771
- 2019
- As part of Shellphish, secured first position.
- 2018
- Awarded scholarship to attend BlackHat Asia 2018.
- 2016
- CSAW Capture The Flag Finals, India
- As part of team bi0s, secured first runners up position.