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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

  • 2018 - Present
    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.