Vasudha A M
Automotive Cybersecurity & Security Engineering
Bengaluru, Karnataka, Indiavasudha.murthy08@gmail.comGitHubLinkedInSummary
Computer Science graduate with a security-first engineering foundation spanning automotive cybersecurity, safety-critical systems and secure software design. As Safety Lead on a QNX RTOS-based automotive platform, owned the full security lifecycle — threat modeling, TARA, safe-state analysis and the documentation that made the system auditable and traceable end to end, in compliance with ISO 26262 and ISO/SAE 21434. Hands-on with Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit and Wireshark, and bringing the same risk-aware approach to Azure data engineering, Python and SQL.
Experience
Data Engineer Intern · InclinedPlane
– Present
Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Reviewed and monitored ADF pipelines within a medallion-architecture Azure data platform built for a FTSE-listed enterprise client, tracking data quality and flagging pipeline failures for the engineering team.
- Gaining working exposure to Azure Data Factory and Synapse by shadowing senior engineers on live pipeline monitoring, documentation and issue triage.
- Completed Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate and Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) during the internship.
Automotive Cybersecurity Intern · BitArmora Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
–
Mysore, Karnataka
- Co-led design and validation of AegisKernel, a QNX RTOS-based secure operating environment, within a 4-member engineering team, owning the system's safety architecture end to end.
- Engineered and executed TARA, threat modeling, WCET validation and safe-state analysis across 120+ critical operations, in compliance with ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434 and ISO 21448.
- Built and maintained the core technical documentation — SRS, Safety Envelope Specifications, architecture diagrams and a Critical Operations Taxonomy — that made the system auditable and traceable.
- Applied the same risk-assessment and documentation discipline to data classification and governance thinking.
Education
B.E./B.Tech, Computer Science
2026
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)
- Published 2 research contributions: a patented innovation (Indian Patent Office, filed Dec 2025) and a co-authored paper presented at ICEAMST 2025 (Springer Nature).
- Won 1st Place for Best Project at the Project Exhibition (Dec 2025).
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Vulnerability Assessment · Threat Analysis · Ethical Hacking · ISO 27001
- Security Tools
- Nmap · Burp Suite · Metasploit · Wireshark · Nessus · Hydra · Hashcat · John the Ripper · Nikto · Netcat · Kali Linux
- Automotive Security & Safety
- TARA · ISO/SAE 21434 · ISO 26262 · ISO 21448 · QNX
- Languages
- Python · SQL · C
- Cloud & Data Engineering
- Azure Fabric · Azure Data Factory · Azure Synapse
- Web & Backend
- HTML · CSS · Flask · REST APIs · MongoDB · Firebase
- Mobile
- Kotlin · Android Studio · Firebase
- Tools & Platforms
- Git · GitHub · GitLab · VS Code · Eclipse · Jira · Confluence · Canva
Projects
RegenX
— Dynamic geofencing-based waste management platform with real-time tracking, location alerts and AI complaint classification (Kotlin, Firebase, Google Maps API).GoTogether
— Ride-sharing and rewards progressive web app with real-time route visualization (React.js, Node.js, Express, MongoDB).CogniChat
— AI-driven cognitive assessment chatbot with emotion-based persona switching (BERT, GPT, Flask, MongoDB).
Achievements
Patent filed: System and Method for Dynamic Geofencing in Waste Management and Collection Notification
Indian Patent Office.
1st Place, Best Project — Project Exhibition
For RegenX.
Paper: AI-Driven Smart Waste Management with Geofencing and Civic Accountability
Co-authored; presented at ICEAMST 2025 (Springer Nature).
BGSCET 24-hour Advaya Hackathon
Participant.
SIET Tumkur 24-hour National Level Hackathon
Participant.
Top 20 — SKIT “Build For Bengaluru” 12-hour Hackathon
Top 5 — college-level Python coding competition
Volunteer: Awareness Program on Cyber Threats
Ran a week-long program (9–12 Jul 2024) on safe social media use and cyber threats for high school students.