I am a Ph.D. candidate at Northeastern University working as a Research Assistant at Secure Systems Lab (SecLab) under supervision of Professor Engin Kirda. My research is currently focused on Web Security and Privacy and I am working on finding methods to bypass Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) by mutating HTTP requests using fuzzing approaches. I have previously worked on browser fingerprinting, and preserving user privacy by limiting the data shared between ad exchanges by adding security layers to the browsers.
Besides research, I have around 4 years of work experience in the industry as a DevOps and Software Engineer which helped me improve my technical skills by working in agile teams with lots of technical challenges to explore.
PhD in Computer Science, (2019-present)
Northeastern University
BSc in Computer Engineering, (2014-2019)
University of Tehran
Work and Research Experience
Responsibilities include:
Tapsi is a private-cab e-hailing and ride-sharing platform equivalent to Uber which is used by millions of users daily. I started there as intern, then was offered a full-time job, and was promoted to senior level later. My contributions were focused on DevOps projects and Software Development including:
I was involved in developing a language learning website which used movie pieces to teach new languages to its users. My Tasks:
Programming Languages & Frameworks
C
, C++
, Python
, Node.js
, Flask
, Javascript
Java
, R
, Ruby on Rails
, Django
, D3.js
Tools and Services
Amazon AWS
, Docker
, Docker Swarm
, Linux
, Redis
, Rabbitmq
, Nginx
, PostgreSQL
, Mongodb
, Traefik
, MinIO
, Salt
, Prometheus
, Grafana
, Elastic
, VMware
, VSphere
, Git
, GDB
Kubernetes
, Kafka
, Ansible
, Memcached
BSc Thesis “Constructing and Analyzing Bitcoin Transaction Graph”. Extracting transaction data from different cryptocurrency blockchains and analyzing cryptocurrencies’ transaction graph. (Bitcoin and Ethereum)
Teaching Assistant
Coding Mentor