Systems Timeline
AI/ML student transitioning into cybersecurity. Tracking my journey through projects, certifications, and hands-on learning in homelabs and security tools.
Learning Focus
Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking
Building security tools, CTFs, homelab experiments
Status
Student & Intern
Learning through hands-on projects
Education
B.Tech AI & Data Science
AISSMS IOIT, Pune (2022-Present)
Timeline
Sentinel-SSH v1.1.0
Production SSH intrusion detection system with log parsing, ban automation, and Prometheus metrics.
BnB Developers
Software Development Intern
Backend development and API integrations.
Mar 2025 - Present
Homelab Infrastructure
Self-hosted lab: Raspberry Pi cluster, SSH hardening, network monitoring, log aggregation.
GDG AISSMS IOIT
AI/ML Lead
Organized workshops, led ML projects, managed tech initiatives.
Sep 2024 - May 2025
AI Adventures
Machine Learning Intern
Data preprocessing, model training, deployment pipelines.
Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
Ethical Hacking Training
Issued by Internshala
Network security, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing.
Linux System Administration
Issued by IIT Bombay
Command-line proficiency, shell scripting, system services.
Web Development Bootcamp
Issued by Udemy
Full-stack development (React, Node.js, databases).
B.Tech AI & Data Science
AISSMS IOIT, Pune
Currently pursuing undergraduate degree in AI & Data Science.
Google IT Automation with Python
Issued by Google (Coursera)
Python automation, Git, configuration management.
Stack of Record
The tools I actually use for homelab work, security projects, and system administration. Not a skill showcase—just what's in production.
Operating Systems
- •Ubuntu Server 22.04
- •Kali Linux
- •Raspberry Pi OS
Languages
- •Python 3.11
- •Bash
- •JavaScript
Infrastructure
- •Docker
- •systemd
- •SSH
- •ufw
- •cron
- •nginx
Monitoring
- •Prometheus
- •Grafana
- •journalctl
- •dmesg
Security
- •fail2ban
- •iptables
- •OpenSSH hardening
- •Pi-hole DNS filtering
Development
- •Git
- •VS Code
- •vim
- •tmux
$ cat learning-philosophy.txt
[1] Break things intentionally. Then document how you fixed them.
[2] If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it yet.
[3] Homelabs are for learning, not perfection. Production is a different story.
[4] Read the logs. Always read the logs.
Want to Know More?
Check out my projects for detailed write-ups, or reach out if you want to discuss infrastructure, security tooling, or homelab setups.