SYSTEM_STATUS: ACTIVE // ROLE: CYBERSECURITY RESEARCHER // MCA GOLD MEDALLIST (9.84 CGPA)
CURRENT_FOCUS: MALWARE ANALYSIS // REVERSE ENGINEERING // BINARY EXPLOITATION

Cybersecurity Researcher and Gold Medallist (MCA) with a strong foundation in network security and systems programming. I design and implement high-throughput protocol parsers in C++, build behavior-based endpoint threat detection agents, and research deep learning models for malware classification.

• 🏆 Accolades: Postgraduate Gold Medallist (College Topper) with a 9.84 / 10.0 CGPA.
• 🔬 Academic Services: Peer-reviewer and journal reviewer for Scopus-indexed publications (BEEI, IJEECS).

Languages:    [ C ]  [ C++ ]  [ Python ]  [ Solidity ]  [ JavaScript ]  [ SQL ]  [ Java ]
Frameworks:   [ Scapy ]  [ Django ]  [ Pandas ]  [ NumPy ]  [ Keras / TensorFlow ]
Security:     [ Linux (Kali/Ubuntu) ]  [ Wireshark ]  [ Nmap ]  [ Burp Suite ]  [ Ghidra ]

• 🔍 vanguard: A Portable Executable (PE) static analysis parser designed to audit DOS/Optional headers, sections entropy (identifying packers), and Import Address Tables.
• 📡 Network-Scanner: A high-speed, modular, multi-threaded CLI network reconnaissance toolkit utilizing Scapy custom ARP injection to bypass standard ICMP blocking rules.
• 🎓 blockvarsity: A decentralized Web3 credential validation and education incentive platform implementing EVM-based smart contracts.
• 🔗 Blockchain-101: Foundational blockchain structures, cryptography examples, and smart contract tutorials.

1. "CNN-LSTM Hybrid Model for Enhanced Malware Analysis and Detection"
   G. Karat, J. M. Kannimoola, N. Nair, A. Vazhayil, S. V. G, & P. Poornachandran
   Procedia Computer Science, Volume 233, 2024, Pages 492-503 (Scopus Indexed).
2. "Anomaly Detection in IoT Network Using SDN Principles"
   A. M, N. Nair, G. Karat, S. V. G, & P. Poornachandran
   5th IEEE International Conference on Electronics and Sustainable Communication Systems (ICESC), 2024.
3. "Revolutionizing Education: Blockchain-Based Incentive Systems"
   G. Karat & J. M. Kannimoola
   7th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Control Systems (ICICCS), 2023.

• 📧 Secure Mail: gautamkarat@gmail.com
• 🔗 LinkedIn Portal: linkedin.com/in/gautam-karat
• 🐙 GitHub Node: github.com/novicecoder10