name: Shivananda Kupnoor
located_in: Bengaluru, India
education: B.Tech @ GITAM University (CGPA: 8.38)
current_role: Member @ AXR Lab
clubs: CySec Club | CQC Club
fields_of_interest:
- Full-Stack Web Development
- Cybersecurity & DAST
- AI / LLM Integration
- Cloud-Ready Applications
currently_learning: Advanced System Design & Cloud Architecture
fun_fact: I'm also a YouTube content creator!SDE Intern @ Horizontal Thinkers Cyber Security Pvt. Ltd. | 2025
- Built scalable distributed backend systems including an AI-driven document extraction module (PDF, DOCX, OCR), improving processing efficiency by 30%+
- Designed a scalable AI-powered DAST engine integrated into an ASPM platform with automated vulnerability scanning
- Integrated LLMs for intelligent attack vector analysis and dynamic payload generation
- Designed asynchronous scan pipelines with state management and automated parallel probe execution
Full Stack Web Developer Intern @ Horizontal Thinkers | April - June 2025
- Built a full-stack IDE using React with dynamic folder uploads and recursive file parsing
- Developed custom AST modules for Python, JavaScript, and Java with a Semgrep-style static analysis engine
- Integrated interactive data visualizations for security analysis results
| # | Project | Description | Tech Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌾 | Multilingual AI Chatbot for Smart Agriculture | AI chatbot with CNN-based crop disease detection, voice + text in 8 languages, weather/market data | LLMs Ollama CNN Transfer Learning IoT |
| 🏨 | Hotel Booking Web App (MERN) | Full-stack vacation rental platform with Mapbox maps, Cloudinary, Google OAuth | MongoDB Express.js Node.js Passport.js |
| 🤖 | TeachBot - AI Classroom Assistant | Interactive AI assistant with real-time text + voice query support | Mistral LLM Node.js Express.js Ollama |
| Certificate | Issuer |
|---|---|
| Full Stack Development | HTS Consulting |
| Internship Completion | Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd |
| React.js Internship | Infosys Springboard |
| SIH 2024 Participation | Smart India Hackathon |
🔐 Former member of CySec Club and CQC Club - cybersecurity initiatives & quality control
💻 Participated in a college-level hackathon focused on real-time web applications
🎬 YouTube content creator - producing engaging videos on animal facts & transformations
🔬 Currently working as a member of AXR Lab


