AI/ML · Python & Web Scraping · Cybersecurity & Cryptography
Building intelligent systems that think smart, stay secure, and ship fast — from post‑quantum cryptography to full‑stack AI tools.
01 / About
Second-year Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering student at SGSITS Indore, exploring the intersection of AI/ML-driven intelligent systems, Python automation, and security.
Engaged in active research roles across diverse domains — from an internship at DRDO working on soft robotics, to a recently completed stint at iQCMAT developing post-quantum secure optical communication frameworks and quantum algorithm design.
Right now, my main focus is getting really comfortable with Python and its advanced libraries — things like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn — so I can build reliable data and AI workflows, along with web scraping to pull and process real-world data. Alongside that, I'm growing my knowledge of cybersecurity and cryptography, because I believe any system worth building is only as good as how well it protects the people using it. I'm also picking up backend development with Django and strengthening my problem-solving fundamentals through DSA in Java — the goal is to be someone who can build a project end-to-end: smart, secure, and usable.
I don't just build things that work — I build things that hold up. My work spans AI/ML systems, cybersecurity, and full-stack development, grounded in real research experience at DRDO and iQCMAT and proven under pressure at national hackathons. I bring the rare combination of someone who can design a model, secure it, and ship it as a usable product.
Deepening my grip on advanced Python libraries for data & AI workflows, picking up the Django framework for backend web development, and sharpening problem-solving fundamentals by working through Data Structures & Algorithms in Java.
Aaliya Khan
02 / Stack
Upskilling with purpose. Exploring with intent
// comfortable using tools like CyberChef for encoding, decoding & forensic analysis · competed in the e-Rakshak National Cybersecurity Hackathon (CTF qualifier round), finishing in the top 100 teams out of a large national pool · comfortable working with AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, Gemini) to accelerate research, debugging, and prototyping.
03 / Selected work
Command & Control System · AAROHAN Techfest
An AI-based defense intelligence system for threat detection, prediction, and battlefield visualization utilizing multi-source data fusion. Secured 1st place at the PRARUPAM Prototype Competition.
Unified Delivery Intelligence · MANTHAN 1.0
A smart platform coordinating routes, real-time traffic, parking availability, and on-ground execution. Advanced to the final screening round at the MANTHAN 1.0 Hackathon.
Fleet Management Dashboard · Odoo Hackathon
A smart transport operations platform with a clean, responsive dashboard for managing fleets end-to-end. Built in an 8-hour hackathon.
Track record
1st Place at PRARUPAM Prototype Competition with PRAHAAR-AI, out of a large national pool of teams.
AAROHAN Techfest
Hackathon win
Top 100 teams nationally in the e-Rakshak Cybersecurity Hackathon CTF qualifier round.
e-Rakshak CTF
Cybersecurity competition
Achieved fidelity = 1.0 on quantum teleportation circuits built in Qiskit during the iQCMAT internship.
iQCMAT Research
Quantum computing
Aug 2025 — Sep 2029
Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS), Indore.
May 2022 — May 2024
Completed senior secondary education with a focus on science and mathematics.
Apr 2014 — May 2022
Grabbed a position among the top 3 debaters in inter-school SAMAGAM, and was part of one of the top 3 teams in the SAMAGAM District-level Science & General Knowledge Quiz. Played a major role in inter-school activities as council representative and mediator.
Sep 2025 — Present
In collaboration with MANIT Bhopal & IIT Indore — simulation, modeling & literature analysis for a soft robotic hand gripper.
Jun 2026 — Jul 2026
SGSITS Indore's Centre of Excellence — focused on Post-Quantum Cryptography, Secure Data Communication, and implementing Quantum Solvers in Qiskit.
Sep 2025 — Mar 2026
Contributed to the design & fabrication segment for SGSITS Indore's official Formula Student racing team.
06 / Certifications
NPTEL · IIT Madras
Core ML theory & applied techniques, completed via the NPTEL platform.
View certificate →GIAN · IIT Indore
Certificate of attendance for a GIAN workshop on Soft Robotics, hosted at IIT Indore.
View certificate →iQCMAT, SGSITS Indore
Awarded for completing the research internship at iQCMAT, working on post-quantum cryptography.
View certificate →07 / Let's connect
Open to research collaborations, internships, and interesting problems in AI, cybersecurity, and intelligent systems. Also available for freelance web dev work on Fiverr.