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Cybersecurity Engineer · Full-Stack Developer

Malik
Abdullah

Building secure systems from the silicon layer up. Cybersecurity undergraduate at GIKI focused on threat detection, cryptographic engineering, and full-stack development. Nationally recognised, research-active.

3.63CGPA / 4.0
1K+Hours Tutored
75%Scan Time Cut
79.4%Coverage Gain
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About

Who I Am

I'm a rising 3rd-year Cybersecurity undergraduate at GIKI, Pakistan's premier engineering university. I build secure systems end-to-end — from hardware-level cryptographic processors and malware detection engines in C++, to backend services and web applications.

My security approach is architectural: I don't just find vulnerabilities, I understand how systems fail from the silicon layer up. Current coursework in Computer Architecture and Assembly Language gives me hardware intuition most software engineers lack.

Outside academia, I've delivered 1,000+ hours of STEM instruction to international students across UK curricula — over 90% achieved top grades. In security, communication is as critical as the code.

National cybersecurity competition finalist. Co-authored peer-reviewed network research. Currently designing an AES-inspired cryptographic processor from scratch at the hardware level.

University
GIKI — Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute
Degree
B.Sc. Cybersecurity · Expected 2028
CGPA
3.63 / 4.0
Location
Rawalpindi, Pakistan · Remote-Ready
Education
Cambridge A Levels · IGCSE 4 A★s
Certification
CS50x · Harvard University (In Progress)
Languages
English (Fluent) · Urdu (Native)
Skills

Technical Toolkit

Cybersecurity
Threat DetectionMalware AnalysisAES / RSA / ECCPKI · TLS/SSLNetwork SecurityIDS · FirewallIDOR · CSRFAccess ControlIncident ResponseSOC FundamentalsVuln AssessmentSocial Engineering
Backend & Systems
C++ (Advanced)PythonSQLBash / ShellMATLABOOP PrinciplesData StructuresAlgorithmsSystem DesignMemory SafetyREST API ConceptsDBMS
Frontend & Web
HTML5CSS3JavaScript ES6+Responsive DesignDOM ManipulationWeb Security (XSS)Secure Web ArchClient-Server Model
Tools & Infra
LinuxGit · GitHubGCC / G++ValgrindVisual StudioVS CodeTCP/IPDNS SecurityVPN ProtocolsNIST FrameworkCOBITRisk Management
Hardware & Low-Level
Assembly LanguageComputer ArchitectureISA DesignHarvard ArchitectureAES Hardware DesignCrypto Circuits
Research & Compliance
Network OptimisationWSN ResearchPSO · Sim. AnnealingHIPAA ConceptsISO Security StandardsAudit Readiness
Projects

What I've Built

🛡
C++ProductionDec 2024
SentinelAV
Malware Detection Engine · Threat Detection · Algorithmic Optimisation

Signature-based malware detection engine built from scratch in C++. Integrates tries, hash tables, bloom filters, and priority queues into a unified detection pipeline mirroring enterprise NOC threat systems. Fully verified for memory safety via Valgrind across the entire pipeline.

75%
Scan Time Reduced
O(m)
Pattern Match
100%
Memory Safe
TriesBloom FiltersHash TablesC++Valgrind
HardwareAES-Inspired2026
AIM-8 Cryptographic Processor
Computer Architecture · AES-Inspired ISA · Harvard Architecture

Designing an 8-bit cryptographic processor with a locked AES-inspired instruction set from scratch — building hardware-level intuition for encryption at the silicon layer. The locked ISA ensures cryptographic operations cannot be bypassed at the instruction level.

AssemblyHarvard ArchAES-Inspired ISAISA Design
ResearchMATLABDec 2025
WSN Node-Level Optimisation
Network Optimisation · Co-authored Peer-Reviewed Publication

Co-authored a peer-reviewed paper on energy-efficient routing algorithms (LEACH, PSO, VFA, simulated annealing) for wireless sensor networks. Demonstrates network topology depth, distributed system resilience, and infrastructure planning skills.

79.4%
Coverage Gain
4
Algorithms
MATLABPSOLEACHSim. Annealing
C++OOPJan 2025
Flight Management System
OOP · Software Engineering · Dijkstra Routing

Modular airline reservation system in 2,000+ lines of C++, implementing Dijkstra's shortest-path algorithm. Clean OOP architecture, full version control, scalable design separating booking, routing, and management concerns.

2K+
Lines of C++
C++Dijkstra'sOOPGit
Experience

Where I've Worked

Jul 2021 – Present
4+ Years
Remote STEM Tutor
Self-Employed · UK-Based International Students
  • 1,000+ hours of instruction in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to 50+ students — over 90% achieved top grades across Cambridge, Edexcel, and AQA curricula.
  • Independently managed scheduling, invoicing, progress reporting, and client communications across multiple time zones.
  • Translated complex technical systems into clear accessible language for non-technical audiences — directly applicable to client-facing security roles.
Sep 2024 – Present
Peer Academic Mentor
GIKI Student Support Services
  • Mentored first-year students in C++, data structures, and algorithms; ran weekly workshops on debugging and coding best practices.
  • Led group projects as team leader, coordinating deliverables under deadline pressure.
  • Elected First-Year CS Cohort Student Representative — institutional trust and strong communication.
Education

Foundation & Recognition

Expected May 2028
B.Sc. Cybersecurity
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI), Pakistan
DSA · OOP · Computer Architecture · DBMS · Network Security · Cryptography
CGPA: 3.63 / 4.0
2024
Cambridge A Levels
Physics · Mathematics · Computer Science
Grade B in all three subjects
2022
Cambridge IGCSE
Mathematics · Physics · Computer Science + others
4 A★ grades · 4 A grades
In Progress
CS50x — Computer Science
Harvard University (Online)
Harvard's flagship CS certification
🏆
2nd Runner-Up — All-Pakistan Cybersecurity Startup Competition

Air University Islamabad, 2024. Proposed an AI-based threat prioritisation system for Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) — cutting cybercrime response times via intelligent case routing and risk scoring. Competed against teams nationally.

Contact

Let's
Build Something.

Hiring for a cybersecurity internship, building a full-stack product, or collaborating on security research? Reach out — I respond fast.