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Ajitesh Sharma

THE ENGINEERING RECORD OF A SYSTEMS BUILDER

THURSDAY 7 AUGUST 2026 · VOL. I
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Exposing Vulnerabilities · Engineering Resilient Systems · Applied AI

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CASE NO. 43 — FINDINGS PUBLISHED

A systems engineer
who builds things —
kernel to cloud.

Three years in: Ajitesh Sharma builds high-throughput DPI engines, and deploys streaming anomaly detectors.

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Currently completing his B.Tech in Computer Science (Information Security) at VIT Vellore.

He interned at Hindalco Industries (Aditya Birla Group), digitizing workforce scheduling for 1,200+ site personnel.

Ajitesh Sharma Portrait

PICTURED: the subject, in his natural habitat.

He builds things that inspect, detect, and protect. His work spans C++17 deep packet inspection engines, O(1)-memory streaming anomaly detectors, and containerized microservices platforms.

When he's not writing lock-free code, he's researching or filing Indian patent applications for systems that don't exist yet, restless lad.

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Author’s Note

I’m Ajitesh Sharma, a Computer Science student with a curiosity for understanding how technology works beneath the surface—and a habit of turning that curiosity into things I can build.

My interests sit at the intersection of software engineering, cybersecurity, and intelligent systems. I enjoy working on problems where there is more to solve than simply writing code: designing systems, understanding how components interact, making them reliable, and figuring out what happens when things don’t go as planned.

Along the way, I’ve built projects ranging from behavioral anomaly detection to encrypted traffic analysis, while gaining hands-on experience with backend development, system design, and security. Some of my work has also led to patent filings and research in IEEE conferences, giving me the opportunity to explore ideas beyond the classroom.

This website is a collection of that journey—the projects I’ve built, the problems I’ve explored, the things I’ve learned, and a few ideas still in progress.

I’m still early in the story, but that’s precisely what makes it interesting.

— Ajitesh Sharma

Computer Science · Builder · Researcher · Curious by default

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THE EVIDENCE

Selected Works

Dispatches A – E · Filed 2025 – 2026
DISPATCH A

CipherPulse

A high-performance C++17 Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) engine utilizing JA4+ fingerprints and Shannon Entropy for real-time encrypted malware traffic detection. Engineered for multi-threaded packet capture and low-latency feature extraction.

C++17 DPI JA4+
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DISPATCH B

Sentinel-Stream

O(1)-Memory anomaly detection pipeline using LightGBM and Fast-Hoeffding Trees, deployed via FastAPI for real-time inference with TreeSHAP explanations.

LightGBM · FastAPI OPEN DISPATCH →
DISPATCH C

SeatSnap

Containerized seat reservation microservices with high-availability scheduling. Built with robust CI/CD and system observability.

Docker · K8s OPEN DISPATCH →
DISPATCH D

NutriVision Pro

AI-powered dietary analysis tool leveraging Gemini Vision API for food recognition and nutritional breakdown.

Next.js · Gemini OPEN DISPATCH →
DISPATCH E — HINDALCO

Workforce Queue System

Enterprise system for digitizing workforce scheduling, reducing manual allocation overhead for 1,200+ site personnel daily.

Spring Boot · Oracle OPEN DISPATCH →
THE LAB REPORT

Technical Competencies

Core CS & Languages

C++17, Java, Python, C, SQL, PL/SQL, JavaScript.

Data Structures & Algorithms, OOP, OS, Computer Networks.

Systems & Security

DPI, JA4+, YARA, Wireshark, eBPF, Linux, Autopsy, Metasploit.

Backend, Cloud & AI

Spring Boot, FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, AWS, PostgreSQL, REST, WebSockets.

PyTorch, LightGBM, Scikit-Learn, TreeSHAP.

THE SERVICE RECORD

Professional Experience

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INTERN · MAY 2026 - JUL 2026

Architected and developed a digitized workforce scheduling system, migrating from manual legacy processes. Implemented robust Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) ensuring strict data segregation across administrative tiers. Streamlined the daily shift allocation and attendance monitoring for over 1,200 site personnel.

ACADEMIA

Education

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore

B.TECH CSE (INFORMATION SECURITY) · EXPECTED JUL 2027

Pursuing rigorous coursework in Operating Systems, Network Security, Cryptography, and Advanced Data Structures. Core member of ACM-VIT.

PUBLISHED FINDINGS

Research & Patents

ACCEPTED

The Alignment Paradox: Emotional Flattening and Social Safety Risks in Proactive AI Agents

IEEE COMPSAC 2026 STUDENT SYMPOSIUM

This paper investigates the unforeseen consequences of over-aligning proactive AI agents to maximize safety at the expense of social utility.

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Filed Indian Patents

  • PUBLISHED

    System and Method for O(1) Memory Streaming Anomaly Detection

  • PUBLISHED

    Audio Deepfake Detection via Shannon Entropy

  • PUBLISHED

    Real-time Lip-Sync Detection using Visual CNNs

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