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• Software Engineering Intern at Apple (2020, 2021, 2022)
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Publications

  • Preventing wireless deauthentication attacks over 802.11 Networks

    arxiv.org – Cornell University Library

    The objective of this paper is to investigate a special Denial of Service (DoS) attack against 802.11 wireless networks. This attack is known as the Deauthentication / Disassociation attack which is launched against 802.11-based wireless networks. When a client needs to disconnect from the wireless access point, it sends special frames known as deauthentication or disassociation frames. Due to being encrypted, these frames do not require an authenticated user. Hence, an attacker can craft these…

    The objective of this paper is to investigate a special Denial of Service (DoS) attack against 802.11 wireless networks. This attack is known as the Deauthentication / Disassociation attack which is launched against 802.11-based wireless networks. When a client needs to disconnect from the wireless access point, it sends special frames known as deauthentication or disassociation frames. Due to being encrypted, these frames do not require an authenticated user. Hence, an attacker can craft these frames and send them to the access point in such a way that the access point assumes the frames to be coming from the client and not the attacker. In this paper, an efficient solution is proposed to prevent deauthentication attack by using a session management system used to then verify deauthentication frames.

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  • Facebook Messenger is building a ‘Watch Videos Together’ feature

    TechCrunch

    Featured on TechCrunch, The Verge, Engadget and more for finding an unreleased feature in Facebook Messenger.

    Other authors
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  • Multimedia and Web Technologies – Class 12th

    B.R. International

    Contributed to the Multimedia and Web Technologies for Class 12 book officially used by CBSE.

    Other authors
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Projects

  • Sign in with Apple – Node.js library

    - Present

    Created the first functional open source Node.js library for Apple's new "Sign in with Apple" feature. Currently the most popular repository to achieve that functionality – with 100+ stars on Github.

    See project

  • Virtual Rooms

    Virtual Rooms is a platform where people can create Virtual Reality room designs using Wayfair furniture. The designs can then be shared online to the platform, where other people can experience them in VR. All the furniture in the room design can be added to the shopping cart at the tap of a button.

    Other creators
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  • Dhwani

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    Created Dhwani, a smart sound recognition platform that can listen for familiar sounds, and alert you when it finds them playing again.

    Worked on hotword recognition and voice training module.

    Other creators
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  • Plavana

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    Plavana is an inclusively designed tool that integrates seamlessly into an aircraft to provide information about features of interest on the ground and locate safe emergency landing zones. It aims to make the inflight experience richer and more accessible.

    • Designed the UI / UX of the platform
    • Developed the In-Flight Entertainment and the Pilot's platform

    Built at NASA Space Apps – 2nd Prize at local level and Global Nominee

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  • Tesseract – Not your average racing game

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    Tesseract is a multiplayer racing game made in Unity with the game running on a computer while the players played using their phones as controllers.
    Finalist at IndiaHacks 2016 (International Game Dev. Hackathon) with 10,000 participants.

    Used websockets to transmit sensor data with minimal latency.

    Other creators
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  • Timebound

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    Timebound is a productivity app that lets you manage your deadlines in a meaningful way and helps you keep track of time left through a countdown! It syncs with all your devices, lets you set deadlines in a different timezone, gives you timely reminders – making it the perfect productivity app!

    • Designed the UI / UX for the iOS, Android and Web platform single-handedly.
    • Developed the iOS, Android and Web platform single-handedly.
    • Created the branding and marketed the app…

    Timebound is a productivity app that lets you manage your deadlines in a meaningful way and helps you keep track of time left through a countdown! It syncs with all your devices, lets you set deadlines in a different timezone, gives you timely reminders – making it the perfect productivity app!

    • Designed the UI / UX for the iOS, Android and Web platform single-handedly.
    • Developed the iOS, Android and Web platform single-handedly.
    • Created the branding and marketed the app single-handedly.

    See project

  • Vurb

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    An iOS app for crowd-sourced delivery of household commodities.

    • Awarded 3rd place overall (out of 1,000 participants) at AngelHack hackathon in New Delhi.
    • Created using Xcode with the back-end on Parse, that uses the shared economy model
    for delivery of any consumer items.

    Other creators
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Honors & Awards

  • Awarded for Hacking Facebook

    Facebook

    Facebook allows people to change names of big groups only once in 28 days. In January 2019, I found a vulnerability with Facebook that allowed me to change the name of a big Facebook group more than once in a span of 28 days. Facebook awarded me with a bounty, and I was featured on Facebook's hall of fame under "2018" here: https://facebook.com/whitehat/thanks

  • Dean's List – Fall 2018

    Arizona State University

    Dean's List Recipient for getting a 4.0 GPA.

  • Winner, Wayfair Sponsor Prize at MHacks 11

    Wayfair

    Created Virtual Rooms, a platform where one can create and share VR room designs using the 3D models API from Wayfair. Awarded an Oculus Go for the same.

  • NDTV 24x7 Feature

    NDTV

    Featured on NDTV 24x7, India's largest news channel, as an ethical hacker for steps to mitigate the harmful effects of the blue whale challenge.

    https://youtu.be/AHnzwnp83Gc?t=65

  • NDTV India Cyber Security Panelist

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    Featured on NDTV India as a Cyber Security Panelist.

    URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0o_oPRy-RE

  • Shazam Bug Bounty

    Shazam

    Found the presence of the heartbleed vulnerability on Shazam's servers. Awarded a bug bounty of $500.

    https://blog.ananayarora.com/first-hacking-bug-bounty-9399cc1f8869

  • Gold Medal for Excellence in Computer Science (Grade 12)

    Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram

    Awarded for Excellence in Computer Science in Grade 12.

  • Second Runners Up

    AngelHack Delhi Hackathon

    Created Vurb, an iOS app for crowd-sourced delivery of household commodities.

    • Awarded 3rd place overall (out of 1,000 participants) at AngelHack hackathon in New Delhi.
    • Created using Xcode with the back-end on Parse, that uses the shared economy model
    for delivery of any consumer items.

  • Junior Indian Capture the Flag

    Amrita University

    A week-long residential Cyber Security camp in Kerala (South India). Top 35 students were invited to attend the camp, after a month-long online ethical hacking contest. Ranked 2nd in the final contest.

  • Conrad Challenge

    Conrad Foundation

    Power Pitch Finalist for creating Project Zephyros – A concept of having auto-repairable solar sails and an electrolytic engine to provide a medium-size spacecraft with the required thrust.

  • Gold Medal for Excellence in Computer Science (Grade 11)

    Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram

    Awarded for Excellence in Computer Science in Grade 11.

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