lakshit verma

/ləkʃɪtˈʋəɾma/

noun: developer, ctf player, student

hi! i'm a 3rd year student at manipal institute of technology.

interests in cybersecurity, digital forensics and incident response.

also passionate about software and building things in general.

currently playing ctf with cryptonite (#2 ctf team in india) as its forensics head.

former OSS intern at code for govtech's mentoring program over summer 2025.

looking for summer 2026 and winter 2025 internships in the above fields (and more!)

experience

code for govtech (c4gt)
student software developer with dhwani ris • may 2025 - august 2025
developed with angular, mongodb, next.js and python for easier access and creation of their forms.
cryptonite
team member & forensics head • jan 2024 - present
lots of things, primarily capture the flag (ctf), digital forensics, hackathons, and training/recruitment. we're currently the #2 ctf team in all of india!
acm student chapter, mit manipal
core committee member • nov 2023 - oct 2024
worked on ml workshops and contests.

projects

python flask three.js
aug 2025
real-time orbital collision prediction for 12,000+ satellites using ensemble ml, lstm/gru networks, and three.js 3d viz.
python btrfs xfs pyqt
oct 2024 - jul 2025
btrfs/xfs file recovery tool with low-level parsing, pyqt gui, and ai-driven dfir analysis.
react next.js gemini api
may 2025
ai travel assistant with gemini api, irctc integration, and backtracking route optimization.
verilog cryptography fpga
mar 2025 - apr 2025
des cryptosystem with 16-round feistel network and optimized combinational logic for fpga.
c assembly reverse engineering
jul 2024 - dec 2024
8-bit vm in c with nor gate-based xor encryption for nitectf 2024 reverse engineering challenges.
react native expo typescript
august 2024
react native meditation app with convaai integration and semantic journal analysis.
javascript html css
april 2024
penetration-testing browser extension for cookie extraction and webhook-based logging.

achievements

indian institute of technology jammu
1,00,000 INR
december 2024
kls gogte institute of technology, belagavi
25,000 INR
may 2025
k.j. somaiya college of engineering
15,000 INR
february 2025
mit manipal innovation centre
10,000 INR
april 2025
the astronomy club at manipal
5,000 INR
august 2025

education & skills

manipal institute of technology
bachelor of technology, electrical engineering
expected july 2027
kendriya vidyalya jnu campus
cbse - pcm with cs
june 2022
Languages
Python C C++ JavaScript TypeScript Bash HTML/CSS Verilog Assembly LaTeX SQL
Frameworks & Libraries
React Next.js React Native Flask FastAPI Angular PyQt Three.js Node.js Express.js Expo Material UI Tailwind CSS
Technologies & Domains
Git Docker MongoDB REST APIs JSON FPGA Machine Learning PyTorch XGBoost LightGBM CatBoost LSTM/GRU Make/CMake
Relevant Coursework
Computer Architecture FPGA Design Verilog Microcontrollers Embedded Systems Signal Processing
Cybersecurity & DFIR
IDA Pro Ghidra Wireshark Volatility GDB EnCase Sleuthkit FTK Imager BTRFS XFS Reverse Engineering Cryptography
interested? contact me.
discord: @vei1e online