Srikar Paida

LLM Security Researcher

• ▹Trained and fine-tuned large language models on graduate-level, reasoning-intensive cybersecurity problems.
• ▹Identified reasoning failure modes and safety boundary violations in LLMs by evaluating model outputs for adversarial susceptibility using CTF-style problem construction.
• ▹Evaluated model reasoning quality and iterated on training approaches, contributing to improved AI-assisted security tooling.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• ▹Mentored and instructed undergraduate students in core cybersecurity concepts, security tooling, and regulatory compliance frameworks including HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA, and GDPR.
• ▹Organized and led hands-on lab sessions translating theoretical concepts into practical, real-world application.
• ▹Refined course content by facilitating discussions and collaborating with the professor, ensuring curriculum alignment with current industry standards.

Software Engineer

• ▹Reduced priority incident response time by 6% by serving as SME for API macro mapping, using systematic triage and root cause analysis to resolve recurring failure patterns.
• ▹Improved platform security and code quality by identifying and resolving critical codebase vulnerabilities via Cybeats SCA/SBOM and SonarQube, contributing to a secure SDLC.
• ▹Led the migration of the primary client-facing dashboard from AngularJS to ReactJS, improving performance and maintainability and resulting in a 3% increase in customer satisfaction scores.
• ▹Developed standardized, secure onboarding documentation that streamlined integration for new engineers.
• ▹Collaborated with cross-functional engineering and product teams across multiple time zones to coordinate feature releases and align on API integrations.

Cybersecurity Analyst

• ▹Managed end-to-end deployment process for a mission-critical energy management system, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful production releases.
• ▹Conducted comprehensive vulnerability assessments on production systems, delivering risk-rated reports to enable proactive prioritization of security improvements.
• ▹Delivered detailed vulnerability reports to stakeholders on a regular basis, enabling risk-informed prioritization and ensuring proactive issue resolution.

Security Researcher

• ▹Performed comprehensive research on Public Key Encryption in Cryptography, focusing on developing more efficient algorithms.
• ▹Contributed to the field of cryptography by authoring and publishing a research paper, and presenting findings at the IEEE CICT-2019 conference, leading to broader dissemination and recognition of improved cryptographic methods.

GPA: 4.0