Dhairya Parikh

Virginia Tech

Master’s in Computer Engineering (Expected May 2025) · GPA: 3.80/4.0

Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya

Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communication Engineering · CPI: 3.60/4.0 (Aug 2019 – May 2023)

TMELC, USA — Process Automation (Current)

• Developing AI-driven solutions to monitor industrial control systems using LSTM models for anomaly detection and predictive maintenance.
• Integrating Python pipelines to preprocess telemetry data and perform time-series forecasting.
• Collaborating with security teams on log analysis & behavior modeling in OT environments.

Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (VT) & Booz Allen — Graduate Research Assistant

• Designed RL-based fuzzers using Q-learning.
• Built encoders/decoders for message validation in O-RAN systems.
• Applied fuzzing to detect vulnerabilities in 5G O-RAN environment.

TMELC, USA — CO-OP Engineer

• Designed OPC UA Server/Client using open62541.
• Integrated syslog feeding into a SIEM tool for security analysis.
• Built PKI tools for certificate generation & management.

Indian Space Research Organization (SAC), India — Researcher

• Developed automated harness system using Python, Raspberry Pi & Zigbee.
• Integrated hardware components for multi-device testing.
• Created real-time control and monitoring interfaces.

Bodh Labs, India — Web Developer Intern

• Built features for a defense website using React.js & Material UI.
• Implemented OAuth authentication & admin dashboard.
• Optimized front-end components & maintained codebase.