I'm Ridham. My primary interests lie in network security, smart contract development and applied cryptography. I currently work at quip.network Did my masters in cybersecurity from Northeastern University.
More about me
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Networking:
Experienced in networking and systems administration, mostly worked on small-to-medium-scale network setup, administration, and quality of service (QoS). Also have some experience in OT environments. I know enough to not restart an old palo alto firewall. More such wisdom can be found in my notes and heavily utilised to bond with old IT folks. -
Applied cryptography: Have analysed several e2e messaging protocols , did a analysis of signal codebase in-depth. Also worked on smart wallets and swap protocols utilising post-quantum signature schemes like SHRINCS / SPHINCS.
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Cybersec:
Did my masters in cybersecurity , was active in blue-team competitions. Did a whole bunch of IT / security work during my freelance engagements before that, ranging from setting up network for SMBs to mitigating security / IT incidents. -
Development:
Smart contracts, distributed nodes , and everything in between. -
Embedded Systems:
embedded firmware, embedded Linux.
Personal Interests:
- Automotive Enthusiast: Known for offering informal advice on car and motorcycle purchases. I enjoy exploring trails on weekends and going on long drives. On a hiatus for a while now tho.
- Music: Appreciate genres such as metal/punk rock, J-Rock indie, and electronic music. And variations of them like techno classical or techno rock
Current Pursuits
- zkVM optimisation
- Post-quantum signature schemes as identity mechanisms for e2e messengers
- quantum optimisation problems.
What You Can Find Here
- Posts: A collection of my ongoing projects and topics of interest.
- Thoughts: I think about some stuff and this should be an outlet for that
Contact Information
Feel free to reach out to me via email at ridhambhagat@gmail.com.