Yuvraj Singh Chauhan
Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security)
Education
| Degree/Certificate | Institute/Board | Year |
|---|---|---|
| B.Tech. | Indian Institute of Information Technology, Una | 2024-Present |
Experience
Founding Chairperson
IIITU ACM Student Chapter | On-site | Feb 2026 - Present
- Established and chartered the university's ACM student chapter, building organizational structure, bylaws, and governance from the ground up.
- Spearheaded technical programming across AI/ML research, cybersecurity, software engineering, systems design, and competitive programming.
- Led a chapter identity and branding initiative, establishing vision, tagline, and outreach materials.
Security Operations Center - Developer Intern
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay - TrustLab | On-site | May 2025 - July 2025
- Engineered a full-stack cybersecurity visualization platform using React (TypeScript) and Node.js (Express) with Neo4j and ELK Stack integration.
- Designed and deployed a secure microservice architecture (11 services) with Docker Compose, TLS/SSL encryption.
Backend and DevOps Lead
Indian Institute of Information Technology Una | On-site | Mar 2025 - Present
- Lead the code refactoring effort post government mandated security audit to harden the codebase against cyber threats.
- iiitu-website: Led a dynamic, backend-driven refactor eliminating hardcoded school routes and static data for scalability.
- iiitu-admin: Standardized static file handling and access control for key modules, improving permission hygiene.
Projects / Open Source
Git — Upstream Contributions
git@vger.kernel.org mailing list | Mar 2026 - Present
- Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in
path-walk.c'sadd_tree_entries(). - Sent a 2-patch series on
t7412-submodule-absorbgitdirs.shimproving test coverage. - Multi-round review with Junio C Hamano, Derrick Stolee, D. Ben Knoble, and René Scharfe.
Podman — Container Documentation
containers/podman | Feb - Mar 2026
- Enhanced systemd/Quadlet documentation by clarifying protocol support for PublishPort (merged PR #28163).
- Also contributed to Red Hat GoCourse by adding Go present tool installation instructions (merged PR #192).
Linux Kernel — Staging Driver Patches
linux-kernel & linux-staging mailing lists | Jan 2026 - Present
- Resolved a resource leak in the octeon ethernet driver; patch merged by Greg Kroah-Hartman.
- Removed a redundant MAC address macro from the rtl8723bs staging driver; merged into staging-next.
Apache Software Foundation — Open Source Contributions
Apache Superset, APISIX-Dashboard, incubator-Devlake | Oct 2025 - Jan 2026
- Apache Superset: Bug-fixes (#36075, #35848), validation improvements (#36076), documentation (#35723).
- Apache APISIX-Dashboard: Implemented password masking for sensitive fields (#3251).
- Apache incubator-Devlake: Implemented GitHub refresh tokens for extended data collection (#8667).
4K YouTube Video Downloader
Personal Project | Oct. 2023
- A CLI program using pytube to download YouTube videos in any quality up to 4K.
- Used ffmpeg to merge audio and video streams; added playlist support.
Python-SQL Connector and UI-Dashboard
Personal Project | May. 2023
- Developed a 100% Python-based application for managing local SQL databases.
- Wrote scripts to handle backend database connections and display data through a GUI.
Technical Skills
Programming Languages
C/C++, Python, Go
Frameworks
Python (Flask, FastAPI, Django)
Others
Gitflow & Trunk-Based Development, Docker, Microservices Architecture, Neo4j, ELK Stack, Cloudflare DNS & Workers, Git and GitHub
Positions of Responsibility
Development Head
AAVESH, IIIT Una
Dec. 2025 - Present
Achievements
NeuroHack Challenge 2026 - IITG.ai
Secured Rank 54 - 54 out of 817 registered teams nationwide
2026
FSF40 Hackathon - Free Software Foundation
Worked on the openproject - mattermost plugin closing 4 issues
2025
Digital Innovation Symposium 2025 - IIT Guwahati
Invited for on-site presentation of our idea: AI system to generate 2D drawings from 3D models
2025
Regional Mathematical Olympiad Qualified
HBCSE: First step for team India selection for IMO
2019