Arvin Asrari — Portfolio

About Me

Cybersecurity graduate student with hands-on research experience. Passionate about applying practical techniques to real-world security problems, with a focus on systems, low-level internals, and applied research. Enjoys building, breaking, and improving complex systems, and collaborating on impactful projects.

Tools

Coin

Open

Linux

Open

Cards

Open

Pirate’s Log

Open

To-Do List

Open

Education

Research Assistant

Jan 2023 – Present

Finding proximity vulnerabilities via selective fuzzing with memory snapshots on Android wireless stacks.

Teaching Assistant

Sept 2023 – Present

Lab instruction, grading, and mentorship in advanced security courses and systems topics.

Key Courses

Completed:

Cryptography & Network Security; Advanced Operating Systems; Software Vulnerabilities & Exploits.

Projects

Kernel Module Projects Personal Project — Montreal

Function redirection, ARM64 instruction patching, controlled kernel panic modules.
Deployment scripts for devices; improved debugging workflows.
Skills: C, ARM64, Kernel, Shell.
GitHub: kernel-module-projects

APK Encryption Analysis Personal Project — Montreal

Automated static/dynamic analysis to detect ciphers and native lib usage.
Decompile, grep, and device-side probes with adb + radare2.
Skills: Bash, radare2, apktool, adb.
GitHub: APK-Encryption-Analysis

Kite-based Wi-Fi & LoRa System Personal Project — Montreal

Raspberry Pi AP + scanner; LoRa via ESP32; OLED status.
Battery-optimized, field-deployable rig.

Docker Version Checker Course Project — Montreal

Detects and updates Docker on Debian-based distros.
Skills: Bash, Docker, Sysadmin.
GitHub: checkdocker-version

GWO for Kernel-Level Security Bachelor’s Final Project — Tehran

Optimized ACLs/SELinux/AppArmor trade-offs with Grey Wolf Optimizer.
Skills: Python, Security Policies.
GitHub: Grey-Wolf-Optimizer

Tic-Tac-Toe (Minimax) Bachelor’s Project — Tehran

Classic game with optimal AI decision-making.
GitHub: tic-tac-toe

Experience

Cybersecurity Intern — DLP TD Bank, Toronto — May 2025 – Present
- Enterprise data protection policy tuning and triage.
- Skills: DLP (Symantec, Purview), data classification.
Research Assistant Concordia University — Jan 2024 – Present
- Android kernel/wireless fuzzing with snapshot-guided harnesses.
- Skills: Linux kernel, C, fuzzing, Python.
Teaching Assistant Concordia University — Jan 2024 – Present
- Graduate labs, grading, mentorship in advanced security.
- Skills: Linux, Java/Python, HPC admin, Wireshark, Frida.
Software Engineer Rayan Pardaz Kavosh — Mar 2022 – Dec 2022
- BPMS/DDPA implementations for financial workflows.
- Skills: Python, C, Linux, Git, Bizagi.
IT Technician Barad Innovators — Sept 2021 – Dec 2021
- Server/endpoint backups and client support.
- Skills: Ubuntu, scripting, diagnostics.
IT Intern Iranian Information Technology Organization — May 2020 – Jan 2021
- E-government research and IT support.
- Skills: Linux, Wireshark, Bash.

Participations

Participant, NorthSec 2025 CTF — Montreal, Canada (2025)

Hands-on attack/defense challenges across web, pwn, crypto, and forensics. Focused on methodical recon, clean note-taking, and quick triage to maximize team points.

Technical Skills: Linux, Burp Suite, Wireshark, Python, Reverse Engineering, Crypto, Forensics.

Top 3 — SAP Challenge, ConUHacks 2025 — Montreal, Canada (2025)

Built an iOS wildfire operations tool with data ingestion and forecasting. I owned the backend API and infra to keep the pipeline stable and scalable.

Technical Skills: API Design, Cloud Infra, Data Ingestion, iOS Integration, Team Collaboration.

PolyCyber 2025 CTF at Polytechnique Montréal

Participant, PolyCyber 2025 CTF — Polytechnique Montréal (2025)

University-hosted CTF emphasizing practical exploitation and precise write-ups. Targeted web vulns, binary puzzles, and lightweight reversing under time pressure.

Technical Skills: Nmap, SQLi/IDOR, Ghidra, Radare2, Python Tooling, Write-up Discipline.

Participant, NorthSec 2024 CTF — Montreal, Canada (2024)

Focused on brute-force strategy and SQL injection tracks. Built custom dictionaries and repeatable workflows to iterate quickly and learn from misses.

Technical Skills: SQLmap, Linux, Bash, SQL, Binary Analysis, Nmap.

Volunteer, INNOVATE Montreal 2025 — Network of Visionaries & Advanced Technologists

Supported a community event connecting founders, technologists, and industry mentors. Helped with logistics, startup pitch flow, and attendee coordination across sessions.

Event Highlights: Startup Pitch, Fireside Chats, Networking with VCs, mentors, and operators.