HEMRAJ
Security Engineer & Researcher

Hemraj Patel secures what matters.

NYU M.S. in Cybersecurity graduate, May 2026. AI threat research at the Osiris Lab, systems hardened in production, and a national athlete's discipline in every engagement — available for full-time roles now.

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Base — New York, NY Focus — AI Threat Research Status — Available now
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Overview

The intersection of security and discipline

Cybersecurity engineer researching AI-driven threats, with an athlete's mindset forged through 200+ state medals and national-level swimming.

AI Threat Research

Researched adversarial machine learning and LLM supply chain security at NYU's Osiris Lab, including package hallucination detection across GPT-4, Gemini, and Cohere.

Adversarial ML LLM Security
Vulnerability Management

Deployed Nessus and OpenVAS across 300+ endpoints, remediated 500+ vulnerabilities, and built Python automation integrating with Splunk and MITRE ATT&CK workflows.

Nessus Python Splunk
Athlete's Mindset

200+ state medals, multiple national medals, and 7.5 miles of daily training. The same discipline that won medals now secures systems.

Discipline Resilience
By the numbers

Impact, measured

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False-positive reduction
Experience

Latest roles

The two most recent stops on the journey — open any role for the full detail.

Sep 2024 — May 2026
Student Research Assistant
New York University · Part-time · New York, NY

Researched AI-driven cyber threats and adversarial machine learning at the NYU Osiris Lab — data integrity, model poisoning, and LLM supply chain security.

AI Threat Research Adversarial ML LLM Security
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May 2025 — Sep 2025
Graduate Administrative Assistant
New York University · Full-time · New York, NY

Managed Microsoft server administration, user account access, Active Directory, Group Policy, and Azure AD for the NYU Economics Department, plus secure CMS/WordPress maintenance.

Active Directory Azure AD Access Control
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Education & credentials

Academic grounding

M.S. in Cybersecurity from NYU — graduated May 2026 — backed by industry certifications.

2024 — 2026
New York University

M.S. in Cybersecurity, Tandon School of Engineering
Graduated May 2026 · GPA 3.57

Application Security AI Governance VAPT
Aug 2025
CompTIA Security+

CompTIA

May 2025
Google Cybersecurity

Google

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Featured work

Selected projects

A curated selection reflecting my cybersecurity interests, research direction, and technical execution.

RESEARCH — OSIRIS LAB
Package Hallucination Detection System

Detecting package hallucinations in LLM-generated code suggestions and benchmarking behavior across GPT-4, Gemini, and Cohere.

AI Security LLM Research Supply Chain
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SECURITY — DETECTION
Swiper No Swiping

Identifying and preventing unwanted or suspicious swipe-style interactions, with focus on detection logic and secure interaction patterns.

Security Detection
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Beyond the keyboard

The athlete behind the engineer

From Pool to Protocol

Fifteen years of competitive swimming — 200+ state medals, multiple national medals, and up to 7.5 miles of training a day — forged the discipline, pressure management, and long-game mindset I now bring to security work.

The last national medal came in 2023. The training never really stopped; it just changed pools.

Discipline Pressure Management The Long Game
“The water doesn’t care about your excuses. It only respects your preparation.” — A swimmer’s truth
Writing

Recent writing

Connecting technical work with the experiences behind it.

Phishing awareness training
Threat Awareness Apr 2026

Security Training: Phishing Awareness

A practical cybersecurity awareness write-up focused on recognizing phishing attempts, reducing risk, and improving everyday security behavior.

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Operational cyber resilience research
Research Mar 2026

Implementing Operational Cyber Resilience in the IT Sector

A research paper exploring operational cyber resilience through structured frameworks and practical IT-sector security considerations.

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Contact

Let’s connect

Recently graduated from NYU and available immediately — seeking full-time roles in security engineering, penetration testing, and AI security research.

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