Researcher · AI & Cybersecurity · Robotics · Fast-Learner · Challenge-Lover
- PhD Researcher @ Pusan National University, AIoT Research Center
• Leading CIPHER — an AI penetration-testing LLM that beats models 10× its size on “Insane” HackTheBox machines
• Published CIPHER Paper – Sensors 2024
• Invented FARR and ASPIRE frameworks for structured knowledge + scalable LLM eval - Reverse-engineering enthusiast — proved in-flight DJI Mini drone hijacking via passive MitM
✈️ Demo | Code - Cryptographic engineer — built HSM modules protocol for OpenSSL, mbedTLS, WolfSSL, and GnuTLS
- Muslim tech for good
• 🕌 Shaikh: AI assistant agent, grounded in truthful Islamic reference
• 🗺️ Kajian Maps: real-time Islamic study map across Indonesia - 📄 View My Full Resume
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Published CIPHER LLM · 96+ evals · 94% faster than manual |
| 2024 | DJI Wi-Fi hijack · passive, on-flight MitM |
| 2023 | MECHA crypto API · 82.8% speed-up |
| 2021 | COMET tagged memory for RISC-V with 0.4% overhead |
| 2014 | 🥇 Trinity Fire-Fighting Robot Contest champion |
- AI / LLMs: GPT-4o, LLaMA 3, Mistral, Qwen, Claude · TRL, Axolotl, vLLM, LangGraph, SGlang
- Security: Pen-testing, CAN/ECU fuzzing, TLS, ARIA/LEA/RSA, secure comms, OpenSSL internals
- Robotics & IoT: STM32, ROS, MQTT, BLE, RISC-V, PID · Balancing & firefighting bots
- Infra: Docker, Nginx, PM2, Supabase, PostgreSQL, Authentik, Keycloak
- Code: Python · C/C++ · Go · Java/Kotlin · JS · Flutter
- CIPHER: LLM for Guided Penetration Testing – Sensors 2024
- Behind the Wings: DJI Wi-Fi Hijacking – IEEE SecDev 2024
- COMET – Sensors 2021
- RIMI – IEEE TrustCom 2020
- MECHA – KCC 2023
📖 Full list on Google Scholar
- PhD, AI & Cybersecurity — Pusan National University (2023–Present)
- MSc, Hardware Security — Pusan National University (2020–2023)
- B.Eng, Computer Engineering — Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) (2011–2015)
Looking to collaborate on AI driven security, LLM eval frameworks, or robotics?
📫 Email me at derryprata@gmail.com, let’s make things that break boundaries. ;)