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Upmanyu Jha

Upmanyu Jha

Machine Learning Engineer and Security Researcher

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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Joined March 2026
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Summary

Bridges machine learning engineering and applied security — Upmanyu combines professional work in LLMs, NLP and computer vision with an active security-research practice, contributing to product-focused ML projects while continuing to hunt bugs and report vulnerabilities on major platforms. theorg+2
Community builder and educator — he founded the HAWK-i community, organized and spoke at multiple campus and public workshops (HAWK-i CRCE, SummerCon CRCE), and runs training-oriented sessions to onboard students into cybersecurity and bug-bounty practices. ac+2
Hands-on builder with privacy and security focus — maintains open-source projects (for example, iSee) and campus-facing product projects (NFT warranty system), reflecting an interest in shipping usable tooling that emphasizes on-device privacy and secure design. github+2
Active content creator and writer — regularly publishes long-form write-ups and guides about bug hunting and application security, and produces video content and short-form clips to teach and share experiences with the security community. medium+2

Work

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Writing

How a Failed Payment on a Train Platform Earned Me $400

September 1, 2025

A narrative write-up describing a bug-bounty case where a failed payment flow led to a discoverable vulnerability and a monetary reward; includes lessons for bug hunters.

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Hunting Bugs: My Favorite Flaws

March 1, 2025

Personal long-form blog post discussing common bugs the author enjoys hunting, with tips and reflections on bug bounty hunting and application security.

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Revolutionizing E-Commerce Warranty via NFT (conference/journal paper)

Academic/technical contribution related to an NFT-based warranty system (associated with the author's B.E. major project).

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Hobbies

Creates cybersecurity and programming content (YouTube) and speaks at community events. youtube+1