Akshith Gunasekaran

Hi! 👋 I’m Akshith. I like building and breaking systems.

I did my PhD in computer science at Oregon State, where I used tools and techniques like program analysis and fuzzing to improve the security of systems that are expected to be safe (Trusted Computing Bases), but aren’t: OS kernels and certificate authorities.

These days at Trail of Bits, I do similar work with a lot more systems, resources and AI agents. Mostly I point agents at code and decide what’s actually a bug. Still learning how to train models instead of dragons.

I live in Portland, OR. I’m often in NYC for work and fun. I grew up in The Nilgiris, Mysore, Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai in India. I equally enjoy the calmness of smaller towns and the chaos of larger cities.

Hit me up if you’re in any of those places or even otherwise.

Links

• GitHub
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• LinkedIn
• Resume
• Google Scholar

Office hours

I keep open office hours. Grab a slot, no agenda needed.