Hi, I'm Nidhi

Full-Stack Security Engineer with expertise spanning cloud infrastructure, AI/ML, and web development. I build secure, scalable systems, from adversarial ML models and VS Code extensions to chatbot solutions and data pipelines. Passionate about combining security best practices with cutting-edge technology to solve real-world problems.

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Education

Masters

Computer Science

Purdue University | Fort Wayne, IN

Coursework:

Ethical AI, Deep Learning, Crypto & Network Security, Algorithms Design & Analysis, Database Systems, Software Engineering, Low-code/No-code, Operating Systems

August 2023 - May 2025GPA: 3.8/4.0

Bachelors

Computer Science and Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University | Bengaluru, India

Coursework:

Data Structures & Algorithms, Python Programming, C Programming, Crypto & Network Security, AI & Its Applications, Software Project Management

August 2017 - August 2021GPA: 3.3/4.0

Experience

The Commons XR

FullStack Engineer

San Diego, CA
Aug 2025 - Present
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and optimize data pipelines and communication infrastructure across cloud-based services, enhancing reliability, scalability, and security.
  • Design automate testing and deployment workflows, while debugging and improving microservice-based architectures for greater performance and supportability.

Translation Commons

WordPress Administrator

Foster City, CA
Jul 2025 - Aug 2025
  • Designed and developed a Media Resources page on WordPress featuring categorized video sections with quick-access navigation buttons, improving content discoverability by including a search bar for efficient user experience.

Purdue University

Teaching Assistant

Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 2025 - May 2025
  • Actively monitoring and grading weekly assignments and 16 weekly group sprints for 40 students, ensuring alignment with Agile and project management principles.
  • Providing constructive feedback on rotating team-roles, improving team collaboration and sprint execution across 10+ project teams.

DaveAI

Data Engineer

Bengaluru, India
Apr 2021 - Jul 2022
  • Delivered chatbot and kiosk solutions for nationalized banks and automotive clients, which reduced branch-level queries by 40%. Built database schemas for digital signage.
  • Built a multilingual Covid-19 WhatsApp bot (500+ users), developed an image-tagging tool for number plate recognition Machine Learning Model, and mentored 10-15 interns with onboarding resources, cutting ramp-up time by 50%.

Klaritree

Security Engineer Intern

Bengaluru, India
Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
  • Configured access management for developers, improved secure remote access, and reduced unauthorized access incidents by 60%.
  • Conducted network and system scans using Nmap across 3+ environments, identified and helped resolve 2 critical vulnerabilities to strengthen security posture.

Featured Projects

NPM Package

Time-Ago package

A lightweight JavaScript utility to convert timestamps into human-readable "time ago" format (e.g., "3 minutes ago", "2 hours ago").

Javascript
Aug 2025
AI/ML

Adversarial Attacks on NLP Models(Text Perturbation)

This research explores how adversarial text perturbations can manipulate the predictions of Natural Language Processing (NLP) models like BERT and distilBERT. The goal is to evaluate model robustness and understand vulnerabilities in common text classification systems.

TensorflowTransformersTextAttackPyTorchNumpyPandas
Jan 2025 - May 2025
LLMs

DevAssistAI

A VS code extension that lets users intergrate with multiple LLMs for pair programming, error debugging, creating boiler plate templates and deployment yaml files. Implemented with chain of thoughts and tools usage concepts.

OpenAIGeminiTypeScriptJavaScriptCSS
Sept 2024 - Jan 2025
Web App

AWS Cost Estimation and Analysis

This project provides a centralized view of cloud expenses based on customizable parameters such as RAM, usage, region, and operating system. It helps users estimate and compare costs across different configurations, enabling informed infrastructure and budgeting decisions.

PythonReactJavaScriptCSS
Jan 2024 - May 2024