Manas Choksi

I’m Manas Ajaykumar Choksi, a Computer Engineering undergraduate passionate about Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, and AI-powered security systems. I specialize in building tools that address real-world security concerns through hands-on innovation, rigorous problem-solving, and collaboration.

Over the past few years, I’ve developed and deployed multiple cybersecurity-focused solutions—from packet sniffers to malware analyzers, image forensic engines, and steganography systems. My competitive edge is backed by multiple hackathon wins, CTF achievements, and active involvement in tech communities.

🏆 Achievements
🥇 1st Place (Gujarat) & 6th ( Nationally ) – Dev Summit Hackathon 2025, Jagannath University, Jaipur

🥇 1st Place & Offer for Internship at TVS Motors- Operation Trinetra Hackathon 2025 ( Online ) organized by IEEE WIE CEG Student Branch , Chennai

🥇 1st Place - VentureX an Entrepreneurship & Pitching Competition organized under the IEEE AISWYLC Conference at G H Patel College of Engineering , Anand

🥈 2nd Place & Rs.1.25 Lakhs Cash Prize - Samartha 2025 national level hackathon at Mohan Babu University , Tirupati , Andhra Pradesh

🥈 2nd Place – ISTE National Ideathon 2025 (Representing ISTE Gujarat Chapter)

🏆 Best People's Choice Award & Rs.1k Cash Prize - Triwizardathon 1.0 hackathon held at Microsoft Office , Gurugram

🏆2nd Consolation Prize & Rs.10k Cash Prize - AI/ML Hackathon 2.0 at Parul University , Vadodara

🏁 Finalist at:

Innohacks 3.0 (IITRAM)
Tic Tac Toe Hackathon 2025
CVMU 3.0
DSU Dev Hack 2.0
Hack on Hills 7.0
Codex 2.0
Vibe Hacks 2025
QuestCon CTF 2025

🔓 99th Rank Globally on CTFlearn

🔐 Participant – Pentathon 2024 & 2025, ranked 478 and 500

🔐 Key Cybersecurity Projects

1. 🕵️‍♂️ Advanced Packet Sniffer (Real-Time DPI)
   Built using Scapy and PyShark

Live packet capture with Deep Packet Inspection

Detects MITM, ARP spoofing, and anomalies

Traffic filtering by IP, port, protocol (HTTP, DNS, etc.)

Generates visual reports and real-time alerts

2. 🖼️ Image Forensics Analyzer
   CLI tool for analyzing image authenticity

Features:

Error Level Analysis (ELA)

Clone/tamper detection

Metadata extraction

Report generation in JSON/Text

Heatmap visualization of manipulated pixels

3. 🧬 Secure Steganography Suite
   AES-encrypted & zlib-compressed LSB steganography

Randomized pixel embedding (PRNG with password seed)

Supports batch file hiding/extraction

Includes HMAC-SHA256 for integrity

Compatible with PNG, BMP, TIFF

4. 🦠 Malware Analyzer (Static + Dynamic)
   CLI tool for inspecting suspicious files

Detects malicious patterns, API calls, obfuscation

Threat scoring engine

Generates detailed logs for forensic analysis

5. 🛡️ AI-Based Cyber Toolkit (Hackathon Build)
   Unified CLI shell combining:

Packet Sniffer

AI-WAF

Forensics engine

Password auditor

Real-time alerts & modular integration

🧠 Other Technical Projects
📄 Document Search Engine
Python + Tkinter + Inverted Index

Supports folder-wide document searching

Clean, colorful GUI with large fonts and interactive features

🏫 College Management System
Tkinter + Oracle DB with cx_Oracle

Query execution engine

Manage departments, faculty, students

Interactive GUI with improved UX

📜 Certificate Generator
Supports Excel, CSV, TSV, ODS, PDF

Auto-detect rows/columns

Overlay names on image template

Lightweight, efficient GUI

🏠 Roomie Searcher
App for finding hostels for college students (excludes PGs)

Clean interface with sorting & filters

Tailored for the student demographic

📎 AI Clipboard Extension
Chrome/Brave extension

Captures copied text and shows insights using OpenAI API

Useful for summarizing, expanding, or rewriting content on the fly

👥 Leadership & Community Involvement
🧠 Vice Chairperson – IEEE Computer Society, MBIT SB
➤ Led tech webinars, student mentorship, and team coordination

🔧 Core Technical Member – ISTE MBIT
➤ Represented MBIT in national ideathons, managed hackathon logistics

💬 Technical Head – Personality Development Cell, MBIT
➤ Developed tech for events focused on soft skill enhancement

📸 Photography Lead – MBIT Event Committee
➤ Covered major college events and helped curate digital media

🚀 Current Focus

Threat Intelligence Automation

Bridging Machine/Deep Learning with Security Systems

Behavioural Pattern Analysis

Signal & Voice Processing

MERN Stack Dev

DevOps

AI in Cryptanalysis

OSINT Toolchains

🤝 Let’s Collaborate
I’m always open to new challenges, internships, CTF teams, and research collaborations. If you're working on cybersecurity, AI in security, or forensics—let's connect and build something impactful!