Akhil V Nair
Building intelligent AI solutions for cybersecurity with expertise in threat detection, computer vision, and explainable AI. Creating secure, privacy-focused machine learning systems for real-world security applications.
About Me
Get to know me better
AI/ML Engineer & Cybersecurity Specialist
I am an AI/ML Engineer specializing in Cybersecurity with a unique background in Criminology and Police Administration. This distinctive combination allows me to approach security challenges from both technical and investigative perspectives, building AI-powered solutions that address real-world threats.
As the HAC'KP 2025 Winner, I built the age estimation module for the Kerala Police CyberDome take-it-down platform, enhancing law enforcement capabilities with computer vision models optimized for real-time operational environments. My work focuses on security-focused AI applications including threat detection systems, forensics tools, and privacy-preserving machine learning.
My technical expertise spans explainable AI, generative models, and full-stack development, enabling me to create end-to-end ML pipelines that are not just functional but fundamentally secure by design. I combine offensive security knowledge with cutting-edge AI/ML techniques to build robust defense systems and investigative tools.
Cybersecurity
Security AI Specialist
AI/ML
Deep Learning Engineer
Computer Vision
CV Systems Developer
Skills & Expertise
What I bring to the table
AI/ML & Deep Learning
TensorFlow/PyTorch
85%Computer Vision
80%Scikit-learn/XGBoost
75%Model Deployment
70%Programming & Development
Python
90%JavaScript/React
75%FastAPI/Flask
70%SQL/Databases
65%Tools & Frameworks
Linux/Jupyter
85%Git/Docker
80%Hugging Face/OpenCV
75%Google Cloud Platform
70%Projects
Some of my recent work
CyPrompt - AI-Driven Security Platform
Built hybrid ML system with XGBoost and Autoencoders combined with LLM reasoning for real-time threat detection. Implemented 5-stage Google Gemini pipeline with SHAP explainability and interactive visualizations achieving sub-3s WebSocket latency.
AI Image Forensics & Investigative Tool Suite
Developed 8-tool AI/ML suite for image forensics including perceptual hashing, ResNet scene classification, CLIP-based multimodal retrieval, YOLOv8 object detection, and FastAPI + React investigator tool for comprehensive image analysis.
Employee Salary Prediction with Explainable AI
Built Random Forest model with SHAP explainability and gender fairness analysis. Deployed via Streamlit with interactive visualizations for live predictions and feature impact analysis, achieving strong performance metrics.
Privacy-Focused Real-Time Age Estimation
Engineered client-side age estimation using faceapi.js and TensorFlow.js with on-device inference. Optimized lightweight models for low-latency predictions in production environments without compromising user privacy.
Experience & Internships
My professional journey
HAC'KP 2025 Winner - AI Team Member
Kerala Police Cyberdome
- Built age estimation module for the take it down platform, enhancing law enforcement capabilities for dark web content detection
- Enhanced Grapnel dark web crawler into real-time solution for content detection and takedown operations
- Deployed computer vision models including NSFW classification, caption generation, and pose estimation optimized for real-time performance in operational environments
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Intern
Edunet Foundation (AICTE & IBM SkillsBuild) • June 2025 – July 2025
- Gained hands-on experience in supervised/unsupervised learning, feature engineering, and model optimization techniques
- Built Employee Salary Prediction model using Python, Scikit-learn, and TensorFlow with complete ML pipeline from data preprocessing to deployment
- Achieved strong performance metrics (MAE, RMSE, R²) through systematic hyperparameter tuning and cross-validation
Certifications
Industry-recognized credentials
- Artificial Intelligence - IBM SkillsBuild, 2025
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals - IBM SkillsBuild, 2025
- Introduction to Cybersecurity - CISCO, 2026
- Cloud Computing - NPTEL - IIT Kharagpur, 2025
- Programming in C++ - C-DIT - Genisys Academy, 2016
Contact Me
Let's work together
Phone
+91 9526532426Location
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Availability
Currently available for AI/ML and cybersecurity internships, full-time roles, research collaborations, and freelance projects.