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Harshvardhan Chunawala

Visiting Professor

Academic Background

MS – Carnegie Mellon University (Information Security);Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2022.

NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, Silicon Valley,CA,USA, 2022.

BE–Xavier Institute of Engineering (Information Technology); Mumbai, 2020.

Work Experience

  • Solutions Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2024-)
  • Cloud Infrastructure Architect - Amazon Web Services (AWS) (2023-2024)
  • Visiting Professor - Xavier Institute of Engineering (2022-)
  • AWS Academy Approved Educator (2022-)
  • Research Fellow - SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (2022)
  • Teaching Assistant – Cyber Risk Modelling - Carnegie Mellon University(2021-2022)
  • Lead Teaching Assistant – Cloud Security - Carnegie Mellon University (2021)
  • National Cybersecurity Advisor at Council of Information and Broadcasting (PRESS) - (2021-2022)
  • National Joint Secretary at Council of Information and Broadcasting (PRESS) - (2019-2020)
  • Research Fellow – Geographic Information System; Department of Science and Technology – Government of India. (2017)
  • CEO and Founder – Bite Media (2013)
  • Chief Technical Officer – Airhob (2016)
  • Security Researcher – mYwindow (2014)
Overview/Area of Interest
Awards/Talks
Research Interest
Courses Taught
Certifications

Awards

  • Iris, The World's First Nano Lunar Rover: What We Learned with Forbes
  • AWS AWSome Builder Award - Amazon Web Services
  • AWS AWSome All-Star Award - Amazon Web Services
  • Carnegie Mellon University – INI Student Scholarship.
  • Principal Investigator for IRB Approved research work and studies at Carnegie Mellon University. Research work includes grants from the relevant departments.
  • Found Gold Level Security Vulnerability in Rivet Networks (an Intel Company) that affected MSI and Alienware users worldwide.

Talks

  • World’s first nano lunar rover - TechFirst Podcast with Forbes Senior Contributor

Patents

  • AI Based Plant Extract Analysing Device - United Kingdom (Granted)
  • Efficient Algorithm for Real-Time Data Compression and Decompression in Computer Networks (Pending)

UG Level

  • Cloud Computing, Cloud Security

Harshvardhan Chunawala, born in Mumbai, is a Visiting Professor at Xavier Institute of Engineering, Mumbai, with expertise in cloud computing, cybersecurity, and AI. Harshvardhan is a Certified AWS Academy Educator and leads cloud computing lectures at XIE. Presently in the United States, he is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) helping startups deploy scalable and secure architectures, economically. Previously, as a Cloud Infrastructure Architect at AWS, he designed and deployed secure cloud architectures for United States leading companies spanning across multiple industries like - Financial Services, Healthcare, Media, and Entertainment. He played a key role of Technical Lead in SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s TESS project for Grid Modernization using cloud computing in the United States, funded by the Department of Energy. In January 2024, Harshvardhan served as a Mission Operator in Carnegie Mellon University's Iris Lunar Rover mission, the first university rover to go to space aboard Peregrine Lander.

Harshvardhan, an alum of XIE (Class of 2020), holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technology - Information Security from Information Networking Institute at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and certification in Cyber Forensics Incident Response from The CERT Division of Software Engineering Institute at CMU. Actively engaged in philanthropy, Harshvardhan has made notable contributions to education and innovation for emerging technical leaders, including aiding technical educational initiatives at Xavier Institute of Engineering, Mumbai University, and CMU. He has authored research papers in cloud computing and information security and holds IoT design patents in India and the United Kingdom.

Read more about Harshvardhan Chunawala's work on Forbes.com, Technology.org, CMU News, Benzinga, and his website.

  • Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizing Cancer Care - Precision Diagnosis and Patient-Centric Healthcare Book Chapters:
    - K-Means Clustering for Knowledge Discovery in Big Data Cancer Research 
    - A Comprehensive Review of Big Data Integration and K-Means Clustering in Cancer Research
  • Indian Utility Patent (Pending) - Efficient Algorithm for Real-Time Data Compression and Decompression in Computer Networks
  • Indian Design Patent - AI Based Plant Extract Analysing Device
  • United Kingdom Design Patent - IoI Based Plant Health Monitoring Device
  • Security Onion 2.0: Deep Dive (Carnegie Mellon University) – Applied Information Assurance under Mentorship of Matt Kaar and Chris Herr.
  • Luigi’s Pizzeria Attack, Defense and Dissect – Network Forensics under mentorship of Adam Welle and Gabriel Somlo.
  • IoT Public Sensor Notices: Improving usability of Mites sensor notices (Carnegie Mellon University) – Usable Privacy Security under mentorship of Dr. Lorrie Cranor.
  • Improving Data Security Breach Notices (Carnegie Mellon University) – Privacy Policy, Law, Technology under mentorship of Dr. Lujo Bauer.
  • Slaughter of the Innocents: Digital Forensics, Enforcement Agencies, and Innocent People (Carnegie Mellon University) – Host Based Forensics under Mentorship of Dr.Bill Reed.
  • International Data Privacy Laws- POPIA/GDPR/CCPA/PDP (Carnegie Mellon University) – Cyber Law and Ethics under mentorship of Dr. Joanne Peca.
  • Dynamic Conversational Chatbot using Amazon Web Services

Harshvardhan Chunawala holds the following certifications and accreditations: