Atul Pandey

About

Undergraduate student at IIT Patna specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security, with hands-on experience in cybersecurity internship work and startup building. Works across AI workflows, product development, and business execution, and has built projects in phishing detection and data leak prevention.

Experience

• Founder & CEO
  ConnectorsATS
  2026 – Present

  Building an AI-enabled workforce matching platform connecting companies with relevant workers and assets; working across product, AI workflows, business development, and startup execution.

• Cybersecurity Intern
  I3C, IIT Jammu × Techible
  Jun 2026 – Jul 2026

  Completed a hands-on Ethical Hacking & Cybersecurity internship through the I3C–IIT Jammu Summer School, gaining practical exposure to cybersecurity workflows and security tooling.

Education

• Class XII
  2025
• Undergraduate Programme in Artificial Intelligence & Cyber Security
  Indian Institute of Technology Patna
  Artificial Intelligence & Cyber Security · 2025

Skills

Tools / apps / platforms

Projects

• PhishGuard AI — Intelligent Phishing Detection & Threat Intelligence Platform
  Python, FastAPI, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, scikit-learn, XGBoost, Docker, TypeScript

  Engineered a phishing-URL analysis pipeline using 34 lexical, structural, and semantic URL features with multiple ML models including Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, XGBoost, and LightGBM. Built a SOC-style dashboard with threat scoring, scan history, JWT/RBAC authentication, audit logging, API endpoints, automated tests, and Docker-based deployment.

• SicherungX — AI-Driven Data Leak Prevention (DLP) System
  Python, Flask, scikit-learn, Isolation Forest, SQLite, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Tailwind CSS

  Built a Windows endpoint-monitoring agent for USB activity, file access, and network-transfer telemetry, with offline buffering and a 15-second device heartbeat. Implemented Isolation Forest-based anomaly detection and 0–100 risk scoring with a Flask admin dashboard, audit logs, alerts, and endpoint isolation controls.

Courses & certifications

• Cyber Security Experiential Learning Program · Uttar Pradesh Police via MY Bharat · 2026
• Ethical Hacking & Cybersecurity Internship · I3C, IIT Jammu × Techible · 2026
• Google Prompting Essentials · Google / Coursera · 2026
• Google AI Essentials · Google / Coursera · 2026
• Introduction to Generative AI Studio · Google Cloud · 2025
• Solutions Architecture Job Simulation · Forage / AWS · 2025
• Remote Sensing, GIS & GNSS Fundamentals · ISRO-IIRS · 2025
• AI Fluency Framework & Foundations; Claude Code 101; Claude Code in Action · Anthropic

🏆 Achievements & awards

• Finalist — Pitch It Up, E-Summit'26, IIT Patna · 2026
• Finalist — ADMADS, E-Summit 2026, IIT Patna · 2026

  Represented ConnectorsATS.

• National Youth Parliament Scheme · 2026

  Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India.

⚽ Extracurricular activities

• Participant — Visa 24hrs AI Hackathon

  Shaastra 2026, IIT Madras.

• Participant — Appian AI Application Challenge

  Shaastra 2026.

• Participant — Droidrun DevSprint 2026
• Participant — Quasar 4.0