Welcome
Badrudeen Yusuf Akinkunmi
👋 Welcome to my academic and professional portfolio!
I am a Cybersecurity Researcher and SOC Analyst with expertise in AI-driven security for autonomous systems, IoT, and cloud computing. My passion lies in developing AI/ML-based solutions to detect, prevent, and respond to emerging cyber threats in critical infrastructures such as connected vehicles and smart city infrastuctures.
🎓 Education
- B.Sc. Cyber Security – Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, Nigeria (2018–2022)
- CGPA: 4.84/5.00 (Top 1%, First Class Honors)
- Thesis: A Machine Learning Approach to Crypto-Ransomware Detection on Windows Devices
🔹 Research Interests
- 🚗 Automotive Cybersecurity: Securing autonomous vehicles, connected cars, and vehicular communication systems (V2X).
- 🤖 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Cybersecurity: Developing intelligent, adaptive defense mechanisms for IoT ecosystems, smart cities, and large-scale connected devices.
- 🔐 Internet Security, Privacy, and Digital Forensics: Addressing challenges of data protection, digital identity, forensic investigation, and resilience in the modern digital age.
🔹 Current Work
- AI-Powered Cyber Defense for Autonomous Vehicles (Independent Research, 2023 – Present)
- SOC & Cloud Security Engineering at Huawei Technologies Nigeria
🔹 Awards & Recognition
- 🏆 Top 1% Graduate, B.Sc. Cyber Security (AFIT, 2023)
- 🏅 Best Undergraduate Research Project, Cybersecurity Dept (2023)
- 🌟 Outstanding Staff Award, Huawei Galaxy MS Project – Security/IT/Cloud (2024)
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