Ankur Chowdhary
Staff Security Engineer, AppSec at 6sense
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolAnkur Chowdhary is a Staff Security Engineer in AppSec with 11 years of experience blending academic rigor and hands-on product security across startups and enterprise environments. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (cybersecurity) from Arizona State University and has co-authored 25+ research papers and a textbook on cloud and network security. Ankur co-founded CyNET to commercialize SDN-based proactive cloud defenses and holds patents stemming from that work, demonstrating a rare path from NSF/DoD-funded research to real-world products. At 6sense he drives threat modeling, code review, and automation of SAST/DAST workflows while mentoring engineers and influencing architecture for secure-by-design systems. He’s also deeply involved in cybersecurity education—coaching ASU’s NCCDC team and co-founding the student hacking club DevilSec—showing a commitment to growing the next generation of defenders. Based in San Francisco, he pairs ML/AI research experience with practical AppSec delivery, often focusing on proactive defenses and moving-target strategies that aren’t obvious from typical security resumes.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Information Technology, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) Information Technology at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha UniversityNon Medical Science, Non Medical Science at St. Xavier School - DelhiDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science (Cybersecurity), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science (Cybersecurity) at Arizona State University (Ph.D)Master of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at Arizona State University (MS)
English, Hindi, German
Github Skills (30)
methodology7
apt6
pentesting5
mininet5
security5
testing5
penetration-testing5
cybersecurity4
networking4
hosts4
docker4
network-automation4
emulation4
generative3
face3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ankur8931/js-hacking
Jan 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:27 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
ankur8931/asap
Aug 2020 - Aug 2020
Autonomous Security Analysis and Penetration Testing
Contributions:22 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 24 days
security-toolsautonomoussecurity-analysisbugbountysecurity
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