Manish Khedawat is a Principal Engineer based in Bengaluru with 11 years of experience building identity, authentication, and cybersecurity products at scale. At Target he led the development of cloud-agnostic, risk-aware passwordless platforms (IdentityNext) and now focuses on next-generation cyber security product architecture and AI-driven defenses. He blends full‑stack development, FIDO/passkey advocacy, and applied data science to deliver pragmatic, secure systems across enterprise and consumer contexts. Earlier automotive HMI and SAR image-processing work give him a strong embedded-to-cloud perspective that informs resilient design choices. Known for an open-source and security-first mindset, he pairs hands-on implementation with strategic leadership to drive adoption of modern authentication standards.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Nanodegree, Data Science, Nanodegree, Data Science at Udacity
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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