Pedram Amini
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Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPedram Amini is a veteran security researcher, founder, and chief scientist with 14+ years of experience building and scaling malware and file-detection platforms for both commercial and federal customers. He founded influential projects including InQuest and the Zero Day Initiative, led teams through acquisitions, and now drives research and product strategy at OPSWAT while advising Mozilla’s 0DIN.ai and multiple startups. A published conference speaker and instructor, Pedram’s expertise spans reverse engineering, deep file inspection, vulnerability research, and cloud architecture, and he’s known for turning complex exploit hunting into operational defenses. Beyond engineering, he invests in and mentors early-stage cyber startups and curates community events like the Austin Hacker Hoedown, blending technical rigor with grassroots culture. An unexpected detail: he owns a historic Austin saloon he regularly opens to the infosec community for talks and gatherings, reflecting a rare mix of hacker culture, entrepreneurship, and public-facing leadership.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Tulane UniversityMath, Computer Science, Math, Computer Science at Stuyvesant High School
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Github Skills (134)
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malware10
yara10
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javascript10
vulnerability-assessment10
threat-intelligence10
aggregate10
threat-hunting10
typescript10
pure-python10
malware-detection10
base6410
documentation10
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Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
InQuest/malware-samples
Feb 2018 - Oct 2022
A collection of malware samples and relevant dissection information, most probably referenced from http://blog.inquest.net
Contributions:46 commits, 43 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 9 months
yaramalware-samplesdissectionmalwarethreat-intelligence
InQuest/RFIQ-Card
Dec 2021 - Sep 2023
Contributions:1 release, 14 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 9 months
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