Rishi Sharma
Security Researcher at Microsoft
Lausanne, Vaud, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRishi Sharma is a security researcher and PhD-trained computer scientist with eight years of experience at the intersection of collaborative agentic AI, distributed systems, and privacy-preserving learning. Currently at Microsoft Security Response Center, he develops infrastructure and deterministic guardrails for secure, privacy-first multi-agent systems, building on doctoral work at EPFL and a visiting stint at MIT Media Lab. Proficient in Python, C++ and Go, he blends hands-on engineering with rigorous research to make agent collaboration efficient and confidential across ecosystems. His background includes open-source contributions (EinsteinPy) and practical internships that optimized autonomous agents in security-critical environments, evidencing a rare mix of theoretical depth and production-focused security engineering.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting Student, Computer Science, Visiting Student, Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at EPFLStudent Exchange, Computer Science, Student Exchange, Computer Science at RWTH Aachen UniversityBachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
Github Skills (63)
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to-do7
pong7
cpp6
swift6
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nodejs6
php6
dependency-graph6
credits6
python6
java6
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Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
sacs-epfl/decentralizepy
Mar 2023 - Feb 2025
A decentralized learning research framework
Contributions:1 review, 4 PRs, 18 pushes in 1 year 11 months
rishi-s8/scraper
Sep 2018 - May 2024
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 8 months
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