Saloni Kasbekar
Staff BIOS Engineer at Intel Corporation
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolSaloni Kasbekar is a Staff BIOS Engineer at Intel in San Jose with four years of professional experience and a B.Tech. in Computer Science from NIT Tiruchirappalli. She specializes in low-level firmware development and security, contributing to the widely used EDK II project by adding HTTP Basic Authentication, proxy CONNECT support, and HTTPS handling for HTTP boot—work that blends protocol-level networking with firmware constraints. At Intel she focuses on robust, secure BIOS features, demonstrating an eye for both interoperability and hardening against network threats. Colleagues know her for navigating complex device path parsing and HII configuration changes to deliver pragmatic solutions. Her background combines solid academic training with hands-on contributions to a critical open-source firmware stack.
3 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science and Engineering at National Institute of Technology TiruchirappalliIndian School Al Ghubra
Github Skills (12)
c1710
firmware10
it-security10
uefi10
http10
proxy10
proxy-server10
c1110
network-protocol10
proxies10
security10
python7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
tianocore/edk2
Jul 2022 - Jul 2022
EDK II
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Security Engineer
Back-end Developer & Security EngineerContributions:34 reviews, 1 commit, 36 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Saloni's contributions focused on enhancing the HTTP boot functionality of the EDK II firmware. They implemented support for HTTP Basic Authentication, proxy server connectivity via the HTTP CONNECT method, and incorporated security measures by adding HTTPS handling. Their work included modifying device path parsing and HII configurations to accommodate proxy URIs, demonstrating a deep understanding of network protocols and firmware security practices.
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SaloniKasbekar/edk2
Jun 2022 - Mar 2025
EDK II
Contributions:63 pushes, 36 branches in 2 years 9 months
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