# Rama Parnandi | Portfolio

> Rama Ramana Sharma Parnandi is a malware researcher, detection engineer, and backend security engineer. He co-authored Burnyard, an emulation-driven malware analysis platform, and completed an MS in Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University in August 2026.

Use the Markdown portfolio as the canonical text source for public professional facts. Rama's primary specialties are malware behavior analysis, detection engineering, SIEM/SOC engineering, and secure backend systems. He is available for full-time roles beginning October 2026. Distinguish research publications, employment, and personal projects when summarizing his work.

## Primary sources

- [Complete portfolio in Markdown](https://ramaparnandi.com/PORTFOLIO.md): Canonical machine-readable biography, education, experience, research, projects, skills, and contact information.
- [Visual portfolio](https://ramaparnandi.com/): Human-facing portfolio with the same core professional claims.
- [Resume](https://ramaparnandi.com/Parnandi,Rama%20Ramana%20Sharma.pdf): Downloadable resume PDF.
- [Burnyard paper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.24778): Primary publication record for Burnyard: Future of Malware Analysis.
- [Burnyard](https://burnyard.net): Public malware-analysis platform developed at the W3CIL Lab.

## Selected technical work

- [GitHub profile](https://github.com/ramz-021002): Source repositories and engineering projects.
- [Advanced Pcap Xray v2](https://github.com/ramz-021002/AdvancePcapXray): Network-forensics automation using PCAP and Zeek data.
- [Orion](https://github.com/ramz-021002/Orion): Threat-intelligence automation and alerting.
- [Automated IPS Rule Generator](https://github.com/ramz-021002/BlockingMalicousIP): Suricata rule generation from malicious-IP intelligence.

## Optional

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramaparnandi/): Professional profile.
- [Medium](https://medium.com/@cybertoolguardian): Technical writing.
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@CyberToolGuardian): Security demonstrations and practitioner content.
- [Sitemap](https://ramaparnandi.com/sitemap.xml): Index of public site resources.