Research and case studies conducted by AGNIR.

Cybersecurity-first research, lab work, portfolio studies, and technical analysis that show AGNIR's direction across security, automation, infrastructure, cloud, and business technology.

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Cybersecurity and Security Architecture

Control, security architecture, monitoring, testing, forensics, and analysis.

Cybersecurity

Comprehensive Security Architecture for SMEs

Academic security architecture study

  • Designed a cost-effective, scalable cybersecurity architecture for SME environments using virtualized testing.
  • Compared SIEM, IDS/IPS, and firewall options including Wazuh, Suricata, Snort, pfSense, and OPNsense.
  • Built lab topologies with Windows 10, Ubuntu Server, and Windows Server 2016 to evaluate deployment feasibility.
  • Documented methodology, tool configurations, network maps, and results in an academic report.
SIEMIDS/IPSSME securityIncident response
Cybersecurity

AI-Powered Penetration Testing on Windows Server 2016

Controlled academic lab project

  • Performed controlled lab security testing and reporting against a Windows Server 2016 environment.
  • Used scanning, assessment, and reporting workflows to identify and document vulnerabilities.
  • Built supporting automation with Python, Bash, and reporting tools for vulnerability detection and documentation.
  • Added defensive context through SIEM, IDS/IPS, and Windows Server hardening work.
Red team labBlue team hardeningVulnerability assessmentReporting
Cybersecurity

Controlled Cybersecurity Tool Development with Python

Controlled lab and defensive-learning project

  • Built Python-based security tools in a controlled education and lab context.
  • Explored scanning, packet analysis, and controlled testing concepts to understand attacker behavior defensively.
  • Connected the work to detection context, responsible security understanding, and defensive operations.
PythonWiresharkLinuxDefensive understanding
Cybersecurity

Network Forensics Incident Report

Forensics study

  • Examined network evidence from a GandCrab ransomware incident scenario.
  • Reviewed malware-version indicators and analyzed a packet-capture dataset.
  • Compiled a report focused on understanding incident behavior and mitigation considerations.
ForensicsWiresharkRansomware analysisIncident reporting
Cybersecurity

Comprehensive Cybersecurity Solutions for Business Protection

Portfolio security concept work

  • Explored security solution concepts for businesses of different sizes.
  • Focused on practical cyber threat protection direction for planning and prioritization.
  • Outlined business security priorities across prevention, detection, response, and operational resilience.
Threat protectionSecurity planningBusiness security
Cybersecurity

Enterprise Web Security Assessment Lab

Sensitive web security lab

  • Coordinated team-based web security assessment activity in a controlled project context.
  • Worked with reconnaissance, vulnerability assessment, and SOC-oriented defensive concepts.
  • Summarized findings through security assessment structure, defensive priorities, and reporting discipline.
Web securitySOC conceptsBurp SuiteNmap

AI, Automation, and Voice Systems

AI automation, voice systems, communication workflows, and business operations.

AI Automation

AI-IVR, VoIP and SIP Trunking Architecture for Small Businesses

Portfolio architecture research

  • Built and researched an AI-powered IVR and virtual business phone architecture designed for small businesses.
  • Studied AI voice-agent, cloud telephony, virtual number, SIP trunking, number parking, and forwarding workflows.
  • Designed a model for customer inquiry handling, call routing, lead capture, appointment scheduling, after-hours response, and human escalation.
  • Compared traditional IVR systems with AI voice agents across cost, scalability, customer experience, implementation complexity, and market opportunity.
VoIPSIP trunkingAI voice agentsBusiness automation

Infrastructure, Cloud, and IoT Systems

Infrastructure, cloud systems, IoT devices, dashboards, and operational visibility.

AI Automation

IoT-Based Biofloc, Poultry and Farming Automation

Small-business digital transformation research

  • Researched how technology can improve poultry farms, biofloc fish farming, hydroponics, aquaponics, and non-traditional farming models.
  • Studied gaps around manual monitoring, poor data visibility, delayed issue detection, and operational losses.
  • Explored sensor networks for pH, dissolved oxygen, ammonia, temperature, humidity, TDS/EC, turbidity, water level, soil moisture, CO2, and light.
  • Proposed ESP32/Raspberry Pi, RTOS, cloud dashboard, mobile alert, Wi-Fi/GSM, feeding, aeration, ventilation, irrigation, and water-quality automation workflows.
Raspberry PiESP32IoTAutomation

Data, Risk, and Business Research

Data, risk, business research, breach analysis, and decision support.

AI Automation

Prediction of PM2.5 Concentration and Meteorological Influence

Data and AI research study

  • Analyzed PM2.5 concentration using meteorological variables.
  • Used multiple regression models to predict air quality in New Delhi and Vishakhapatnam.
  • Used a Random Forest Regressor to compare air-quality prediction performance across two city datasets.
  • Identified correlations between PM2.5 and meteorological factors.
Data analysisRandom ForestAir qualityResearch
Cybersecurity

Public Breach Analysis and Strategic Response Framework

Public breach analysis study

  • Conducted a structured analysis of a widely reported public data-breach scenario.
  • Reviewed vulnerabilities and response considerations through a strategic security lens.
  • Used NIST and ISO 27001 as reference frameworks for analysis.
Breach analysisNISTISO 27001Security strategy
IT Consulting

Retail Green Supply Chain Analysis

Academic business analysis

  • Assessed green supply chain initiatives including emissions reduction, electric vehicle adoption, and waste minimization.
  • Developed employee engagement and development recommendations around training, inclusive culture, and team building.
  • Explored inventory and supplier management improvements using ABC classification, RFID, and supplier evaluation approaches.
Business analysisSupply chainRFIDSustainability

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