Curriculum Vitae

Nishant Tatar

nishanttatar@gmail.com | LinkedIn | GitHub

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar Nov 21 - Jun 25

• BTech in Materials Engineering (Minors, Computer Science & Engineering) — CGPA: 7.43/10.0

Technical Experience

Molecular Dynamics Simulator Sep 24 - Oct 24
Prof. Raghavan Ranganathan - GitHub Repo

• Designed and developed a software system for particle motion simulation, implementing algorithms to solve computational physics problems under system constraints ensuring computational accuracy.
• Implemented logging to keep track of system properties like energy, temperature and pressure with time evolution.

Material Characterization Jan 23 - Apr 23
Prof. Superb Misra

• Conducted materials characterisation analyses to evaluate structural, chemical and physical properties, identifying constituent elemental compositions.
• Techniques used: DSC, SEM, XRD, FTIR

Network Based Detection and Analysis of Fake News Jan 23 - Apr 23
Prof Udit Bhatia - Project Report

• Analyzed 9000+ Twitter interactions using graph-based metrics (degree, centrality, modularity) to uncover community dynamics and detect misinformation propagation patterns.
• Applied power-law modeling and network statistics to identify high-influence nodes, enabling data-driven strategies for curtailing fake news spread.

CYBERSECURITY PROBLEMS AND CTF PLATFORM HOSTING Oct 22 - Apr 25
HackRush, IITGN - GitHub Repo

• Deployed and maintained CTFd platform infrastructure using Docker, integrating multiple security challenges across the Cryptography, Web, and Forensics domains.
• Developed comprehensive documentation and authored original security challenges, supporting 2+ years of continuous hackathon events and technical programs in cybersecurity.

Self Hosted Infrastructure - (Chat Platform + VPN) Jun 23 - Oct 23

• Configured Zulip on a Cloud Server with Docker using SMTP, enabling production-ready uptime for 2000+ users.
• Scripted secure VPN deployments using WireGuard and OpenVPN, routing traffic through a cloud instance.

Projects

Semiconductor Material Research - CPU Design Pipeline Oct 22 - Nov 22
Prof Sriharitha Rowthu - Project Report

• Investigated semiconductor manufacturing stages in modern CPU production.
• Assessed future material candidates including Ga2O3, HfSe2, and ZrSe2 for next-gen chip fabrication.

Superconductors and Magnetic Levitation Oct 23 - Nov 23
Prof Gopinadhan Kalon - Project Report

• Conducted a comprehensive study on Superconductors, covering fundamental principles, historical context, types and applications.
• Investigated practical applications of superconductivity in magnetic levitation technology, quantum computing and high field magnets, exploring research trends and properties of topological superconductors.

Characterization of Cu-Ni Alloys via Hardness and X-Ray Diffraction Oct 23
Prof Pradipta Ghosh - Project Report

• Conducted experimental analysis of Copper-Nickel alloys using Vickers hardness testing to quantify material resistance to plastic deformation, demonstrating increasing hardness with higher nickel content.
• Utilized X-Ray Diffraction and Bragg's Law to determine lattice parameters of Cu-Ni samples, observing decreasing lattice parameters with increasing nickel content, indicative of lattice contraction due to smaller nickel atomic size.

Relevant Coursework

Computational Process Design - GitHub Repo

• Worked with Quantum Espresso for computing ground state properties of Platinum and MoS2 band structures.
• Wrote LAMMPS scripts for water membrane filtration and polymer chain miscibility using MC simulations.

Networks and Complex Systems - Report

• Worked with and understood various statistical and mathematical tools and techniques used for solving large scale graph systems from a networks perspective.
• Worked with a dataset of over 200 Nodes, identifying edges, connectivity and various other network attributes for the Indian Railways transportation system.

Positions of Responsibility

Convener, Student Senate - IIT Gandhinagar April 2024 - April 2025

• Elected head of the highest student representative body; led various policy formulation initiatives increasing accountability and feedback; Updated documents 3 years out of date with various levels of versioning.
• Student Member of the Student Disciplinary Committee of IIT Gandhinagar, upholding the founding ethos of integrity of the institute.

Problem Stakeholder, Hackrush - IIT Gandhinagar Oct 2022 - Apr 2025

• Conducted Cybersecurity workshops training sessions and competitions for 100+ participants, helping grow Cybersecurity culture at IIT Gandhinagar.
• Developed and curated original CTF challenges across Cryptography, Web, and Forensics domains, enhancing the learning experience for participants.

Management Coordinator, Technical Council - IIT Gandhinagar Jun 2023 - April 2024

• Directed a 6-member team to execute a tech orientation program for 250+ freshmen across 3 venues.
• Spearheaded the induction of 300+ students into technical clubs, formalizing them into officially recognised entities.

Documentation and Outreach Coordinator, Student Academic Council - IIT Gandhinagar Jun 2023 - April 2024

• Editor-in-Chief of The Quill, a monthly academic digest featuring faculty, students, and alumni.
• Established documentation standards, led publication initiatives, creating processes for documenting council activity.

Batch Senator - IIT Gandhinagar Jan 2021 - April 2025

• Elected as Batch representative, advocating for student concerns in institute level decision making.
• Part of the Student Senate, the apex student level decision-making body for concerns and activities of the student community.

Student Guide & Coordinator - IIT Gandhinagar Oct 2022 - April 2024

• Selected as a student mentor for incoming first year students, providing guidance and support during their transition to college life; one of five selected from the batch in my sophomore year.
• Coordinator of the Student Guide program, leading a group of 30 student mentors from different batches.

Extra Curricular Activities

• Part of the organising team of the annual institute hackathon, HackRush, as a problem stakeholder from sophomore year, to event lead along with tech lead in the senior undergrad year.