Uddhav P. Gautam
PhD Candidate, Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech
I study Linux kernel instrumentation, eBPF observability, and Android/IoT security under Haining Wang and Randy Marchany.
My work focuses on kernel tracing, overhead-aware instrumentation, and security for resource-constrained platforms.
Research interests
eBPF and Linux Kernel
Embedded and IoT Security
Bluetooth Low Energy Security
System Performance
Network Security
Technical articles
May 19, 2026
Confusion Matrix
These classification metrics all come from the same confusion matrix, but they answer different questions. The practical question is not “Which metric is best?” It is ...
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How Long to Brute-Force 7 Bytes?
Suppose we have a BLE-related value with 7 bytes of entropy. One byte is 8 bits, so 7 bytes is 7 * 8 = 56 bits. For this calculation, treat that as a uniform search sp...
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Software Design & Quality
Software Design and Quality Software Design and Quality Assignments Software Quality Attributes Robert Glass does not include all of the quality attributes that are in...
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