Tejasva Jadhav

Digital Forensics and DFIR professional with hands-on experience in forensic imaging, memory analysis, malware investigation, and legally compliant evidence handling. Published researcher in post-quantum digital evidence preservation and AI-assisted forensic workflows. Experienced in incident response, SIEM log analysis, and chain-of-custody procedures aligned with ISO/IEC 27037 and Section 65B IT Act.

Summer Intern – Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics at NIELIT Haridwar (2025-05 – 2025-06)

Performed forensic imaging, memory analysis, and deleted artifact recovery with legally compliant documentation.

• Performed forensic imaging of 10+ Windows/Linux systems using write blockers; validated integrity using MD5 and SHA256 hashing.
• Analyzed 15+ volatile memory dumps using Volatility to extract malicious processes, DLL injections, registry artifacts, and anomalous network connections.
• Recovered 200+ deleted artifacts from NTFS file systems through file carving and reconstructed user activity timelines.
• Prepared legally compliant forensic investigation reports aligned with ISO 27037 and chain-of-custody protocols.

Cybersecurity Intern at Cyber Secured India (2025-04 – 2025-06)

Conducted digital evidence collection, network traffic analysis, and incident response documentation.

• Conducted digital evidence collection and analysis across 10+ simulated incident response scenarios.
• Performed packet-level network traffic analysis using Wireshark to identify malicious traffic patterns and reconstruct attack vectors.
• Executed log analysis, artifact examination, and technical case documentation for simulated cyber incidents.

Academic Researcher – QEDEPC Framework at Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Journal of NFSU (2024-11 – 2025-01)

Designed and implemented post-quantum cryptography and blockchain-based digital evidence preservation framework.

• Designed QEDEPC, integrating CRYSTALS-Dilithium and Kyber post-quantum cryptography with blockchain-based chain-of-custody mechanisms.
• Implemented Hyperledger Fabric smart contracts to automate ISO/IEC 27037 and Section 65B-compliant evidence registration and integrity validation.
• Integrated AI-based artifact triage models (YOLOv8, RoBERTa, LSTM) with SHAP explainability to enhance forensic interpretability for investigative workflows.

Academic Researcher – AI Surveillance Framework at NFSU (2025-01 – 2025-05)

Developed hybrid satellite surveillance and cyber threat detection framework for border zone monitoring.

• Developed a hybrid satellite surveillance and cyber threat detection framework integrating computer vision (YOLO-based), GPS tracking, and network anomaly detection for border zone monitoring.
• Conducted data analysis across 500+ simulated surveillance scenarios to evaluate detection accuracy and false-positive behavior.

M.Sc. in Digital Forensics & Information Security – National Forensic Sciences University, Delhi Campus (2025-06 – 2027-06)

Bachelor of Computer Applications in AI & ML – Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Jaipur Campus) (2022-05 – 2025-06)