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I've been on CyberAegis since seventh grade. Now I'm captain, Linux lead, and the person who builds the practice servers everyone else breaks.

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Two CyberPatriot floor stands: AFA CyberCamps and the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition — CyberPatriot banners at the National Finals.

CyberAegis · CyberPatriot & SoCal Cyber Cup

Captain, Linux lead, MVP

CyberPatriot is the Air Force Association's national youth cyber defense competition. Teams get broken Windows and Linux machines and race to find and fix vulnerabilities. To compete nationally, I first had to earn a spot on my school's top team. So in middle school I taught myself networking and Linux, and I asked coaches, my parents, and older students to explain whatever I couldn't figure out.

Top 30of ~6,000 teams, five years in a row

2ndoverall at CyberPatriot XV Nationals (Middle School)

1stCisco Networking Challenge, same finals

1stSoCal Cyber Cup, April 2024

At the SoCal Cyber Cup we won first place, and we've made the top five out of 200 teams three times. The finals are the fun part. You have to keep a live server running while security professionals actively attack it. The CTF rounds cover cryptography, reverse engineering, password cracking, log analysis, and web app exploitation.

CyberAegis at the CyberPatriot National Finals booth; teammates' faces blurred — Team busy repelling the live cyber attacks.

Aditya standing with CyberAegis at the finals table during the live round; teammates' faces blurred

CyberAegis working at the CyberPatriot National Finals table; teammates' faces blurred

Aditya at a laptop during the CyberPatriot National Finals live round

Aditya in front of the CyberPatriot National Finals Competition backdrop — At the CyberPatriot National Finals.

Aditya with his parents holding the CyberPatriot XV trophies — With my parents, who helped me learn this stuff in the first place.

Passing it on

A team is only as strong as its newest member

Our score depends on everyone, not just the strongest player. So I build practice Linux virtual machines that copy what the competition throws at us, and I run competition-style practice rounds. I've taught cybersecurity concepts to more than 120 students.

Through Del Norte's CyberCEO program, I also made three interactive presentations on internet safety and visited two elementary schools to teach them.

Also in the toolbox

USACO Silver

Reached the Silver Division of the USA Computing Olympiad in 2025 by solving algorithm problems in timed 4–5 hour Python contests. I taught myself with YouTube and the USACO Guide.

Del Norte AI Club

Co-founded in October 2024 and grew it from 8 to 20+ members. I teach machine learning basics like regression and image classification through weekly challenges, such as predicting Titanic survival and NBA games.

College math, early

Took Calculus II and III, Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations at Palomar College while still in high school, and self-studied AP Calculus BC. AP Scholar with Distinction.

Aditya with CyberAegis on stage at the CyberPatriot National Finals; teammates' and officials' faces blurred — CyberAegis on stage at the CyberPatriot National Finals. I'm the one whose face you can see.

Aditya holding the CyberPatriot XV second-place trophy, the Cisco award, and his medal — CyberPatriot XV awards: second place overall and first in Cisco Networking.