Uttam Nepal

About

Cybersecurity and machine learning researcher, IT professional.

I am completing a Master of Information Technology (Cybersecurity) at Melbourne Institute of Higher Education, with a research focus on robust and generalisable machine learning for cyber threat detection. My background also includes more than four years of professional experience across web development, digital marketing, and project management.

The journey

2019 – 2020

Digital marketing & web design roles

Worked across digital marketing and web design roles, including as a Digital Marketing Expert at MNA Venture Pvt. Ltd., an Instructor at Norma Education and Training, and a Digital Marketing Coordinator at Softcode Pvt. Ltd. Picked up social media marketing and WordPress design along the way.

2020 – 2022

Jr. Project Manager at Reflex IT Solution

Supported project coordination across client engagements, with a strong focus on e-commerce, including web apps and single/multi-vendor platforms.

2022 – 2024

Project Manager at Reflex IT Solution

Took on full ownership of project delivery: managing timelines, teams, and client communication across a wider range of web and mobile application projects.

2025

Moved to Australia

Relocated to Australia to continue postgraduate studies in Information Technology. Full academic details below.

Academic background

A broad Computer Science and IT foundation, through postgraduate Information Technology, toward a dedicated Cybersecurity specialisation and independent research in machine learning for cybersecurity.

2018 – 2023Final result: 79.55%

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology

Tribhuvan University, Nepal

This degree provided the foundation in Computer Science and Information Technology.

~1 year of study, credits transferredCredits transferred to MIHE

Master of Information Technology (Professional)

Deakin University, Australia

Studied approximately one year of the Master of IT (Professional) before transferring completed academic credits to Melbourne Institute of Higher Education, in order to continue with a stronger, more dedicated focus on Cybersecurity and access supervised independent research in that area.

SIT726: IT Innovations and Entrepreneurship85 (HD)
SIT740: Research and Development in IT80 (HD)
SIT725: Applied Software Engineering77 (D)
SIT753: Professional Practice in IT70 (D)
SIT716: Computer Networks and Security73 (D)
SIT738: Secure Coding73 (D)
SIT719: Analytics for Security and Privacy65 (C)
SIT722: Software Deployment and Operation65 (C)
Current degree, expected completion December 2026Current

Master of Information Technology (Cybersecurity)

Melbourne Institute of Higher Education (MIHE), Australia

The current Master's degree, specifically focused on Cybersecurity.

MIT205: Human Factor in Cyber Security88 (HD)
MIT206: Cyber Security Policy and Law88 (HD)
MIT208: Project 2 (Implementation)85 (HD)
MIT107: Cyber Threats Intelligence and Incidence ResponsesHD
MIT207: Project 1 (Proposal & Design)HD
MIT109: Internet of Things (IoT) SecurityD

The MIT207 → MIT208 project progression forms the foundation of independent Master's research in cybersecurity and machine learning, evolving through DeepTrace, the SafeBrowse concept, and the current TURL-MV multi-view research framework. Full research details →

Technical skills

Programming

PythonCC++JavaC#PHPJavaScript

Machine Learning

PyTorchscikit-learnXGBoostRandom ForestBERT / TransformersTF-IDFNLP

Web / Software

MERN StackMongoDBExpressReactNode.jsPHPWordPress

Cybersecurity / Research

Malicious URL DetectionPhishing DetectionCyber Threat IntelligenceDomain-Disjoint EvaluationRobust ML
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