PicoCTF is a free cybersecurity Capture The Flag competition created by Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab Security and Privacy Institute. Founded in 2013, it has grown to become the world's largest hacking competition, drawing over 150,000 participants since its inception.

The challenges are designed by the Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), CMU's competitive hacking team—5-time champions at DefCon's "World Cup of Hacking." PicoCTF aims to close the cybersecurity talent gap by introducing students to the field through engaging, real-world challenges.

In the Spring 2025 competition, I ranked in the Top 135 globally among over 14,000 participants, scoring 6,310 out of 8,510 points.

Competing as part of a 5-person team over 10 days, I solved challenges spanning web exploitation, cryptography, forensics, reverse engineering, and binary exploitation—demonstrating strong skills across the full spectrum of cybersecurity domains.