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Nine phases, one direction

The complete path — for readers who want depth beyond the homepage highlights.

01
CuriosityThe Beginning

Became obsessed with how computers work beneath the surface — operating systems, networking, application internals, and automation.

OS InternalsNetworkingAutomation
02
BuilderBeyond Tutorials

Started building real APIs, full-stack systems, and deployment pipelines. Explored Docker, Linux servers, reverse proxies, SSL, and container routing.

DockerLinuxAPIsDeployment
03
CybersecurityFirst Bug Bounty

Entered ethical hacking and bug bounty research. Submitted a first report involving a misconfigured subdomain — the beginning of active security research.

Bug BountyReconEthical Hacking
04
AI ExplorationAutonomous Systems

Explored autonomous AI systems, voice-controlled computing, and intelligent automation. Trained mini LLMs, built AI browser automation, and experimented with autonomous trading.

LLMsAgentsAI Automation
05
IqamaPrintProduction Platform

Built a full-stack cloud-native platform digitizing Saudi government document services. 15K+ services, 8.5K+ users, 98% satisfaction — in production.

ReactSupabaseCloud-Native
06
SoleSetStartup Founder

Founded SoleSet — an affordable shoe platform sourced from Indian manufacturers. Built the full ecommerce stack: catalog, cart, admin dashboard, and payment gateway.

EcommerceFounderProduct
07
Advanced SystemsLow-Level Engineering

Explored DirectX11, ImGui, advanced overlays, process management, and real-time rendering. Pushed into performance-oriented systems programming.

DirectX11ImGuiRendering
08
HiddenAIMarch 2025 — Research

Research on LLM-powered agentic systems and DLL proxy hijacking with defensive detection focus. Published technical report with MITRE ATT&CK mapping.

LLMsDLL HijackingMITRE ATT&CKYARA
09
Project AETHERExploring

Exploring immersive 3D commerce interfaces — synchronized product environments and spatial interaction patterns.

3DImmersive UX