Architecting intelligent, secure systems

Turning complex technology into systems that work.

I’m Sayan Mondal, a Solution Architect and researcher working across AI, machine learning, GenAI, cybersecurity, and enterprise platforms. I bridge research ideas with production-grade delivery.

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Portrait of Sayan MondalKolkata, India
Available worldwide

Current focus

AI architectureCyber defenseKnowledge graphsEnterprise automation

01 / Experience

From engineering
to architecture.

Professional experience across enterprise engineering and solution architecture—combining hands-on delivery with AI-enabled systems, technical strategy, and leadership.

5+ yearsenterprise technology experience
2professional roles
Engineering → Architecturecareer progression

Current focus: AI/ML, GenAI, ServiceNow, secure architecture and enterprise automation.

Mar 2025 — Present1 year 5 monthsBengaluru, India

Solution Architect

Humanize Business Solution Pvt Ltd

Current

Contributing to humanAIze, an Agentic AI “Services as Software” platform that accelerates enterprise-software implementation and modernization.

  • Design solution architectures and agent workflows for enterprise discovery, documentation, specification, configuration, code generation, validation, and testing.
  • Translate ServiceNow and other SaaS transformation use cases into orchestrated workflows across Discover, Developer, and Decision agent capabilities.
  • Define integrations with ITSM platforms, source-code repositories, version-control systems, and test-automation tools for near-touchless delivery.
  • Apply RAG-based enterprise knowledge, AI guardrails, security controls, explainability, and traceability while taking solutions from use-case discovery to production.
Solution ArchitectureAgentic AIServiceNowRAGAI GuardrailsEnterprise IntegrationsTest Automation
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Nov 2020 — Feb 20254 years 4 monthsHyderabad, India

Software Engineer

Virtusa

Progressed from application development into architecture ownership, enablement, and enterprise solution design.

  • Developed and supported internal R&D applications using Python, ServiceNow, and AI/ML technologies.
  • Managed ServiceNow instances and contributed to RFP solution design across the company portfolio.
  • Designed application architectures and helped move concepts from requirements through implementation and deployment.
  • Provided technical training and mentoring, sharing platform and engineering practices with team members.
  • Deployed AI/ML capabilities within enterprise application workflows.
PythonServiceNowAI/MLArchitecture DesignR&DMentoring
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02 / Research

Research that turns
uncertainty into action.

I investigate how causal reasoning, trustworthy machine learning, language technologies, and intelligent infrastructure can make digital and physical systems safer, more explainable, and more adaptive.

Latest · ACM ASIA CCS ’26

CAIRN

Causal Active Inference for Real-Time Cyber Attack Diagnosis and Response.

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ISEC 2026

EntroURL-Bench

A feature-rich benchmark dataset for trustworthy malicious URL detection.

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5Publications
5Research themes
4DOI records
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03 / Projects

Project snapshots,
full stories inside.

A quick map of the work I can discuss publicly. The dedicated case studies page carries the deeper business context, architecture decisions, system diagrams, security notes, and outcomes.

01

Enterprise AI

Agentic AI delivery workflow

Discovery, specification, generation, validation, and testing. Read case study →
02

ServiceNow

Solution design and R&D enablement

Platform workflows, RFPs, mentoring and delivery Read case study →
Go deeper into the architecture story behind each project, with public links where sharing is permitted.Open project case studies ↗View architecture portfolio →

04 / Education

Learning in depth,
building in practice.

My academic path combines foundational computer science, advanced software engineering, and current doctoral research in intelligent cyber defense.

2025 — 2029 · In progress(PhD)

Doctor of Philosophy

Computer Science & Engineering

Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati

  • Member of the Behavioural Research and Information Network (BRAIN) Lab
  • Researching causal cyber defense, active inference, security knowledge graphs, and trustworthy threat detection
  • Author of peer-reviewed work at ACM AsiaCCS and ISEC 2026
2022 — 2024(M.Tech)

Master of Technology

Software Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  • Department of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Advanced study in software architecture, engineering processes, scalable systems, and enterprise delivery
  • Continued affiliation as a fellow from December 2022
2016 — 2020(B.Tech)

Bachelor of Technology

Computer Science & Engineering

Techno India

  • Core foundations in algorithms, data structures, databases, networks, and software development
  • Early research in NLP, document embeddings, image processing, and intelligent infrastructure
  • Published work on railway-crossing automation and smart street lighting
Academic profilesPublications, citations, related research, and scholarly activity.
View Google Scholar ↗Browse all papers →

05 / Expertise

Solution ArchitectureGenerative AIMachine LearningCybersecurityNatural Language ProcessingServiceNowKnowledge GraphsFull-stack EngineeringCloud & DevOpsTechnical Strategy

06 / Writing

Ideas, architecture
and the human side.

I write about software architecture, AI and language models, engineering practice, focused work, and intentional living.

01

Software Engineering · Sep 2025

How Do You Optimise Software Performance?

Practical thinking for transforming sluggish software into faster, smoother, and more efficient applications.

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02

Architecture · Sep 2025

Microservices vs. Monolithic Architecture

Understanding scalability, flexibility, operational complexity, and when each architectural approach is the better choice.

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03

AI & NLP · Mar 2024

Leveraging Tools: A Paradigm Shift in Language Models

How external tools expand language-model capabilities beyond generation into more useful, grounded systems.

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More essays on technology, deep work, career, and intentional living.View all writing ↗

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