Cyber & Hardware Security · Design

Abek
Khokhar

Specializing in physical hardware through embedded systems, security, and software. Designed end to end under one label.

Work in progress
P3 · NFC In Progress
Encrypted NFC Payment Terminal

A cryptographically authenticated payment terminal built on a Pi Zero. AES mutual authentication, randomized UIDs, EMV-style transaction logic. Housed inside a diecast NYC subway train model with a green/red indicator light.

Progress45%
HardwareNFC · RFIDAES CryptoEmbedded LinuxPi Zero 2W
P1 · Red Team In Progress
Cyber Homelab Environment

A deployable red team tool built around a Raspberry Pi 5 in a custom 3D printed clamshell — Kali Linux, WiFi 7, fully wireless. Used against a self-built homelab simulating a real office environment: Windows 10, Active Directory, ethernet-connected. Both sides of the attack documented.

Progress40%
Offensive SecurityActive DirectoryKali Linux3D PrintedPi 5
P2 · AI In Progress
Self Hosted A.I

A fully offline personal AI system deployable through Linux and macOS. Four specialist models routed by task type. A compounding memory system built from weekly journal entries. Live data through sanitized open APIs. Every piece of personal data stays on your own hardware, permanently.

Progress25%
OllamaLLMRAG · ChromaDBPrivacyRTX 3070
P4 · Infrastructure Queued
Private Cloud Storage

Physical cloud storage built on repurposed enterprise hardware — 6 NVMe drives in RAID, 96GB RAM. Nextcloud, full encryption at rest, accessible from anywhere via VPN. No third party holds the data. No terms of service on your own files.

Progress5%
NextcloudRAIDSelf-HostedEncryptionWireGuard
Credentials in progress
CompTIA A+
Hardware · OS · Troubleshooting
Readiness40%
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P3
90%
P1
85%
P4
70%
Network+
Networking · Protocols · Infra
Readiness25%
// project coverage
P1
95%
P4
80%
P2
55%
Security+
Security · Crypto · Threats
Readiness15%
// project coverage
P3
95%
P1
90%
P2
65%
Background

Build it.
Break it.
Rebuild it better.

Eight years of development and assembly from component level. Custom PCs, Workstations, Handhelds, Security Hardware.

I build it, break it, and rebuild it better.

Currently studying Computer Information Systems with Cybersecurity track at Baruch College, New York. My education and personal work runs on passion.

These projects seed from curiosity. What would it be like to have your own A.I? What if I could make my own payment terminal? What if I can have my own cloud storage in a form of digital real estate. What if I can make my imagination real and put it in my hands?

Currently
Junior, Baruch College · CIS / Cybersecurity
GPA
3.888 · Dean's List
Focus
Cyber & Hardware Security
Credentials in progress
CompTIA A+ · Network+ · Security+
Location
New York City, USA
Languages
English · Punjabi · Urdu · Arabic · Spanish
Evil Avenue

The label is
the work.

Evil Avenue started as a fashion label — clothing designed, made, and sold independently. It became a name for a consistent point of view applied across hardware, software, security, and design.

The thread across everything is ownership. Own the hardware. Own the data. Own the security layer. Own the aesthetic. Build it yourself or don't build it at all.

The fashion side is on pause while the technical collection takes shape. Both arms operate on the same principle — nothing outsourced, nothing borrowed, nothing shipped without full understanding of what's inside it.

4
Active technical projects · 2026
8+
Years building at component level
NY
New York City · building · available
Contact

Find the work.
Find the person.

Projects are documented as they develop. Everything is linked below.