The person behind the lab.
Beerappa is a certified cybersecurity engineer, applied researcher, and technology entrepreneur based in Bangalore. He founded Arventiq Labs with a conviction that India's educational institutions deserve world-class secure technology built specifically for them — not adapted from Western products.
Starting with security research and expert talks at government institutions, he identified a critical gap: India's colleges were running exams on insecure foreign platforms with no Indian-language support, no local data residency, and no transparent pricing. FortifyHub was the answer — built from scratch, in India, for India.
"Security isn't a feature you bolt on at the end. It's the foundation you design from day one. Every product we ship and every service we deliver starts from that belief."
Expert Talks — Government & Defence
Delivered cybersecurity awareness sessions at Karnataka NCC, APTS Yelahanka, and PTS Thanisandra — translating enterprise security concepts for law enforcement audiences.
Published Research
Authored peer-reviewed research papers in IJARCC and national journals, establishing academic credibility in applied cybersecurity and EdTech security.
FortifyHub Launched
Built and shipped India's secure online exam platform — 7 question types, 12+ Indian languages, live coding, built-in proctoring, verifiable QR certificates.
BMSIT&M Placement Portal
Designed and deployed end-to-end campus placement management at BMS Institute of Technology & Management, Bangalore — now live and processing real drives.
Arventiq Labs — BMS Innovation Centre
Established Arventiq Labs at the BMS Innovation Centre (BICEP), formalising the research-to-product pipeline that had always been the goal.