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A showcase of talks and conferences by the talented members of Point Blank.
Ashutosh Pandey
Security-Aware Prompting Alone Does Not prevent Crashes in LLM-Generated C Code
At the CSS Workshop co-located with the FSTTCS Conference in Goa, Ashutosh Pandey presented an experimental investigation into the reliability of LLM-generated C code. The talk demonstrated that security-aware prompting alone does not consistently prevent crashes or unsafe behaviors, and analyzed how factors such as prompt structure, example guidance, temperature, and programming language choice influence model failure patterns. The presentation highlighted deeper concerns around robustness, evaluation methodology, and the limits of prompt-based safeguards in safety-critical code generation contexts.
Kamini Banait, Madhur Kumar, Prajwal KP
Comparative Analysis of Intermediate Representations for Security Tasks
During the CSS Workshop at the FSTTCS Conference, Kamini Banait, Madhur Kumar, and Prajwal K P delivered a research-focused talk exploring the behavior and analytical consequences of intermediate representations generated by tools like Ghidra and P-code. The session dissected structural and semantic variations across IRs, discussed their relevance to binary analysis and lifting accuracy, and reflected on the complexities of translating machine-level constructs into analyzable abstractions. Their work sparked technical discussions on correctness, abstraction fidelity, and security analysis strategies.
Pratik Singh
Terraform Terrors Tamed: A GitOps Tale with KCL Magic
Pratik Singh delivered a practical session on transforming common Terraform pitfalls into robust, policy-compliant Infrastructure as Code using GitOps and KCL (Kubernetes Configuration Language). He walked through how teams can leverage KCL to validate Terraform plans against organizational policies early in the development lifecycle, enforce least-privilege resource definitions, and prevent misconfigurations that lead to security or compliance issues. The talk emphasized integrating this validation into GitOps workflows to automate error detection, improve governance, and increase confidence in IaC deployments.
Pratik Singh
The Future of CI/CD: Continuous Code Quality using AI
Pratik Singh spoke about the evolving landscape of CI/CD where continuous code quality becomes a core focus, especially with AI becoming an integral part of developer toolchains. He explored how modern CI/CD pipelines can integrate automated AI-driven quality checks — from intelligent code suggestions and static analysis to vulnerability detection and test automation — to improve software reliability and reduce manual QA overhead. Singh highlighted the challenges and opportunities of combining AI with traditional DevOps practices to create feedback-rich, quality-centric deployment workflows.
Pratik Singh
Ease the Pain of Platform Engineers with Argo CD by Leveraging Kustomize Templates
Pratik Singh delivered a talk on reducing the operational burden of platform engineers by leveraging Argo CD together with reusable Kustomize templates. He outlined how template-driven configuration can cut down on repetitive YAML creation and how combining this with Argo CD’s GitOps model allows teams to standardize application deployments while enabling self-service onboarding. The session explained the role of App Project RBAC in empowering developers to customize and deploy applications independently, improving consistency, productivity, and predictability across Kubernetes deployment workflows.
Ashutosh Pandey
IndiaFOSS: Scaling a niche community to 1900 and beyond!
Ashutosh Pandey delivered an engaging session on growing a specialized tech community around compilers, programming languages, and systems from small beginnings to nearly 2000 engaged members. He shared strategies for community building, including regular meetups, active collaboration, inclusive engagement practices, and leveraging online platforms to sustain momentum. Through real-world anecdotes and lessons learned, the talk highlighted how consistency, clear purpose, and supportive environments can help scale niche technical communities effectively, inspiring contributors to connect, learn, and grow together.