Sardorkhon Temurov / dossier

Samarkand, Uzbekistan — Cybersecurity & AI

Trust is the easiest system to hack. I’m writing the patch.

Hi, I’m Sardorkhon. I founded PhishGuard, a Telegram bot that hundreds of Uzbek citizens use against online fraud, and I co-authored a paper on how AI can detect cyber-attacks.

  • Python
  • Telegram bots
  • HTML & CSS
  • Vulnerability scanning
  • SIEM

01 / 08 — About

About me

I study how people get tricked, then build tools that warn them first. PhishGuard, my Telegram bot, scores how likely a link is to be phishing and checks APK files for malware before anyone opens them. Hundreds of Uzbek citizens have used it, and the Ministry’s Department of Cybersecurity reviewed it.

In summer 2026 I joined the Department of Finance at Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service, supervised by Prof. Jahongir R. Zaynalov. I built a model of financial risk using probability, statistics and calculus, and we co-authored a review of AI methods for cyber-attack detection.

Outside research I build and organize: a cybersecurity club that grew from 0 to 45+ students, a home lab with a SIEM, and a Telegram store I ran for three months. I care about AI safety, and I enjoy teaching what I learn.

At a glance

  • LanguagesUzbek (native), English (C1, IELTS 7.5), Russian (intermediate)
  • SkillsPython, Telegram bot development, HTML, CSS, network vulnerability scanning, SIEM
  • TrainingProgramming courses at IT Park Uzbekistan; self-study in front-end and back-end web development
  • InterestsAI safety, reading outdoors, sports, teaching English to young relatives

02 / 08 — Where it began

From first code to a club of 45+

$ whoami builder $ python bot.py

2024

Learning to code

I studied programming at School 21 Samarkand as an active student, and I organized coding workshops for my peers.

club members 0 → 45+

2024–2025

A club from zero

I founded my school’s Cybersecurity Club and grew it to more than 45 students. I designed a 10-week hands-on hacking curriculum and raised $500 for technical equipment.

SIEM scanner lab host

2025

The home lab

I wrote a Python network vulnerability scanner and built a home lab with a SIEM system to collect and monitor security events.

03 / 08 — Focus & activities

What I keep coming back to

PHI

Phishing defense

Studying how phishing messages imitate real ones, and designing warnings that appear before a click instead of after.

Python · Telegram bots

AI

AI for security

Machine learning, deep learning and LLMs for detecting network intrusions, malware and phishing, reviewed against 10 sources.

NIST frameworks

RSK

Financial risk modeling

Estimating how likely an investment is to lose value, and by how much, with probability, statistics and calculus.

Probability · Statistics · Calculus

NET

Network security

A Python vulnerability scanner for networks, built to find weak points before someone else does.

Python · Scanning

SOC

Detection & monitoring

A home lab where a SIEM collects and monitors security events, so I can see what an attack looks like from the defender’s side.

SIEM · Home lab

COM

Teaching & community

A school club of 45+ members, coding workshops for peers, and English lessons for young relatives.

Curriculum · Workshops

04 / 08 — Education timeline

Mathematics and physics, then research

  1. Now

    Expected Jun 2027

    General Secondary School No. 1, Samarkand

    Specialized in Mathematics and Physics. GPA 5.00/5.00 (Grades 8–10), class rank 1st, SAT 1540/1600 (Math 800, R&W 740), IELTS Academic 7.5/9.0. Top grade in every subject in Grades 9 and 10.

  2. I

    Key courses

    Math, science and IT

    Advanced Algebra, Advanced Geometry, Advanced English, Physics, Informatics, Astronomy, Basics of Economics, Basics of Entrepreneurship and Basics of State Law.

  3. II

    2024

    School 21 Samarkand

    Programming student and workshop organizer. IT Park Uzbekistan courses and self-study in front-end and back-end web development followed.

  4. III

    Summer 2026

    Summer Research Program

    Student researcher in the Department of Finance, Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service, supervised by Prof. Jahongir R. Zaynalov, Head of Department.

Math gave me the models. Security gave me something to point them at.

05 / 08 — Projects & leadership

Turning ideas into something real

user sends a link or an APK file
→ phishing likelihood score / malware check
→ warning shown before it is opened

Founder & developer — Jul 2025–Feb 2026

PhishGuard anti-phishing bot

A Telegram bot (@phishguardI_bot) that scores how likely a link is to be phishing and checks APK files for malware. Built under a Samarkand youth cybersecurity initiative of the Ministry of Digital Technologies, used by hundreds of Uzbek citizens and reviewed by the Ministry’s Department of Cybersecurity.

PythonTelegramPhishingAPK checks
input: an investment
→ probability of losing value
→ expected size of the loss

Student researcher — Summer 2026

Financial risk model

A mathematical model that estimates how likely an investment is to lose value and by how much. I wrote, ran and tested the code, interpreted the results and produced a research paper.

ProbabilityStatisticsCalculus
scanner → lab network
SIEM collects and monitors the events

Builder — 2025

Scanner & SIEM home lab

A Python network vulnerability scanner, plus a home lab with a SIEM system that collects and monitors security events.

PythonSIEMVulnerability scanning
sourcing → marketing → delivery → support
orders handled through a Telegram bot

Founder — 2025

Telegram retail store

Resold goods sourced from China at about half the price of local shops, for three months. I handled sourcing, marketing, delivery and support, built the bot, and grew orders beyond friends through promotions.

Telegram botMarketingLogistics

Why I do it

Each project starts with how real people get tricked or lose money, then turns what I learn into something people can use.

06 / 08 — Achievements

Achievements

Academic results, plus the research and project milestones behind them.

Key results

5.00 GPA out of 5.00 Grades 8–10, class rank 1st

The top grade in every subject in Grades 9 and 10.

1540 SAT out of 1600 Math 800, R&W 740

A perfect Math score.

7.5 IELTS Academic Out of 9.0, English C1

Supports the research and writing I do in English.

45+ Club members Grown from 0

Cybersecurity Club, with a 10-week curriculum and $500 raised for equipment.

Research & recognition

Published journal article

BG Pulse Journal USA, 2026

Published

PhishGuard reviewed

Ministry of Digital Technologies, Department of Cybersecurity

Reviewed

Summer Research Program

Samarkand Institute of Economics and Service

Completed

07 / 08 — Writing & publications

Publications

A journal article on AI in cybersecurity, co-authored with my research supervisor, and a research paper on financial risk.

  • Artificial intelligence in cybersecurity: Modern methods of cyber-attack detection and prevention

    Journal article · BG Pulse Journal USA, 2(10), 1397–1408 · 2026 · with J. R. ZaynalovPublished

  • Mathematical model of financial risk

    Research paper · Summer 2026Written

About the journal article

A 12-page review of machine learning, deep learning and LLM methods for detecting network intrusions, malware and phishing, drawing on 10 sources including NIST frameworks.

doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23566362

08 / 08 — Get in touch

Contact

Questions about PhishGuard, the paper, or a security project? Write to me by email.

Based in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Happy to talk about phishing, AI safety, or building small tools that people actually use.

Emailsardorxontemurov@gmail.com
PhishGuard bot@phishguardI_bot
Paper DOIdoi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23566362