I build AI-powered security software.
I share everything I learn.
Who I am
My name is Khurram. I'm a software engineer and founder based in Pakistan, with 14 years of experience building iOS and Android products. I'm currently the co-founder and CEO of Neurix, a pre-seed security startup building behavioral authentication technology using on-device machine learning.
CoreThreads is my space to think out loud about the things I work with every day: artificial intelligence, information security, software architecture, and the reality of building a technology company from scratch. Everything I publish here is grounded in practice. I don't write about things I haven't built or problems I haven't faced.
What I'm Building
neurixNeurix is an AI-powered security startup building behavioral authentication through an on-device SDK. Instead of passwords or OTPs, Neurix learns how a user naturally interacts with their device — scroll patterns, navigation behaviour, touch dynamics — and uses that to continuously verify identity without friction.
Everything runs on-device. No biometric data leaves the phone. No cloud dependency. GDPR, HIPAA, and PDPA compliant by design.
I'm currently in pre-seed fundraising in the MENA region, participating in Startupbootcamp, and building the product in public through CoreThreads.
My Background
I've spent 14 years building mobile software across iOS and Android — everything from consumer apps to enterprise systems. Before founding Neurix, I worked as a senior engineer and engineering manager, shipping products used by hundreds of thousands of people.
My technical foundation is in mobile development: Swift, Kotlin, Swift Package Manager, Core ML, on-device ML with LightGBM. In the last two years I've gone deep into AI engineering — local LLMs, RAG pipelines, agentic systems, and automation workflows using n8n and Ollama on Apple Silicon.
Security is not an afterthought for me. I build security products. I think about threat models, privacy-preserving architectures, and behavioral signals as part of my daily work — not as a weekend hobby.
Why CoreThreads
I started CoreThreads because the content I wanted to consume didn't exist. Most AI content is either too shallow ("here's what ChatGPT can do") or too academic (unreachable research papers). Most security content is compliance-focused rather than engineering-focused. And most founder content is either a success story retold in hindsight or a failure porn narrative.
CoreThreads is the channel I wished existed: practitioner-first, specific, honest about tradeoffs, and built around the intersection of AI, security, and software development. I publish what I learn as I learn it — including the parts that don't work.
What you'll find here
Everything you need to build smarter software
Practical insights for building better software with AI, strengthening security, and navigating modern development with confidence.
Contact Us
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AI & Automation
Local LLMs, agentic systems, RAG pipelines, and practical automation workflows. Built and tested — not theorised.
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Information Security
Behavioral authentication, threat modeling, privacy engineering, and why most security advice misses the point.
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iOS & Software Development
Swift Package Manager, SDK architecture, mobile engineering, and lessons from 14 years of shipping apps.
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Founder Journey
Building Neurix in public. Pre-seed fundraising, product decisions, what it actually looks like to run an AI security startup.