# Author I am [Dhaval Kapil](https://dhavalkapil.com/), also known as 'vampire'. I am a software security enthusiast, always reading up or trying to find vulnerabilities in everyday software. I'll be graduating from [Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee](https://www.iitr.ac.in/)(IIT Roorkee) in Computer Science this year. I was part of [SDSLabs](https://sdslabs.co/), where I developed [Backdoor](http://backdoor.sdslabs.co/). I'll be joining [Georgia Tech](http://www.gatech.edu/) as a Master's student this fall. Software development is my hobby and I've also completed the [Google Summer of Code](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com) program twice. Find me on [Github](https://github.com/dhavalkapil) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/dhaval_kapil). This book started out as an article for my [blog](https://dhavalkapil.com/). Eventually, a lot of matter filled in and it transformed into a short book. These are a collection of my notes, gathered by looking up various online resources regarding heap and heap exploitation. Feel free to shoot me an email at . --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://heap-exploitation.dhavalkapil.com/author.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.