diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 31f1980..851b35d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ GEM
       sass-embedded (~> 1.75)
     jekyll-watch (2.2.1)
       listen (~> 3.0)
-    json (2.20.0)
+    json (2.21.1)
     kramdown (2.5.2)
       rexml (>= 3.4.4)
     kramdown-parser-gfm (1.1.0)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   jekyll (>= 3.6.3)
   jekyll-feed
-  json (~> 2.20)
+  json (~> 2.21)
   neat (>= 1.0.0)
   pathutil (~> 0.16.2)
   webrick (~> 1.9)
diff --git a/_data/data.yml b/_data/data.yml
index 6d7c94b..4630edc 100644
--- a/_data/data.yml
+++ b/_data/data.yml
@@ -553,6 +553,16 @@ people:
           since: 2026
           photo: "/img/people/sihoon-kim.jpg"
           interests: "Systems security, embedded systems"
+
+      - &pratham_hegde
+          name: "Pratham Hegde"
+          anchor: pratham_hegde
+          internal: true
+          role: "Master's student"
+          since: 2026
+          photo: "/img/people/pratham_hegde.jpg"
+          site: "https://www.prathamhegde.com/"
+          interests: "Security, Cryptography"
           
   ################################################
       
@@ -584,6 +594,7 @@ people:
       - type: "Other Students"
         anchor: otherstudents
         people:
+          - *pratham_hegde
           - *neil_naveen
           - *sean_kim
           - *uk_jang
@@ -844,6 +855,7 @@ projects:
             - name: "Billy Lynch (Chainguard)"
               link: "https://github.com/wlynch"
             - *neil_naveen
+            - *pratham_hegde
             - name: "Reza Curtmola (NJIT)"
               link: "https://cs.njit.edu/people/curtmola/"
             - *justin_cappos
diff --git a/img/people/pratham_hegde.jpg b/img/people/pratham_hegde.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e28cdd1
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