ABOUT ME
Education
Iowa State University
B.S. Computer Science
Expected: May 2027
Minor: Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, and Economics
I'm a Computer Science student with a passion for building data-driven software and practical technical systems. From API automation and cybersecurity to machine learning and cryptographic research, I strive to create impactful software that solves real-world problems.
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EXPERIENCE
AWS Student Builder Campus Leader
- ›Serve as a paid AWS Student Builder Campus Leader for Iowa State, helping grow awareness of cloud computing and AWS student programs on campus.
- ›Promote AWS learning pathways, events, Builder ID resources, and technical opportunities so students can access hands-on labs and career-focused content.
- ›Support students getting started in cloud by sharing practical guidance, answering questions, and connecting them with approachable AWS resources.
Sales & Business Analytics Intern (Contract)
- ›Trained to position and sell business analytics solutions including CRM, ERP, HCM, and AI-driven tools.
- ›Engaged with use cases across manufacturing and retail to align technical solutions with business needs.
- ›Built foundational experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Intern - Lead Programmer
- ›Designed and implemented automated data pipelines in Python for real-time analytics and data-driven decision-making.
- ›Utilized API integration and documentation analysis to enable seamless data acquisition and processing workflows.
- ›Applied Agile project management practices to cut client data processing time from hours to under one minute.
RESEARCH
Privacy-Preserving Analytics Research
Research Assistant
Iowa State University · Professor Meisam Mohammady
Investigating cryptographic protocols for privacy-preserving data sharing in secure multi-party computation.
- ›Researching scalable applications of PSI within secure multi-party computation frameworks
- ›Analyzing cryptographic protocols and efficiency trade-offs to enhance privacy-preserving data sharing
- ›Implementing PSI frameworks and conducting performance evaluations
Systems Security Research (Side-Channel Analysis)
Research Assistant
Iowa State University · Professor Berk Gulmezoglu
Working on a Microarchitecture based attack.
- ›Designing and developing course materials for QPM including lectures, assignments, and topic integration
- ›Investigating microarchitectural side-channel behavior and attack surfaces
- ›Developing technical exercises and experiments to evaluate leakage and system behavior
PROJECTS
OpenVINO Real-Time CPU-GPU Device Switching
2026
Real-time face detection system with dynamic device switching across CPU and GPU based on live performance conditions.
- >Built a real-time face detection system using OpenVINO with dynamic CPU-GPU switching based on system load and latency
- >Designed custom scheduling logic using rolling latency metrics and CPU utilization
- >Implemented cooldown-based switching to prevent resource thrashing and ensure stable inference performance
- >Monitored FPS and system metrics in real time to maintain consistent throughput under varying workloads
x402 Agentic Payments Dashboard
December 2025
Web dashboard demonstrating agent-driven payment workflows using the x402 protocol and paid API flows.
- >Built a web-based dashboard demonstrating agent-driven payment workflows using the x402 protocol
- >Developed API-based pipelines for data ingestion, validation, and real-time processing
- >Implemented backend services to simulate paid API endpoints and automate data access workflows
- >Designed system interactions to visualize payment flows and service communication
Hospital Management System
August 2025 - December 2025
Full-stack hospital platform with scheduling, messaging, user management, and AI-aware guardrails.
- >Developed backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and MySQL, exposing REST APIs for scheduling, messaging, and user management
- >Designed scalable system architecture with structured data models for reliable and efficient data processing
- >Implemented validation and AI guardrails to ensure safe and controlled interactions with AI-driven features
- >Ranked 1st out of 300+ students based on system design, performance, and usability
Customer Churn Analytics Dashboard
March 2026 - Present
Databricks-to-Power BI churn analytics workflow with predictive models for earlier retention action.
- >Processed and cleaned customer data in Databricks to create a modeling-ready dataset
- >Built and compared Logistic Regression, Random Forest, and SVM churn models
- >Reached 90% recall on churn cases and surfaced trends in an interactive Power BI dashboard
Titanic Survival Prediction
November 2024
ML model achieving 82% accuracy in predicting passenger survival using ensemble methods.
- >Cleaned and explored datasets, correlating various variables and outputs
- >Implemented and compared KNN, logistic regression, and decision tree algorithms
LEADERSHIP & CLUBS
Leadership
VEX U Cyber Robotics Club
Software Lead & Treasurer
- ›Led software development for a 15+ member robotics team, coordinating systems across subsystems.
- ›Implemented path planning and PID control algorithms for reliable robot navigation and stability.
- ›Integrated hardware and software components under competition constraints to ensure consistent performance.
- ›Managed budgeting, secured funding, and contributed to team strategy leading to district-level semifinals.
High Altitude Balloon Experiments in Technology (HABET)
Operations
- ›Built web-based dashboards to visualize real-time telemetry during flight missions.
- ›Integrated telemetry into NASA OpenMCT systems for live monitoring and mission decision-making.
- ›Supported mission control operations across 7 launches using real-time system data.
Clubs
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
Member
2021 - Present
Engineers Without Borders
Member
2025 - Present
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