Projects
Small-scale smart farming system leveraging the use of sensors to automate simple gardening tasks, ensuring efficient use of resources.
Adoption hub for cats, maximizing use of relational databases to maintain data integrity and easier data management.
Machine learning powered wildfire risk analyzer, leveraging the YOLOv11 model for better wildfire mitigation and prevention.
An edge approach for content delivery networks. Capturing state differences using eBPF, paving the way for advancing current CDN technologies.
AI-powered destination finder for adventurous travelers, leveraging OpenAI API to discover suitable locations with helpful informations.
Web app where users are presented with personalized data of their Spotify profiles. Recommended songs are also given which can be added directly to their Spotify playlist.
Experiences
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peer Mentor
Guided first-year students with resources and assistance to maximize academic success.
- Collaboration
- communication
- resource provision
- Wireless and Sensor Systems Lab (WSSL)
Undergraduate Researcher
Investigated real-world applications of computer vision and sensor data for nature-related initiatives, enabling technology-driven sustainable strategies and environmental conservation.
- YOLOv11
- Computer Vision
- Image datasets
- manning college of information and computer sciences
Undergraduate Course Assistant
Reinforced the operations of the course CS 119 (Introduction to Programming with Python) and CS326 (Web Programming) by providing assistance to the professor. Improved students' performance and understanding by providing forum help and office hours to tutor fundamental programming topics.
- python
- web technologies
- higher education
- UMass Indonesian student association
Treasurer, Co-founder
Liaised financial updates to board members, providing transparent guidance and updates to 30+ purchases Managed the association’s budget of $2000+, ensuring transparent and responsible allocation of funds for events, activities, and administrative needs.
- leadership
- google sheets
- financial audit
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
Undergraduate Researcher
Conducted in-depth research on eBPF to capture state differences in applications, aimed at advancing CDN technologies through edge computing. Additionally implemented proof-of-concept models for performance enhancement.
- eBPF
- C
- Python
- Docker
- Flask
- The American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology
Software Engineer Intern
Brought a 25% surge in user web traffic by upgrading pages of an engaging frontend through HTML, Bootstrap, and Tailwind frameworks which overall elevated the client's online presence. Spearheaded a project to optimize site performance by caching and minimizing HTTP requests, reducing 20% of page load times.
- HTML
- Bootstrap
- Tailwind
- Dreamweaver
- Machine Learning
- Algorithms
- Computer Systems (C)
- Python Programming
- Information Systems (SQL)
- Web Programming
- Computer Network and Security
- Advanced Linear Algebra
- Human-Computer Interaction
About Me
Hi there, I'm Faiz, and I'm a third-year Computer Science and Math double major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I'm currently an Undergraduate Course Assistant for CS326 (Web Programming) and an Undergraduate Researcher for the Wireless and Sensors Systems Lab (WSSL). I'm looking to explore the interdisciplinary between computers and nature.
My main focus these days is to expose myself to different sides of computer science and figure out what floats my boat. I'm avidly interested in making functional software with aesthetic UI, and I have recently developed an interest for computer applications in the physical world, in particular smart agriculture and ML-driven environmental/wildlife conservation.
When I'm not in front of the computer, I love to go on outdoor adventures (bonus points if they have conifers), create cinematic videos, spoil my cats with a little too many snacks, do adrenaline-inducing activities, and spot cool trains (including Amtrak) when I get the chance.
I'm open to any opportunities that come my way and shoot me an email if you ever want to get in touch!
