KHURRAM VALIYEV

Software Engineering @ Florida Tech • Embedded / IoT • Robotics

Undergrad researcher in the High Energy Physics Lab. I build sensor systems and fast data pipelines, and I love mentoring teams to ship.

NOW: Undergraduate Research Volunteer @ Florida Tech's High Energy Physics Lab doing data analysis.

BUILDING: SpacePNP, a senior design project developing an electronics procurement website + a minimal pick and place machine.

OPEN_TO: Internships, research, and collaborating (on-site & remote).

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EMBEDDED + IOT ROBOTICS DATA PIPELINES MENTORING

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ABOUT_ME

SYSTEM INFORMATION

I'm a Software Engineering student at Florida Institute of Technology (B.S., May 2026), building embedded systems and data-driven tools across robotics, IoT, and automation.

In Florida Tech's High Energy Physics Lab, I work on detector-data analysis in Python/ROOT, including optimizing a processing pipeline from ~6 hours to ~5 minutes and building reconstruction + visualization tools.

Outside the lab, I founded the Student Developer Club and served as Vice President of the MATLAB Club. I've competed in 10+ international science fairs and multiple hackathons, leading teams up to five and earning awards across MakeCU, World Scholar's Cup (ToC), BUCA, LIYSF, and more.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I like building systems that touch the real world: sensors, signals, and the software that turns them into useful decisions. I'm happiest when a project goes past a demo and becomes something we can measure, debug, and trust on real hardware.

▸ Fast data processing + visualization (Python/ROOT)
▸ IoT + embedded sensing (ESP32/Arduino)
▸ Edge/embedded ML when it actually helps (latency, power, reliability)
▸ Robotics + autonomy (sensing → control loops)
▸ Wearable + human-in-the-loop safety systems

SKILLS

PYTHON

ROOT

NUMPY / PANDAS

C++

JAVA

KOTLIN

ARDUINO

HTML/CSS

JAVASCRIPT

MATLAB

ESP32

RASPBERRY PI

AWS

REACT

FIGMA

GITHUB

SENSORS

SOLDERING

CIRCUIT DESIGN

PCB DESIGN

3D PRINTING

TEAM LEADERSHIP

MENTORING

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROJECTS

SELECTED PROJECTS

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SATOR

Mobile agricultural rover for in-field sensing: soil moisture/NPK, temperature/humidity, air quality, light, plus live camera feed.

ESP32 + multi-sensor array + ESP32-CAM
Real-time data pipeline to backend dashboard
Gemini-powered chatbot for sensor insights

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GARDEN_GUARDIAN

IoT plant-health system: soil moisture, air quality, and light sensors feed an edge model to recommend care, with cloud dashboards.

ESP32 + sensors + on-device model
Calibrated thresholds for soil/light
Web dashboard for trends and alerts

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RECEDING_COASTLINES

Data-driven visualization of sea-level rise and coastal erosion scenarios to help communities understand risk.

Python modeling & visualizations
Scenario sliders; uncertainty communication
Educational framing for non-technical users

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TRAFFICLIGHT++

Solar-powered add-on for traffic lights using computer vision to detect accidents and automatically optimize traffic flow.

Led team of 2 engineers through design and prototyping
Automatic brightness adjustment and remote control
CV-based accident detection for traffic optimization

🚑

CALLBULANCE

Crash detection device for vehicles using flex sensors to identify collisions and automatically call emergency assistance.

3-year development leading team of 5 engineers
Top 10 at London International Youth Science Forum 2021
1st Place BUCA International Fair 2021

🌊

SAFEWAVE

Suite of prototype devices to detect and alert workers of dangerous situations in offshore oil rig environments.

Detects falling into water and unsafe depth limits
6-month rapid iteration with user feedback testing
1st Place at ABC Science Fair

EXPERIENCE

CAREER_LOG

UNDERGRAD RESEARCH VOLUNTEER

High Energy Physics Lab, Florida Institute of Technology • 2025 — Present

Optimized an existing data processing codebase, cutting execution time from ~6 hours to ~5 minutes.
Develop hit/cluster reconstruction + visualization tools to validate detector response.
Automate analysis pipelines with summary metrics, plots, and streamlined reporting.

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Student Developer Club, Florida Tech • 2025 — Present

Founded and led a project-first student developer community focused on demos, builds, and real software skills.
Organize workshops, club projects, and showcases across multiple software domains (web, AI, IoT, etc.).
Mentor students on shipping MVPs, debugging workflows, and bridging coursework with real-world engineering.

COACH & DELEGATION SUPERVISOR

World Scholar's Cup — Tournament of Champions (Yale) • 2025

Coached a delegation to 20+ awards across multiple competitive events.
Mentored students through debates and challenges with strategic feedback and guidance.
Represented the delegation in a meeting with the Embassy of Azerbaijan to the United States during the Yale Global Cultural Fair.

VICE PRESIDENT

MATLAB Club, Florida Tech • 2023 — 2024

Helped grow a MATLAB-focused community to 50+ members; taught fundamentals through hands-on labs.
Supported student learning through tutoring sessions emphasizing clear, repeatable problem-solving.

ARDUINO TUTOR & OLYMPIAD SUPERVISOR

Tunisia I-FEST • 2021 — 2022

Tutored 10+ students across 3 teams in embedded systems, Arduino programming, and sensor integration.
Supervised teams through competition; supported multiple podium finishes (2nd place ×2, 3rd place).

CONTACT

ESTABLISH_CONNECTION

Open to research collaborations and prototyping roles in embedded AI, sensing, and autonomy. Let's build something amazing together.

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JOURNEY

COMPETITION_LOG

NOV 2025

MakeCU Hackathon

📍 Columbia University, New York, NY

Placed 2nd at Columbia's premier hardware hackathon with Sator — an agricultural rover for in-field sensing. Built a mobile platform with soil moisture/NPK, temperature, humidity, air quality sensors, and a live camera feed, all streaming to a real-time dashboard.

🥈 2nd Place

MakeCU Hackathon — Columbia University (2025)

NOV 2025

World Scholar's Cup — ToC

📍 Yale University, Connecticut

Coached a student delegation at the Tournament of Champions (ToC) at Yale, leading the team to secure 20+ awards and mentoring students through debates and challenges.

🏅 20+ Awards Coach & Supervisor

OCT 2025

KnightHacks VIII

📍 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Participated in UCF's annual hackathon, building Garden Guardian — an IoT plant-health monitoring system using ESP32, soil moisture, air quality, and light sensors with on-device ML for care recommendations.

Participant

SEP 2025

ShellHacks 2025

📍 Florida International University, Miami, FL

Competed in Florida's largest hackathon, building Receding Coastlines — a data-driven visualization tool showing sea-level rise and coastal erosion scenarios. Built with Python for modeling and interactive scenario sliders for non-technical users.

Participant

2022

Tunisia I FEST

📍 Tunisia

Tutored and supervised student teams in the International Festival of Engineering and Technology, guiding 10+ students across 3 teams through embedded systems, Arduino programming, and sensors. Achieved multiple podium finishes.

🥉 3rd Place 🥈 2nd Place (2x) Tutor & Supervisor

2022

Expo Sciences Asia (ESA)

📍 United Arab Emirates

Presented CallBulance at Expo Sciences Asia, demonstrating the crash detection system to international teams and judges from across the continent.

Participant

2021

BUCA International Music Science Energy Engineering Fair

📍 Turkey (Remote)

Won 1st Place with CallBulance — a vehicle crash detection system using flex sensors mounted on the car body to detect collisions and automatically alert emergency services via GSM. Led a team of 5 engineers through 3 years of development, prototyping, and iteration.

🏆 1st Place

2021

London International Youth Science Forum

📍 London, UK (Remote)

Presented CallBulance at LIYSF, one of the world's leading youth science forums. Demonstrated the flex-sensor crash detection system and GSM emergency alert pipeline to international judges and peers, finishing in the Top 10.

🏅 Top 10 Project

London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) — Top 10 (2021)

2019

ABC Science Fair

📍 Azerbaijan

Debuted SafeWave — a suite of wearable devices to protect offshore oil rig workers. Built water-entry detection, depth monitoring, and emergency alert systems. Led a 6-month rapid iteration cycle with user feedback testing.

🏆 1st Place

2019

KSEF - Korea Science and Engineering Fair International

📍 South Korea

Presented a portable solar-powered traffic light system at Korea's prestigious international science fair.

4th Place

2019

CASTIC - China Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest

📍 China

Competed in China's most prestigious youth science and technology competition with a portable solar-powered traffic light system. Presented to industry judges and researchers.

🥉 3rd Place

AWARDS

ACHIEVEMENTS_LOG

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2ND PLACE

MakeCU Hackathon @ Columbia University (2025)

Hardware hackathon — built Sator, an agricultural rover with multi-sensor array and real-time dashboard.

🏅

20+ AWARDS

World Scholar's Cup ToC @ Yale (2025)

Coached a student delegation at Yale's Tournament of Champions, leading the team to 20+ awards.

🏅

2ND PLACE (2×), 3RD PLACE

Tunisia I-FEST (2022)

Multiple podium finishes as Arduino Tutor — mentored 10+ students across 3 teams.

🏆

1ST PLACE

BUCA International Fair (2021)

Won with CallBulance — vehicle crash detection system using flex sensors and GSM alerts.

🏅

TOP 10 PROJECT

London International Youth Science Forum (2021)

Selected top 10 globally — presented CallBulance to international judges.

🏆

1ST PLACE

ABC Science Fair (2019)

Won with SafeWave — wearable offshore safety system with water-entry and depth detection.

🏅

4TH PLACE

KSEF - Korea Science & Engineering Fair (2019)

International science fair — presented portable solar-powered traffic light system.

🥉

3RD PLACE

CASTIC - China Science & Technology Contest (2019)

China's top youth science competition — presented portable solar-powered traffic light.